80 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 80
A program that seeks to redirect offenders away from traditional criminal justice processing
and towards a program of supervision and services.
Critiques of the neutralization theory
Diversion program and social reaction theory
Status frustration
Differential association theory
Definition 2 of 80
The study guide does not specify percentages.
African-american incarceration rate
Percentage of being born into poverty and remaining poor as an adult
Percentage of music downloads in china
Gender and incarceration rate
Definition 3 of 80
The process through which individuals or groups are pushed to the edge of society, limiting
their access to resources and opportunities.
Segregation
Assimilation
Marginalization
Discrimination
,Definition 4 of 80
A theory that links crime to the disjunction between culturally prescribed goals and socially
structured means.
Institutional Anomie Theory
Differential Association Theory
Broken Window Theory
Chicago School
Definition 5 of 80
Families structured by male dominance, where the father or eldest male holds primary power.
Marginalization
Patriarchal Families
Subterranean Values
Concentric Zone Theory
Definition 6 of 80
A study that quantifies and analyzes gang activity and presence across the U.S.
Study on the number of gangs in the United States
Karl marx
Clifford shaw
Percentage of music downloads in china
,Definition 7 of 80
A feeling of frustration experienced by individuals who cannot achieve society's prescribed
goals through legitimate means.
Reaction Formation
Status Frustration
Relative Deprivation
Differential Opportunity
Definition 8 of 80
A system of criminal justice that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through
reconciliation with victims and the community at large.
Retribution
Incapacitation
Restorative Justice
Rehabilitation
Definition 9 of 80
A study examining the correlation between the race of murder victims and the likelihood of the
perpetrator receiving the death penalty.
Techniques of neutralization
Study of delinquency and antisocial behavior
Study on the death penalty and race of the victim
Studies on peer pressure and delinquency
, Definition 10 of 80
High crime rates, high levels of poverty, urban decay, and low community cohesion.
Status frustration
Indications of social disorganization
Marginalization
Divisions of social learning theories
Definition 11 of 80
Theories that emphasize the role of social and economic conflict as a fundamental aspect of
society that drives crime.
Differential Opportunity Theory
Power/control Theory
Social Conflict Theories
Positivist Theories
Definition 12 of 80
Theories that suggest individuals resort to crime when they cannot achieve societal goals
through legitimate means.
Anomie Theory
Neutralization Theory
Strain Theories
Differential Opportunity Theory