According to Merton an integrated society maintains a balance between two
elements - answer-social structure; culture
What specifically refers to shorter processes that use more limited information
which
Relate mainly to the immediate circumstances and situations? - answer-Criminal
event decisions
Durkheim's work was influential in shifting the analysis of criminality away from
sources
Rooted in the individual to sources rooted in sociocultural factors. He believed that
crime
Is a/an... In any society and is therefore ... - answer-normal phenomenon; functional.
Social-structure theories focus on ... - answer-social conditions.
According to Kohlberg's stages of development, people make moral decisions, not
just on the basis of what the law says, but on higher principles. This statement
refers to the... - answer-post-conventional stage.
Which one of the following theories contend that certain changes in the modern
world
Have provided motivated offenders with a far greater number of opportunities to
commit crime? - answer-Routine activities theory
Neo-classicists (Joyce, 2006) assert that a person is still accountable for his or her
Actions but with minor reservations. Which two specific factors will influence the
offender to reform? - answer-Past history and present situation
The Classical school believes that behaviour is guided by hedonism. The concept
Hedonism can be described as ... Whereby offenders calculate the risks and rewards
of
Crime. - answer-a pleasure-and-pain principle
Process theories attempt to explain how individuals become offenders. The focus is
on... As experienced by the offender rather than the ... - answer-social interactions;
social structure.
What is also referred to as "direct conditioning"? - answer-Differential reinforcement
Discussing the existence of threatening impulses is called ... - answer-denial.
In terms of the theory of differential association, learning the techniques for
committing crime is less important than acquiring the disposition needed to commit
crime. This includes: - answer-Motives, attitude and drives