Question 1

What is a theory? Describe the steps in criminological theory building,and explain the role that social research plays in the development of theories about crime.

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Question 2

Consider the city in which your university is located.Which areas in the city tend to have higher levels of crime and which have lower levels? How might these variations be explained by the sociological theories discussed in this chapter?

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Question 3

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality.
A)Political crime
B)Drug use and vagrancy
C)Law-abiding behavior
D)Property and white-collar crime
E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle
-Retreatist

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Question 4

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality.
A)Political crime
B)Drug use and vagrancy
C)Law-abiding behavior
D)Property and white-collar crime
E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle
-Innovator

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Question 5

List and explain the key principles of classical criminology.Explain the neoclassical perspective and how it differs from classical criminology.

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Question 6

Explain the four key elements of the conflict perspective.Describe how radical criminology differs from more conservative conflict theories.Discuss the policy directions that modern radical criminologists envision and explain how they differ from the policies earlier radical criminologists advocated.

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Question 7

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality.
A)Political crime
B)Drug use and vagrancy
C)Law-abiding behavior
D)Property and white-collar crime
E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle
-Rebel

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Question 8

What is meant by "emergent perspectives"? Explain in detail two emergent perspectives on crime causation.

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Question 9

Compare and contrast psychological and sociological theories of criminal behavior.Which approach do you consider to be a more valid explanation of the causes of crime? Support your opinion.

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Question 10

Describe the biosocial perspective and explain what this perspective considers most important to understanding behavior.Include a discussion of the gender ratio problem and explain why this is not a problem for biosocial theories of crime.

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Question 11

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality.
A)Political crime
B)Drug use and vagrancy
C)Law-abiding behavior
D)Property and white-collar crime
E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle
-Ritualist

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Question 12

Explain the three separate life pathways that lead to criminality that have been identified by the Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency.

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Quiz 3: The Search for Causes

What is a theory? Describe the steps in criminological theory building,and explain the role that social research plays in the development of theories about crime.

Consider the city in which your university is located.Which areas in the city tend to have higher levels of crime and which have lower levels? How might these variations be explained by the sociological theories discussed in this chapter?

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality. A)Political crime B)Drug use and vagrancy C)Law-abiding behavior D)Property and white-collar crime E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle -Retreatist

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality. A)Political crime B)Drug use and vagrancy C)Law-abiding behavior D)Property and white-collar crime E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle -Innovator

List and explain the key principles of classical criminology.Explain the neoclassical perspective and how it differs from classical criminology.

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality. A)Political crime B)Drug use and vagrancy C)Law-abiding behavior D)Property and white-collar crime E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle -Rebel

What is meant by "emergent perspectives"? Explain in detail two emergent perspectives on crime causation.

Compare and contrast psychological and sociological theories of criminal behavior.Which approach do you consider to be a more valid explanation of the causes of crime? Support your opinion.

Describe the biosocial perspective and explain what this perspective considers most important to understanding behavior.Include a discussion of the gender ratio problem and explain why this is not a problem for biosocial theories of crime.

Match Merton's categories to the type of criminality. A)Political crime B)Drug use and vagrancy C)Law-abiding behavior D)Property and white-collar crime E)Repetitive and mundane lifestyle -Ritualist

Explain the three separate life pathways that lead to criminality that have been identified by the Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency.