Ch. 1 Intro To Criminal Behavior

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Antisocial Behavior

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Clinical term reserved for serious habitual behavior, especially that involving direct harm to others.

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Classical Theory

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Theory of human behavior that emphasizes free will as a core concept.

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Clarence Rate

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The proportion of reported crimes that have been "solved" through the arrest & turning over for prosecution of at least one person.

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Cognitions

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The internal process that enable humans to imagine, to gain knowledge, to reason, & to evaluate. The attitudes, beliefs, values, & thoughts that a person holds about the environment, relationships, & himself / herself.

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Conformity Perspective

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Theoretical position that humans are born basically good & generally try to the right and just thing.

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Criminal Profiling

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The process of identifying personality traits, behavioral tendencies, & demographic variables of an offender based on characteristics of the crime.

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Criminology

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The multidisciplinary study of crime.

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Psychiatric Criminology

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The branch of criminology that focuses on individual aspects of behavior, particularly internal forces and unconscious drives.

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Psychological Criminology

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The branch of criminology that examines the individual behavior & especially the mental processes involved in criminal behavior.

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Sociological Criminology

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The branch of criminology that examines the demographic, group, & societal variables related to crime.

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Dark Figure

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The number of crimes that go unreported in official crime data.

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Deterrence Theory

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The theory that argues that threat of punishment will prevent crime.

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Developmental Approach

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Examines the changes and influences across a person's lifetime that contribute to the formation of antisocial and criminal behavior or alternately that protect individuals with many risk factors in their lives.

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Difference-in-degree

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The perspective of human nature that are used by humans are intimately tied to their animal ancestry an important and significant ways and differ only in the extent to which they have developed to evolutionary process.

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Human violence is a result of biological needs to obtain sufficient food supplies, territory, or meat.

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Difference-in-kind

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The perspective of human nature that humans are fundamentally different from other animals, such as in their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual capacities. Therefore, comparisons between the behavior of humans and that of other animals are unwarranted.

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Differential Association Theory

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A series of crime that states that criminal behavior is primarily due to obtaining values or messages from others, including but not limited to those who engage in crime.

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Dispositions

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In personality theory, the term that signifies internal or personality determinants of human behavior.

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Looks to inner conflicts, beliefs, drives, personal needs, traits, or attitudes to explain behavior.

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Traits

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Relatively stable and enduring tendencies to behave in a particular way across time and place.

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Believed to be the basic building blocks of personality

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General Theory of Crime

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Theory based on the assumption that lack of self-control is the core factor in criminal behavior.

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Hate Crime Statistics Act

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The first federal law requiring the FBI to collect data from law enforcement on incidents of bias crime across the US.

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Hierarchy Rule

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In the UCR program, the rule that requires that only the most serious crime in a series be reported in the crime statistics.

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

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Crime committed against persons by their current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends.

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Just - World Hypothesis

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A belief that one gets what one deserves in this world.

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Learning Perspective

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The theoretical position that humans born basically neutral and behaviorally a blank slate.

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Monitoring the Future Study

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A self-report survey administered to high school students nationwide focusing on drug use & abuse.

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National Crime Victimization Survey

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A government-sponsored survey of victims of crime, intended to collect data from the victims perspective on crime both reported & not reported to police.

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National Incidence Based Reporting System

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The FBI'S system of collecting detailed data from law enforcement agencies on known crimes & arrests.

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Expansion of UCR

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Nonconformist Perspective

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The theoretical perspective that humans will naturally try to get away with anything they can, including illegal conduct, unless social controls are imposed.

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Positivist Theory

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Siry that argues prior experiences or influences determine

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Social Control Theory

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Hey Siry that contains that crime and delinquency occur when an individual's ties to the conventional social order or normative standards are weak or largely nonexistent.

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Social Learning Theory

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A theory of human behavior based on learning from watching others in the social environment. This leads to an individual development of his or her own perceptions, thoughts, expectancies, competencies, and values.

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Status Offenses

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A class of illegal behavior that only persons with certain characteristics or status can commit. Used almost exclusively to refer to the behavior of juveniles.

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Running away from home, violating curfew, buying alcohol, or skipping school

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Strain Theory

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Siry the argues that crime and delinquency occur when there is a perceived discrepancy between a materialistic values and goals cherished and held in high esteem by society and availability of the legitimate means for reaching your goals

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Theory Verification

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A process whereby a scientific theory is tested through observation and analysis.

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Uniform Crime Report (UCR)

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The FBI's system of gathering data from law enforcement agencies on the crimes that come to their attention and on the arrests.