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Condition in which a person has no sense of responsibility; shows disregard for truth; is insincere; and feels no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation.
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Psychopathy
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Means and method by which a crime is committed.
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Modus operandi
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Crime results when the same materialistic goals are held out to all members of society without giving them equal means to achieve them.
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Strain theory
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A subdivision within the dominant culture that has its own norms, beliefs, and values.
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Subculture
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Deviance results when social controls are weakened or break down, so that individuals are not motivated to conform to them.
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Social control
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Explanation of deviance in terms of the way a person acquires a negative identity, such as "addict" or "ex-con," and is forced to suffer the consequences of outcast status.
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Labeling theory
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Model of crime in which the criminal justice system is seen as being used by the ruling class to control the lower class.
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Conflict theory
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Theory that crime is the result of a struggle for power and resources between owners of capital and workers.
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Radical theory
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