Understanding Crime & Victimization Theories Review

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Assumes that a potential offender thinks about the costs and benefits of their actions before committing a crime.

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Rational Choice Theory

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people make decisions based on how they perceive the environment they live in. This is going to be different for everyone depending on their psychological differences. What theory does this describe? Options: Personality Theory, Behavioral Theory, Cognitive Theory, Psychodynamic Theory

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Cognitive Theory

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What theory states that a strong, healthy bond will produce a healthy person who should not feel the need to engage in criminal activity, while an unhealthy relationship or broken bond with a person's parents can result in criminal or dangerous behaviors? Options: Cognitive Theory, Nature vs. Nurture, Personality Theory, Behavioral Theory

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Nature vs. Nurture

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This theory is comprised of three factors: psychophysiology - signals from body to brain, such as heart rate; brain mechanisms - the brain's structural ability to function in a healthy way; genetics - the specific genes a person has that will impact their ability to make decisions.

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Behavioral Theory

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This theory is based on the belief that all choices result from unconscious forces operating within a person's mind. These unconscious forces are created when the child goes through certain stages in childhood.

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Psychodynamic Theory

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This theory is based on the idea that a person either has a criminal personality or does not.

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Personality Theory

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According to this theory, the probability a person will engage in criminal or deviant behavior will increase when they interact with other people who are already engaged in these criminal or deviant behaviors.

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Social Learning Theory

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What theory suggests that when a person is labeled as a "criminal" by society, they accept this label and continue the behavior?

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Social Reaction Theory "Labeling Theory"

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This is the result of an interaction between opportunity and situation. Offenders choose to commit crime based on their perceptions of available opportunities. This means that people are more likely to engage in criminal behaviors, if the opportunity presents itself to them.

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Situational Crime