Causes of Crime

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_____________ is based on biological, psychological, sociological, economic factors, or some combination.

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Crime

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Which is an assumption that attempts to explain why or how things are related to each other?

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Theory

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Explanation of criminal behavior?

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Criminological theory

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Which criminological theory is based on the assumption that people exercise free will and are thus completely responsible for their actions?

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Classical theory

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Prevention of people in general or society at large from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them.

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General deterrence

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Which theory is based on the belief that criminals are physiologically different from non-criminals? Options: Biological theory, Deterrence theory, Economic theory, Sociological theory

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Biological theory

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Sigmund Freud was a key contributor to which criminological theory?

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Psychological theory

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Which criminological theory assumes that a criminal’s behavior is determined by his/her social environment and rejects the notion of the “born criminal”?

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Sociological theory

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Studies found that neighborhoods with high delinquency rates also experienced social disorganization.

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Chicago School theory

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Which theory proposes that people’s relationships, commitments, values, norms, and beliefs encourage them not to break the law?

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Social Control theory