Theories of Crime

The decision to commit a crime comes following a cost/benefit analysis.

• Modern rational theory

• Psychological theory

• Agression theory

• Classical theory

Wrongdoers, driven to deviance by external factors, should be treated for those factors and not punished.

• Genetic theory

• External theory

• Classical theory

• Modern rational theory

Inmate population testing, for testerone levels as they correlate to criminal activity, falls under which theory?

• Psychological theory

• Genetic theory

• Biological theory

• Sociological theory

Damage to this portion on the brain may attribute to criminal behavior.

• Cerebellum

• Parietal lobe

• Frontal lobe

• Temporal lobe

Behavioral theory attributing behavior to the id, ego and superego.

• Social psychology theory

• Social disorganization theory

• Psychoanalytic theory

• Strain theory

Deviant behavior is more likely to occur in places with society does not control the members.

• Chicago school theory

• Social disorganization theory

• Strain theory

• Cultural deviance theory

Crime results when people cannot reach financial goals through legitimate means.

• Social disorganization theory

• Strain theory

• Cultural deviance theory

• Social process theory

Illegal activity is taught.

• Labeling theory

• Control theory

• Social process theory

• Learning theory

If a behavior is tagged as deviant, the individual will be tagged as a criminal and their behavior as a crime.

• Social process theory

• Learning theory

• Control theory

• Labeling theory

Theory hypothesis that individuals are kept in check by those around them, such as friends and family.

• Social process theory

• Control theory

• Labeling theory

• Learning theory