Criminology (Chapters 1-2)

Practitioners of life course criminology assert that the strongest predictors of future criminal behavior are behaviors in childhood such as

• Tardiness

• Lying

• Excessive Screen Time

• Poor Grades

The Chicago School study researched the correlation between crime and

• Poverty

• Juvenile Delinquency

• Neighborhood Conditions

• Genetics

The study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior is called

• Criminology

• Social Disorganization Theory

• Classical Criminology

• Criminal Justice

This person is referred to as the "father of criminology".

• Cesare Beccaria

• Cesare Lombroso

• Jeremy Bentham

• Robert Peel

Criminal activity in males has been linked to elevated levels of

• Norepinephrine

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Testosterone

This Greek word means without norms and refers to financial strain that is created when an individual cannot reach his goals of financially supporting himself.

• Corpus Delicti

• Lex Talionis

• Anomie

• Mens Rea

This theory states that criminal behavior is linked to low self-control and can be attributed to poor parenting.

• Learning Theory

• General Theory of Crime

• Social Disorganization Theory

• Positivism

A possible explanation for an observed occurrence that can be tested by further investigation is

• Science

• Conclusion

• Theory

• Hypothesis

This theory states that criminal behavior is determined by biological, psychological, and social forces that are beyond the control of the individual.

• Strain Theory

• Positivism

• Classical Criminology

• Trait Theory

This person was a classical criminologist who founded utilitarianism which advocates for policies that provide the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people.

• Jeremy Bentham

• Cesare Beccaria

• Cesare Lombroso

• Cesare Augustus