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WorksheetsTheories of Crime
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
Criminal behavior is a result of class conflict.
Social process theory
Social conflict theory
Control theory
Strain theory
