the theory that crime is the result of frustration and anger felt by individuals who cannot reach their financial and personal goals through legitimate means

a condition in which the individual feels a disconnect from society due to the breakdown or absence of social norms

a school of the social sciences that sees criminal behavior as the result of biological, psychological and social forces

the relationship in which a change in one measurement creates a recognizable change in another measurement

the study of the development and functioning of groups of people who live together within a society

an explanation of a happening or circumstance that is based on observation, experimentation, or reasoning

a school of criminology that believes that wrongdoers weigh the possible benefits of criminal activity against the expected costs of being apprehended

the theory that views criminal behavior as being a result of class conflict

the relationship between two measurements or behaviors that tend to move together in the same direction