Criminology Midterm Theories and Theorists
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Vocabulary flashcards mapping criminological theories, concepts, and hypotheses to their respective schools of thought and key theorists for midterm exam review.
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Deterrence Theory
A Classical School theory associated with Cesare Beccaria.
Utilitarianism
A Classical School philosophical framework associated with Jeremy Bentham.
Social Physics
An Early Positivist School concept associated with Adolphe Quetelet.
Phrenology
A Biological Positivist School approach associated with Franz Joseph Gall and Johann Spurzheim.
Theory of Criminal Anthropology
A Biological Positivist School theory associated with Cesare Lombroso.
Additive/Heritability Framework
A framework classified under the Biological Positivist School.
Interactional Framework
A framework classified under the Biological Positivist School.
Anomie
A Sociological Positivist School concept associated with Emile Durkheim.
Strain Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Robert Merton.
General Strain Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Robert Agnew.
Differential Association Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Edwin Sutherland.
Social Learning Theory (Bandura)
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Albert Bandura.
Social Learning Theory (Akers)
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Ronald Akers.
Social Control Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Albert Reiss.
Control Theory (Nye)
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Ivan Nye.
Containment Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Walter Reckless.
Social Bond Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Travis Hirschi.
Concentric Zone Mode
A Sociological Positivist School model associated with Ernest Burgess and Robert Park.
Social Disorganization Theory
A Sociological Positivist School theory associated with Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay.
Psychoanalysis/Structural Model of Psyche
A Psychological Positivist School model associated with Sigmund Freud.
Five Factor Personality Model
A Psychological Positivist School model associated with Paul Costa and Robert McCrae.
Self-Control Theory
A Psychological Positivist School theory associated with Travis Hirschi and Michael Gottfredson.
Moral Development Theory
A Psychological Positivist School theory associated with Lawrence Kohlberg.
Cognitive Model of Crime and Delinquency
A Psychological Positivist School model associated with Robert Ross and Elizabeth Fabiano.
Adolescent Limited and Life-Course Persistent Developmental Taxonomy
A Psychological Positivist School developmental taxonomy associated with Terrie Moffitt.
Routine Activities Theory
A Neoclassical School theory associated with Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson.
Perceptual Deterrence Theory
A Neoclassical School theory associated with Walter Gove and Michael Geerken.
General and Specific Deterrence
A Neoclassical School framework associated with Mark Stafford and Mike Warr.
Economic Theory of Crime
A Neoclassical School theory associated with Gary Becker.
Rational Choice Theory
A Neoclassical School theory associated with Ronald Clarke and Derek Cornish.
Crime Pattern Theory
A Neoclassical School theory associated with Patricia Brantingham and Paul Brantingham.
Situational Crime Prevention
A Neoclassical School strategy associated with Ronald Clarke.
Stigma
A Critical School concept associated with Irving Goffman.
Primary and Secondary Deviance
A Critical School concept associated with Edwin Lemert.
Reintegrative Shaming Theory
A Critical School theory associated with John Braithwaite.
Power-Control Theory of Common Delinquent Behavior
A Critical School theory associated with John Hagan and colleagues.
Emancipation Hypothesis
A Critical School hypothesis associated with Freda Adler and Rita Simon.
Economic Marginalization Hypothesis
A Critical School hypothesis associated with Karen Heimer.
Victim Culpability Spectrum
A Victimization framework associated with Benjamin Mendelsohn.
Precipitation Theory
A Victimization theory associated with Marvin Wolfgang.
Lifestyle Routine Activities Theory
A Victimization perspective associated with Lawrence Cohen and colleagues.