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Criminology Exam #9 Questions and Answers
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Criminology Exam #9 Questions andAnswers
Where did Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck focus their research on career criminals? -
Answer-the early onset of delinquent behavior
In addition to agreeing with many of the biological factors that the Gluecks cited (low
intelligence, powerful physique, and mental illness), what do Wilson and Herrnstein
point to as a potential indicator for criminal behavior? - Answer-an impulsive or
extroverted personality along with generalized hostility
What is the key difference between the ideas of population heterogeneity and state
dependence? - Answer-Population heterogeneity assumes that the propensity to
commit crime is a stable trait, while state dependence says that as people change and
grow, so does their desire for criminal behavior.
What are some biological factors found by the Gluecks that might indicate a stronger
potential to become career criminals? - Answer-low intelligence, mental illness, and
powerful (mesomorph) physique
In 1990, Rowe, Osgood, and Nicewander proposed the concept of latent traits to
explain the flow of crime over the life cycle. When do these traits develop? - Answer-at
birth or early in life
What are some behaviors mentioned in the text that may cluster together under
Problem Behavior Syndrome? - Answer-smoking, precocious sexuality, and depression
and suicide attempts
What two latent traits do Travis Hirschi and Michael Gottfredson link to the propensity to
commit crime? - Answer-an impulsive personality and lack of self-control
How does life course theory explain the variance in criminal behavior from adolescence
to adulthood? - Answer-Life events and environmental influences can affect the
behavior patterns of an individual.
What is likely to happen with a child who shows early onset deviant behavior? - Answer-
The child is more likely to exhibit criminal behavior as an adult.
If an individual is headed toward a criminal lifestyle, what major life event could veer the
individual away from it? - Answer-falling in love and getting married
What term do Laub and Sampson use to describe positive relationships with individuals
and institutions that are life-sustaining and necessary for desistance? - Answer-social
capital
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