Definition 1 of 80
emphasizes mending the harm caused by the criminal
Restorative Justice
Procedural Justice
Rehabilitation
Egalitarian Families
Definition 2 of 80
1.2 million students
Critical Criminology
Howard Becker
Number of students who fail to graduate high school each year
Clifford Shaw
Definition 3 of 80
was developed by John Hagan and his associates in order to show the gender differences and
to explain the onset of criminality.
Anomie Theory
Power/Control Theory
General Strain Theory
Differential Association Theory
,Definition 4 of 80
a theory that states individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide
models of and opportunities for deviance. Social learning theory developed by Edwin
Sutherland. Most glaring critique is why do certain youth who are exposed to an excess of
definitions favorable to the law still commit crime or delinquency.
Neutralization Theory
Social Disorganization Theory
Differential Association Theory
Anomie Theory
Definition 5 of 80
courts affirmed the use of shaming as a form of punishment in 2004.
United States V. Gementera
Miller V. Alabama
Johnson V. United States
Alleyne V. United States
Definition 6 of 80
lower class developing a unique culture in response to strain and his research on culture
conflict and crime.
Thorsten Sellin
George Vold
Edwin Sutherland
Edwin Lemert
,Definition 7 of 80
type of family which involves husband and wives sharing similar positions of power at home
and in the workplace, daughters obtain more freedom, which is reflected in reduced parental
control and more female delinquency
Traditional Authority
Egalitarian Families
Joint Conjugual Roles
Strain Theories
Definition 8 of 80
extremely capitalist countries such as Japan have lower crime rates compared to various
socialist countries such as, Venezuela, Laos, Vietnam, China.
Globalization and critical criminology
Critical criminology and unchecked capitalism
Differential Reinforcement Theory
Study on delinquency and antisocial behavior
Definition 9 of 80
believe all individuals have potential to violate the law because society presents opportunities
to violate laws.
Social Bond
Cultural Transmission
Social Control Theories
Karl Marx
, Definition 10 of 80
major critique is that it does not explain chronic crime within society.
Critiques of the neutralization theory
Concept of the american dream
Institutional Anomie Theory
Critique of the differential association theory
Definition 11 of 80
chicago sociologist who associated life in disorganized, transitional urban areas to
neighborhood crime rates.
Robert Merton
Edwin Sutherland
Clifford Shaw
Robert Agnew
Definition 12 of 80
some governments such as Iran, China, North Korea deny the citizens basic human rights.
Countries violating basic human rights
Instrumental interpretation of critical criminology
Study on police use of discretion
Critiques of critical criminology
Definition 13 of 80
conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion.
Instrumental Interpretation of critical criminology
Techniques of neutralization
Albert Cohen's distinct subcultures
Robert Merton's categories of adaptation
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