One of the strengths of the general theory of crime is that is it tautological in nature.
Organic solidarity is a postindustrial social system that is highly developed and
dependent upon the division of labor, and in which people are connected by their
interdependent needs for one another’s services and production.
A number of legal issues come into play when we speak of rape. Why is it that rape
victims have so much difficulty obtaining justice and what legal reforms have been
initiated to remedy this injustice?
Thieves who steal cars for long-term transportation intend to keep the cars for their
personal use.
In _________________, three variables which must exist for crime to occur are: the
availability of suitable targets, the absence of capable guardians, and the presence of
motivated offenders.
Discuss the policy implications and crime prevention efforts associated with social
process theories.
________________ occurs when bribes are taken by employees who use their positions
to grant favors and sell information to which their co-conspirators are not entitled.
Prostitutes who work the streets in plain sight of police are called call girls.
_______________ is acts defined by law as criminal and committed by state officials,
either elected or appointed, in pursuit of their jobs as government representatives.
If an offender considers such things as the target yield, the effectiveness of police
patrol, the presence of occupants and dogs, and possible escape routes, the crime is
considered ____________________.
Medium-security prisons operate without armed guards or walls; usually they are
constructed in compounds surrounded by chain-link fences.
______________ is the process by which individuals reduce the frequency of their
offending behavior as they age.
The utilitarian calculus, a cost-benefit analysis, is associated with Jeremy Bentham.
Larceny/theft was one of the earliest common-law crimes created by English judges to
define acts in which one person took for his or her own use the property of another
The most typical use of cyberspace for destructive intent comes in the sending or
implanting of disruptive programs. Compare and contrast each type of malware.
__________________ views criminality as a dynamic process, influenced by a
multitude of individual characteristics, traits, and social experiences.\
Areas with elevated chances of victimization due to higher concentrations of motivated
offenders are known as ___________.