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Individuals who have been crime victims maintain a significantly higher chance of
future victimization than people who have remained nonvictims.
Criminal techniques are learned including the motives, drives, rationalizations, and
attitudes associated with crime.
If a crime is offense-specific, offenders have weighed their abilities, resources, needs,
and levels of fear.
Some occupations are more dangerous than others. Bartenders are at greatest risk to be
victims of workplace violence.
_________ is material that is used to provide sexual titillation and excitement, most
often for paying customers.
Compare and contrast the activities of professional and amateur car thieves.
What impact and influence has the discovery of the chronic offender had on the field of
criminology?
Research indicates that both boys and girls are more likely to engage in violent
behavior if they were targets of physical abuse. This abuse-crime phenomenon is
referred to as the _________.
The theory of _________ _________ holds that criminal sanctions should be so
powerful that known criminals will never repeat their criminal acts.
Sociological social psychology is the study of internal biological and psychological
forces that focus on determinism.
Maternal alcohol abuse and smoking during gestation have long been linked to prenatal
damage and subsequent antisocial behavior in adolescence.
_________ _________were public meeting places that served as headquarters for gangs
in the 18th century.
The typical armed robber is unlikely to be a professional who carefully studies targets
while planning a crime.
In the case of MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, the Court held that software distributors
could not be sued for inducing copyright infringement for marketing file-sharing
software.
How is one's self-concept associated with conformity and likelihood of engaging in
crime?
Latent delinquency is found in youngsters whose personalities require them to seek
immediate gratification, consider satisfying their personal needs more important than
relating to others, and satisfy instinctive urges without considering right and wrong.
