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The first scientific studies of criminology that applied the positivist model were
conducted by _________.
Bank fraud can encompass such diverse schemes as check kiting, check forgery, false
statements on loan applications, sale of stolen checks, bank credit card fraud,
unauthorized ATM use, auto title fraud, and illegal transactions with offshore banks.
Areas with elevated chances of victimization due to higher concentrations of motivated
offenders are known as _________ _________.
Define and discuss enterprise crime.
Describe the similarities and differences between petty and grand larceny.
Agnew's general theory of crime and delinquency indicates that crime and social
relations are reciprocal. The way an individual reacts to constraints and motivations is
shaped by five key elements of human development, called life domains.
Congress has treated computer-related crime as a distinct federal offense since the
passage of the Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Law in 1984.
Conflict promotes crime by creating a social atmosphere in which the _____is a
mechanism for controlling dissatisfied, have-not members of society while the wealthy
maintain their power.
What is social disorganization, and how does social disorganization develop?
Burglary was one of the earliest common-law crimes created by English judges during
the late Middle Ages to define thefts committed by invited guests in one's home.
According to Merton, _________ is the mode of adaptation most closely related to
criminal behavior.
A _________ _________ is a stable feature, characteristic, property, or condition
present at birth or soon after that makes some people crime-prone over the life course.
When looking at the relationship between crime and age, criminologists find that as
criminals get older, their offending typically increases.
______ _______ believe that the law is not the exclusive domain of the rich but instead
is used to maintain the long-term interests of the capitalist system.
Symbolic reaction theory (labeling theory) is rooted in symbolic interaction theory.
Explain how labeling may lead to a criminal career.
There is some evidence that suggests criminals are rational. Discuss some of these
findings
In contrast to occasional thieves, _________ _________ are criminals who make a
significant portion of their income from crime.
As communities undergo cycles of change, neighborhood deterioration precedes
increasing crime rates. Neighborhoods most at risk for crime rate increases contain:
a. large numbers of single-parent families and unrelated people living together
b. owner-occupied units
c. workers seeking employment and high unemployment rates
d. an economic base that contains many skilled and semi-skilled jobs
The crime of treason is one of several specifically mentioned in the United States
Constitution.
Gross and colleagues found that exonerations of death row inmates are more than
_________ times more frequent than exonerations for other prisoners.
