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According to the text, which theories of crime stress genetic influences, neuropsychological abnormalities, and biochemical irregularities?
According to the text, which theories of crime stress genetic influences, neuropsychological abnormalities, and biochemical irregularities?
Which theories of crime incorporate a combination of environmental and biological factors?
Which theories of crime incorporate a combination of environmental and biological factors?
According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime is the result of an ego and superego that are too weak to control the sexual and aggressive instincts of the id?
According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime is the result of an ego and superego that are too weak to control the sexual and aggressive instincts of the id?
According to the text, which theories of crime focus on patterns of thinking, particularly with respect to recognized risk factors such as pro-criminal attitudes or certain kinds of personality disorders?
According to the text, which theories of crime focus on patterns of thinking, particularly with respect to recognized risk factors such as pro-criminal attitudes or certain kinds of personality disorders?
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According to the text, which theories bridge the gap between the environmentalism of sociology and the individualism of psychological or biological theories?
According to the text, which theories bridge the gap between the environmentalism of sociology and the individualism of psychological or biological theories?
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Which one of these theories of crime has little empirical evidence that independently predicts criminal behavior?
Which one of these theories of crime has little empirical evidence that independently predicts criminal behavior?
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According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime results from personality attributes that are uniquely possessed, or possessed to a special degree, by the potential criminal?
According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime results from personality attributes that are uniquely possessed, or possessed to a special degree, by the potential criminal?
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According to the text, which theories of crime emphasize genetic influences?
According to the text, which theories of crime emphasize genetic influences?
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According to the text, which theories of crime incorporate a combination of environmental and biological factors to understand the causes of offending behaviors?
According to the text, which theories of crime incorporate a combination of environmental and biological factors to understand the causes of offending behaviors?
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According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime is the result of an ego and superego that are too weak to control the sexual and aggressive instincts of the id?
According to the text, which theories of crime propose that crime is the result of an ego and superego that are too weak to control the sexual and aggressive instincts of the id?
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According to structural theories of crime, crime is the result of:
According to structural theories of crime, crime is the result of:
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According to subcultural theories of crime, crime originates when:
According to subcultural theories of crime, crime originates when:
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What is anomie theory?
What is anomie theory?
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According to the theory of differential opportunity, crime is an illicit means to gain an understandable end because:
According to the theory of differential opportunity, crime is an illicit means to gain an understandable end because:
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What is one limitation of the theory of differential opportunity?
What is one limitation of the theory of differential opportunity?
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What is one implication of anomie theory?
What is one implication of anomie theory?
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What is one example of a structural explanation of crime?
What is one example of a structural explanation of crime?
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What is one factor that can lead to intense frustration and crime according to the text?
What is one factor that can lead to intense frustration and crime according to the text?
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What is one reason why poor people may find it more difficult to obtain an advanced education?
What is one reason why poor people may find it more difficult to obtain an advanced education?
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What is one outgrowth of the sequence described in the text?
What is one outgrowth of the sequence described in the text?
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According to the text, what are the major terms in the theory of blocked opportunities?
According to the text, what are the major terms in the theory of blocked opportunities?
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According to the text, crimes are often committed by people who have never been denied opportunities. What is an example of such a crime?
According to the text, crimes are often committed by people who have never been denied opportunities. What is an example of such a crime?
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According to the text, what does the subcultural version of sociological theory maintain?
According to the text, what does the subcultural version of sociological theory maintain?
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According to the text, what replaces the young person's parents as the main source of norms for many youths?
According to the text, what replaces the young person's parents as the main source of norms for many youths?
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According to the text, what are the six basic values listed by Walter Miller's theory of focal concerns?
According to the text, what are the six basic values listed by Walter Miller's theory of focal concerns?
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According to the text, why do lower-class boys pick fights?
According to the text, why do lower-class boys pick fights?
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According to the text, what does the theory of focal concerns not explain?
According to the text, what does the theory of focal concerns not explain?
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According to the text, what do subcultural explanations of crime lack?
According to the text, what do subcultural explanations of crime lack?
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According to the text, what is the most troublesome concept in subcultural explanations of crime?
According to the text, what is the most troublesome concept in subcultural explanations of crime?
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According to the text, what questions remain about cultural standards in subcultural explanations of crime?
According to the text, what questions remain about cultural standards in subcultural explanations of crime?
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