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What is the basis for most crime prevention programs?
What is the basis for most crime prevention programs?
- Causal mechanisms proposed for different individuals
- Consensus on the relative merit of theories
- Practical responses to crime
- Theoretical understandings of crime (correct)
What does the introduction suggest about the value of understanding theories of crime causation?
What does the introduction suggest about the value of understanding theories of crime causation?
- It is only valuable for certain crime prevention programs
- It is valuable even when focusing on practical response (correct)
- It is irrelevant for practical crime prevention
- It is less significant for different individuals
What does the introduction emphasize about the significance of theoretical approaches to crime causation?
What does the introduction emphasize about the significance of theoretical approaches to crime causation?
- They are more significant for certain individuals
- They are less significant for practical crime prevention
- There is no consensus on their relative merit (correct)
- They are significant for all individuals
What is theory according to the text?
What is theory according to the text?
What is the importance of theory according to the text?
What is the importance of theory according to the text?
What does theory provide to explain relationships between concepts?
What does theory provide to explain relationships between concepts?
What does theory purport to explain or predict according to the text?
What does theory purport to explain or predict according to the text?
What is theory synonymous with according to the text?
What is theory synonymous with according to the text?
Flashcards
Crime Prevention Basis
Crime Prevention Basis
Theoretical understandings of crime causation are the foundation for most crime prevention programs.
Theory's Value (Introduction)
Theory's Value (Introduction)
Understanding crime theories is valuable, even if focusing on practical responses.
Theory Consensus (Crime Causation)
Theory Consensus (Crime Causation)
There's no agreement on the best theories explaining crime.
Definition of Theory
Definition of Theory
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Theory's Importance
Theory's Importance
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Theory's Relation (Concepts)
Theory's Relation (Concepts)
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Theory's Scope (phenomena)
Theory's Scope (phenomena)
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Theory Synonym
Theory Synonym
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