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    Chapter 10 Causes of Violence Personal traits Ineffective families Evolutionary factors/Human instinct Exposure to violence Substance abuse Firearm availability Cultural values National values Checkpoints There are a number of suspected causes of violence. Some violent criminals have personal traits that make them violence-prone‚ including mental impairments‚ and intellectual dysfunction. Victims of severe child abuse and neglect may become violence-prone

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    Crim notes 10/22/12 -Poverty Outlaw -What problems would social structure theories point to as facilitating crime? --> lack of opportunity‚ (resulted from deindustrialization)‚ social problems (crime is a social problem) culture conflict theory--> -So‚ what kind of solutions does this point to? Practical Application of Social Structure Theories: Chicago Area Project (1930s-current): -->educational & recreational programs for underprivileged youth -Citizen mobilization to clean up neighborhoods

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    Classical Criminology & Positivism Classical criminology was established in the mid-eighteenth century and came to the forefront by the theories of Cesare Beccaria. Beccaria based his theories on a philosophy known as utilitarianism‚ which assumes that human actions are governed by whether they bring pleasure or pain. Utilitarianism emphasized that‚ the relationship between crimes and their punishment should be balanced and that behavior must be useful‚ purposeful and reasonable. From this

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    Critical Criminology‚ primarily structured by the Marxist doctrine‚ attaches particular emphasis on the birth of crime and how the concepts of fairness and punishment‚ are associated with social inequalities and hierarchies that ultimately prevail. As a result‚ criminality and the administration of justice in general‚ are greatly affected in space-time because the social structure of inequality and social classes give them each time different definitions. The concepts where Critical Criminology focuses

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    Running head: CRIMINOLOGY IN THE FUTURE 1 Criminology In The Future Laquita Taylor Criminology 314 Instructor JP January 31‚ 2015 Running head: CRIMINOLOGY IN THE FUTURE 2 This world is constantly changing every day. When the world changes‚ the people change‚ and new technology populates‚ and so does the crime rates. Criminals will try to create new ways to commit crimes. The criminal justice system should pay close attention to these new technologies to keep the people

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    1.-4.  (4 pts. Possible) What is the basic decision rule of rational choice theory?  What are utilities and disutilities?   The basic decision rule of rational choice theory is that to choose the behavior that is expected to maximize (that is‚ produce the most) utility and/or minimize (that is‚ produce the least) pain. Rational choice theory behaviors are driven by thoughts about future consequences. People do whatever they think will produce the most utility or least disutility. Rational choice

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    [NAME] [CLASS‚ SECTION] Wikipedia Project Article Chosen: [ARTICLE TITLE‚ WEB-ADDRESS] [COPY/PASTE TEXT OF ARTICLE HERE] Article Citations: [COPY/PASTE WIKIPEDIA CITATIONS HERE] Assessment of Five Wikipedia Citations: [EXAMPLE: 1. ^ Wolf‚ Eric (1994) Perilous Ideas: Race‚ Culture‚ People. Current Anthropology 35: 1-7. p.227 In this article‚ Wikipedia states that Anthropology “has origins in the humanities‚ the natural sciences‚ and the social sciences‚” citing Eric Wolf

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    Michelle Vu 100979677 CRCJ1000 Michael Anthony Lufty Oct. 3rd‚ 2014 Thinking Critically about Prison Tours Carceral tours allow the public to walk through the halls of prison to obtain an understanding of incarceration. Carceral tours had numerous uses for architects‚ inspectors and officials throughout the nineteenth century‚ but recently the tours are used as an observational research opportunity for social science students who are interested in learning

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    Explain the socioeconomic structure of American society. One of the most significant problems in the world now is that of economic inequality‚ and the social problems it produces. And the most damaging impact may be in developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. in particular has the greatest gap in wealth among all developed nations‚ and the problem it is causing is becoming more apparent with each passing day. During the recession in the U.S.‚ at least 6 million people have lost their

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    MODULE 2 Theories About Crime: Public Perceptions of Crime Rates Survey Data in Teaching enhancing critical thinking and data numeracy July 2004 UK Data Archive‚ University of Essex x4l@essex.ac.uk x4l.data-archive.ac.uk Version 1.0 Module 2 Theories About Crime: Public Perceptions of Crime Rates In this module: There are different ways to record crime The official report says that although crime is really falling‚ the public think it is increasing When

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