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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interrupted‚ "If you want to question my authority you do so in my office. Please do not waste class time."<br><br>Unknowingly Professor Ivanoff and the student provided a perfect example of "Conversational Narcissism" and how continued habits can hinder the process of "true" dialogue. Conversational Narcissism uses "structural" devices to dominate the conversation and shift the attention from one partner to another. The shift response
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Why should people be careful about what they post and share online? The two articles “Narcissism on the Internet isn’t risk free‚” and “Facebook photos sting Minn. high school students‚” both give an indebt look into the reality of posting online. They both share a similar opinion as to why people‚ especially students‚ should be careful when they are online. In the article “Narcissism on the Internet isn’t risk free‚” college professors examined the online world of social networking and discovered
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English Paper – New Narcissism _Introduce the subject of ”New Narcissism” by giving a brief account of the phenomenon as it is described in text 1._ ”I can live my life any way I want to” or ”_If I ruled the world‚ i__t would be a better place”_‚ are examples of the typical answers‚ of a narcissist person. Words as self-conscious‚ self-centered and egocentric are words you can use to describe a narcissist. Professor Jean Twenge from the San Diego State University says‚ after an examination
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found between personality and behavior on Facebook. This is helpful to me because it relates to my project. It allows me to make some educated guesses on what data I am going to collect from my science fair project which is on how the amount of narcissism affects the amount of pictures a person posts on Instagram. I believe that this item is a reliable source because in order to be published in a journal‚ which it was‚ it has to go through a lot of editing and checking to make sure it is valid. Seeing
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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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