JuvenileDelinquency2
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Concepts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Free Will | Youth are in charge of their own destinies and are free to make their own choices. |
| Utilitarian | People who believe that people weigh the benifits and consequences of their future actions before actually doing it. |
| Classical Criminology | Says that people weigh the benifits/consequences. So to deter crime the punishment of a crime must outweigh the benefit. Leads to punishments based on seriousness of crime. |
| Jack Katz | Kids chose delinquency because it can probide the excitement some kids crave. (author?) |
| Routine Activities Theory | Developed by Cohen and Felson. The volume and distribution of predatory crime are influneced by 3 variables- 1.The LACK OF CAPABLE GUARDIANS 2.Avilability of SUITABLE TARGETS, and 3.the presence of MOTIVATED OFFENDERS. |
| General Deterrence | Crime policies that depend on fear of criminal penalties. Aim is to CONVINCE law violators that the pain outweighs the benefit. |
| Specific Deterrence | Theory saying if offenders are punished severely, the experience will convince them not to repeat the illegal act. |
| Criminal Atavism | Lombroso. Idea that delinquents have physical anomalies making them biologically and psysiologically similar to our primitive ancestors |
| Biosocial Theory | View that both thought and behavior have biological and social bases |
| Social Learning THeory | View that behaviors modeled through observation-either directly through contact with others or indirectly through media. Interactions that are rewarded are copied, while those that are punished are avoided. |
| Arousal Theory | Agression is a function of the level of an individual's need for stimulation or arousal from the environment. |
