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.
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