Criminology Unit 2

Primary tabs

Lauren Graham's picture

No Description Set

Bookmark to learn: Login to use bookmarks.

Bookmark to learn: Login to use bookmarks.

Add to collection ... add Criminology Unit 2 to your collections:

Help using Flashcards ...just like in real life ;)

  1. Look at the card, do you know this one? Click to flip the card and check yourself.
  2. Mark card Right or Wrong, this card will be removed from the deck and your score kept.
  3. At any point you can Shuffle, Reveal cards and more via Deck controls.
  4. Continue to reveal the wrong cards until you have correctly answered the entire deck. Good job!
  5. Via the Actions button you can Shuffle, Unshuffle, Flip all Cards, Reset score, etc.
  6. Come back soon, we'll keep your score.
    “Repetition is the mother of all learning.”
  7. Signed in users can Create, Edit, Import, Export decks and more!.

Bookmark to learn: Login to use bookmarks.

Share via these services ...

Email this deck:

Right: #
Wrong: #
# Right & # Wrong of #

Antisocial behavior

behavior that is intended to cause harm to others or is indifferent
to others

Behavior theory

the view that rewards and punishments strongly influence behavior

Biochemical view

the view that crime is a function of diet and other biochemical
influences

Biological positivism

the scientific search for biological explanations of behavior

Causation

a relationship between two things in which one thing causes the other

Cesare Beccaria

an Italian criminologist and economist considered the father of
classical criminology

Cesere Lombroso

an early criminologist who argued that criminality comes from
biological traits

Classical criminology

a theoretical perspective suggesting that people choose to
commit crime

Cognitive theory

the view that individual reasoning strongly influences behavior

Correlation

a relationship between two things

Empathy

the capacity to put oneself in another person’s shoes and understand their
experience

Evolutionary view

the view that ingrained characteristics, evolved over time, influence
crime

Falsifiability

the possibility that a hypothesis can be proven false

Genetic view

the view that criminal traits are inherited

Ibn Rushd (Averroes)

a key thinker of the Islamic Golden Age who studied Aristotle

Insanity defense

argument that a person is not responsible for their act due to a
mental disorder

IQ

stands for intelligence quotient; a test score intended to measure a person’s
intelligence

Islamic Golden Age

a period from the 8th century to the 13th century when scholars in
the Islamic world

Italian School of Criminology

an approach that focuses on identifying biological traits
of criminals

Karl Popper

a Austrian-British philosopher who emphasized the need for falsification
in science

Mental ilness

a condition that affects a person’s mood, behavior, or thoughts

Neurological view

the view that criminals suffer brain impairment

Personality

reasonably stable patterns of behavior that distinguish one person from
another

Phrenology

the pseudoscientific study of human skulls to identify character traits and
thoughts

Physiognomy

the pseudoscientific use of a person’s appearance to determine their
character

Positivist School

an approach that focused on the scientific search for explanations of
behavior

Preclassical period

human history prior to the 17th century

Primary prevention

programs that seek to treat personal problems before they
manifest as crime

Prosocial behavior

behavior that is intended to help others

Pseudoscience

practices that appear based on the scientific method but are
significantly flawed

Psychodynamic theory

the view that early childhood experiences strongly influence
development

Rational choice theory

a framework based on the idea that a person makes decisions
rationally

Reason

the ability to think things through in a logical way

Secondary prevention

programs that provide treatment after a person has violated the
law

Social learning theory

branch of behavior theory that focuses on the influence of life
experiences

Social-cognitive learning theory

social learning that is based on perceptions of our
environment

The Enlightenment

a movement in 17th and 18th century Europe focused on reason
social contract - an agreement among members of society to live in a system of rules and laws

Thomas Aquinas

a Catholic priest who promoted the idea that reason can be used to
understand the world

Trait theory

the view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological and
psychological traits