Criminal Justice Today
Chapter 3
The Search
for Causes
Class Name,
Instructor Name
Date, Semester
CHAPTER AGENDA
3.1
Summarize the development of criminological
theory, including the role of social research in that
development.
3.2
Describe the Classical School of criminology,
including how it continues to influence
criminological theorizing.
3.3
Describe the basic features of biological theories of
crime causation and their shortcomings.
3.4
Explain how the mapping of human DNA has
enhanced contemporary psychobiological
understanding of criminal behavior.
3.5
Describe the fundamental assumptions of
psychological explanations for crime and their
shortcomings.
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CHAPTER AGENDA
3.6
Describe the basic features of sociological theories
of crime causation.
3.7
Describe social process theories of criminology,
including the kinds of crime-control policies
that might be based on them.
3.8
Describe conflict theories of criminality, including
the kinds of crime-control policies that might
be based on them.
3.9
Summarize three emerging theories of criminology.
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.1
Summarize the development of
criminological theory, including the
role of social research in that
development.
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3.1
Introduction to Theory
Crime
5
vs.
Deviance
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3.1
Most Theory Can Be Organized into four major
Categories
6
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.2
Describe the Classical School of
criminology, including how it
continues to influence criminological
theorizing.
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3.2
8
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3.2
9
“the greatest happiness for the greatest number”
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3.2
10
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.3
Describe the basic features of
biological theories of crime causation
and their shortcomings.
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3.3
12
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.4
Explain how the mapping of human
DNA has enhanced contemporary
psychobiological understanding of
criminal behavior.
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3.4
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.5
Describe the fundamental
assumptions of psychological
explanations for crime and their
shortcomings.
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3.5
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.6
Describe the basic features of
sociological theories of crime
causation.
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3.6
18
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.7
Describe social process theories of
criminology, including the kinds of
crime-control policies that might be
based on them.
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3.7
Differential
Association
Theory
20
Restraint
Theories
Labeling
Theory
Life Course
Perspective
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.8
Describe conflict theories of
criminality, including the kinds of
crime-control policies that might
be based on them.
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3.8
Radical
Criminology
22
Peacemaking
Criminology
Social Policy
and Conflict
Theories
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Learning Objectives
After this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes
3.9
Summarize three emerging theories of
criminology.
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3.9
24
New + Developing theories and causes of crime
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
3.1
Summarize the development of criminological
theory, including the role of social research in that
development.
3.2
Describe the Classical School of criminology,
including how it continues to influence
criminological theorizing.
3.3
Describe the basic features of biological theories of
crime causation and their shortcomings.
3.4
Explain how the mapping of human DNA has
enhanced contemporary psychobiological
understanding of criminal behavior.
3.5
Describe the fundamental assumptions of
psychological explanations for crime and their
shortcomings.
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
3.6
Describe the basic features of sociological theories
of crime causation.
3.7
Describe social process theories of criminology,
including the kinds of crime-control policies
that might be based on them.
3.8
Describe conflict theories of criminality, including
the kinds of crime-control policies that might
be based on them.
3.9
Summarize three emerging theories of criminology.
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Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 • All Rights Reserved