Crime and Disasters Midterm Review
Across
- 5. how people interact with their physical and social environments
- 10. rules of behavior in society
- 12. value wealth
- 13. his strain theory says that strain occurs when we strive for culturally valued goods but have blocked institutionalized means to achieve them
- 14. (#crimes/population)*100
- 19. violation of laws
- 20. a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
- 25. this theory argues that crime occurs in the transitional zone because high population density, racial/ethnic heterogeneity, and residential mobility leads to increased disorganization
- 26. criminal offenses committed against a person, property, or group that are motivated by the offender's bias against a religious, ethnic, or racial group; national origin; gender; or sexual orientation
- 27. Uniform Crime Report
Down
- 1. the taking or attempting to take anything of value using force or the threat of force
- 2. shared values, beliefs, attitudes, norms,
- 3. the American Dream is accessible to everyone
- 4. these crimes are commonly referred to as "street crimes"
- 6. introduces other strains: unachieved goals, removal of positive stimuli, threat of negative stimuli
- 7. this theory focuses on opportunities- motivated offender, suitable target, lack of guardianship
- 8. the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle
- 9. National Crime Victimization Survey
- 11. an unlawful attack by one person upon another, accompanied by the use of a weapon, for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury
- 14. sense of community, trust, solidarity; willingness to act to protect community
- 15. a sociological approach that emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability
- 16. the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft
- 17. formally codified rules of behavior in society
- 18. the violation of norms
- 21. individualism should be free to pursue their dreams
- 22. the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another
- 23. the unlawful taking, carrying, leading or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another
- 24. theft of private property that is applied in times of social upheaval