Across
- 2. a type of offender that commits multiple offenses and is considered part a small group of wrongdoers in society
- 3. this type of course and/or theory of criminology is based on the belief that behavioral patterns developed in childbood
- 5. a subdivision that exists within the dominant culture and has its own standards of behavior and/or norms that might be different from the larger society
- 7. a theory that sees criminal and delinquent behavior as the result of social forces, biological, and psychological
- 11. this piece of legislation and/or bill requires local law enforcement agencies to conduct background checks of potential purchasers of a handgun
- 12. this theory assumes that crime is the result of frustration felt by individuals who cannot reach their financial and personal goals in society
- 13. a theory that believes that delinquents and criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to partake in illegal activity
Down
- 1. a theory that holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal or delinquent activity against the expected costs of being arrested
- 4. this type of criminology is based on the belief that individuals have free will to engage in any behavior, including criminal behavior
- 6. the scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior
- 8. the individual (last name) that is considered the be the genesis of social conflict theory
- 9. a theory that assumes that an individual has the potential to commit criminal behavior, but are restrained by the damage these actions to case to the relationship of a family
- 10. a theory where society creates crime and criminals by identifying certain behavior and certain people as deviant