Criminal Behavior - Quiz #2

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Across
  1. 3. Main concept in Merton and Messner & Rosenfled’s theories of crime, referring to the distinct cultural values of the American society
  2. 5. Removal of this can be one possible source of strain in Agnew's General Strain Theory
  3. 6. Key concept in social disorganization theory referring to the level of cultural or demographic mix of a neighborhood
  4. 10. Mode of adaptation to strain in Merton’s theory; individuals who fall under this category are likely to commit crime
  5. 11. Structural theories explain crime at this level
  6. 13. Theory of the early Chicago School, holding that the way a city grows follow basic principles of other species, that is, a natural pattern and evolution
  7. 15. Concept under strain theory that helps explain why even very wealthy people experience the strain of wanting more
  8. 17. Most gun-related deaths in the US are...
  9. 19. Mode of adaptation to strain in Merton's typology; people who fit in this category follow the rules but do not buy in the pursuit of monetary goal
  10. 20. According to Durkheim, the industrial revolution's move led to a loss of...in society
Down
  1. 1. Most recent perspective promoted out of the Chicago School, emphasizing the features of communities that exhibit LOW levels of crime
  2. 2. According to the concentric theory these areas experience the highest levels of crime
  3. 4. Concept related to development and growth of neighborhoods in a city whereby wealthier people move in less affluent areas often displacing current inhabitants
  4. 7. According to Messner & Rosenfeld, this institution dominates all others in the US
  5. 8. Messner & Rossenfeld don't include this institution in their discussion of institutional imbalance in the US
  6. 9. Country with the highest rate of private gun ownership rate in the world
  7. 12. One possible main source of strain in Agnew’s General Strain Theory
  8. 14. Defined by structural theorists as state of normlessness or disequilibrium between society approved goals and differential access to means to achieve said goals
  9. 16. Mode of adaptation to strain in Merton's typology; people who fit in this category don't follow the rules and don't pursue socially valued goals
  10. 18. Key concept in social disorganization referring to how long people live in a particular neighborhood