Criminology

1. Explanation accounting for a set of facts that can be further tested.
7. Italian theorist, advocated for minimal punishment through deterrence.
8. ____ V. Clarke; established situational choice perspective.
9. Scientific study of WHY crimes are committed.
10. _____ problems perspective; belief crime is the result of underlying problems such as poverty or discrimination.
12. ____ - works doctrine; Robert Martinson theorized correctional rehab programs have had little success.
13. Most members of society agree what is right and wrong.
16. ____ punishment; the death sentence.
17. Attempts to explain crime with a single overreaching approach.
18. _____ calculus; theorized by Jeremy Bentham, meant to determine the amount of punishment required to deter a crime.
19. ______ - based; built on scientific finding from random controlled experiments.
20. Individuals are fundamentally responsible for their behavior.
24. Having one cause or source.
26. To make illegal or criminal.
27. English philosopher and reformer, first theorized why criminals commit crimes. (Hint: felicific calculus)
28. Behavioral disposition to favor criminal activity.

2. First theorized the idea of a social contract.
3. Acts considered wrong only because there is a law against them.
4. The prevention of crime.
5. A violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties.
6. Type of criminology studied in universities; simply describes crime and it's occurrence.
9. Analysis of physical evidence generated by a crime scene.
11. Theory by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson, tried to explain why crime persisted in propserity.
14. Crimes result from forces beyond the individuals control.
15. Relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior.
20. Criminality that crime is a conscious choice; choose the benefits and accept the punishment.
21. Criminals must be removed from society to prevent re-offense.
22. Acts that are regarded as wrong by tradition.
23. Failure to do what a law or duty requires.
25. Subjective understanding achieved by criminologists who immerse themselves in the everyday life of criminals.