Across
- 2. A subcultural theory that suggests that individuals may join deviant subcultures due to a lack of legitimate opportunities.
- 3. This theory suggests that visible signs of disorder and neglect in a neighborhood can contribute to an increase in crime.
- 5. A theory that examines the breakdown of social institutions and their impact on crime.
- 8. Neutralization A theory that explores the idea of neutralizing values that allow individuals to temporarily suspend moral beliefs.
- 9. A theory that examines how individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds may have access to criminal subcultures.
Down
- 1. A theory that suggests that people may commit crime because they have access to illegitimate opportunities.
- 4. Theory that explains deviance as a result of a strain between cultural goals and means.
- 6. This theory posits that individuals may resort to criminal activities due to their inability to achieve legitimate goals.
- 7. The idea that people feel deprived when they perceive a gap between their expectations and their current circumstances.