Law and Politics

There is strong empirical support for the liberation perspective in feminist criminology.

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The Marxist term bourgeoisie refers to the social class of a society which controls the means of production.

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The issue of whether or not criminological theories can apply to female offenders is a gender ratio issue.

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Some theories of social conflict see the discipline of criminology as part of the problem in its ...

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Of the many varieties of feminism, it is socialist feminism which most supports the creation of an ...

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According to power-control theory, the incidence of delinquency/crime for females who reside in more ...

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Who is the most prominent theorist associated with left realism theory in criminology?

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Which theory of social conflict asserts that men dominate both street and white-collar crime in an ...

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Which of the following statements best describes the Marxist concept of class consciousness?

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Which of the following is NOT true about the conflict perspective and crime?

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Which major theorist in the history of conflict criminology authored the well-known "Saints and ...

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The use of media analysis as a research technique is most closely associated with which type of ...

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Of the following, which is NOT a term or concept commonly found in labeling theories of crime?

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Labeling theory explains that _________ can lead to later delinquency if a stigmatizing label is ...

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Critical criminology emerged within the discipline of criminology during what decade?

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According to power-control theory, the incidence of delinquency/crime for females who reside in more ...

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Discuss what makes control theories different from differential association and strain theories?

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Explain the background assumption of human nature upon which control theories rely. How does this ...

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According to Travis Hirschi, what are the four elements of the social bond theory?

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Toby (1957) presented his concept of __________ which refers to a type of control in which people ...

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The basic premise of __________ theories are that people are primarily selfish pleasure seekers.

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Sampson and Laub extended Hirschi's social bonding theory by arguing that adult social bonds such as ...

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One of the defining features of all control theories is that they seek to explain why people ...

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__________ social bond of Hirschi's social control theory utilizes Toby's concept of stakes in conformity.

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Self-control, though a unidimensional concept, contains traits or symptoms which are hypothesized to ...

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