CRJS 1001 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE (GRADED A+).
Trauma
trauma plays a role in brain functioning and behavior, trauma-informed theories look to a person's life
experiences to understand behaviors, e.g. PTSD or addiction
Evolutionary Psychology:
adaptive value of human behaviors, uses knowledge and principles drawn from evolutionary biology,
considers how issues in the human genome leads to criminal behavior, asks "how did antisocial and
violent behavior confer a survival advantage to our ancestors?", looks at unconscious psychological
mechanisms that would have been adaptive in the environment in which they evolved (e.g. male sexual
jealousy), may explain the age-crime curve and why men commit more crime, key critique: cannot test
hypotheses about human behavior millions of years ago
Developmental taxonomy
Terrie Moffitt (mid-90s): explains the development of antisocial behavior as affected by biology,
socialization, and stages of development; two primary developmental pathways: life-course-persistent
(LCP; antisocial behavior is permanent and stable and and childhood onset, continues into adulthood)
adolescence-limited (AL; antisocial behavior is temporary and situational; adolescent onset, ends in early
adulthood)
definition of white collar crime
a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation
categories of white collar crime
- corporate crime
- corporate violence
- financial crime
- political crime
- financial crime
-State-organized crime
corporate crime
Corporate crime refers to illegal or unethical acts committed by a corporation, or individuals acting on its
behalf, for financial gain, competitive advantage, or organizational benefit
ie. corporate theft and enron
corporate violence
Corporate violence involves actions or decisions by corporations that cause physical harm or death to
individuals, often due to negligence, unsafe products, or dangerous working conditions
financial crime
UPDATE (GRADED A+).
Trauma
trauma plays a role in brain functioning and behavior, trauma-informed theories look to a person's life
experiences to understand behaviors, e.g. PTSD or addiction
Evolutionary Psychology:
adaptive value of human behaviors, uses knowledge and principles drawn from evolutionary biology,
considers how issues in the human genome leads to criminal behavior, asks "how did antisocial and
violent behavior confer a survival advantage to our ancestors?", looks at unconscious psychological
mechanisms that would have been adaptive in the environment in which they evolved (e.g. male sexual
jealousy), may explain the age-crime curve and why men commit more crime, key critique: cannot test
hypotheses about human behavior millions of years ago
Developmental taxonomy
Terrie Moffitt (mid-90s): explains the development of antisocial behavior as affected by biology,
socialization, and stages of development; two primary developmental pathways: life-course-persistent
(LCP; antisocial behavior is permanent and stable and and childhood onset, continues into adulthood)
adolescence-limited (AL; antisocial behavior is temporary and situational; adolescent onset, ends in early
adulthood)
definition of white collar crime
a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation
categories of white collar crime
- corporate crime
- corporate violence
- financial crime
- political crime
- financial crime
-State-organized crime
corporate crime
Corporate crime refers to illegal or unethical acts committed by a corporation, or individuals acting on its
behalf, for financial gain, competitive advantage, or organizational benefit
ie. corporate theft and enron
corporate violence
Corporate violence involves actions or decisions by corporations that cause physical harm or death to
individuals, often due to negligence, unsafe products, or dangerous working conditions
financial crime
