JUVENILE JUSTICE THEORIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

JUVENILE JUSTICE THEORIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Choice Theory - ANSWER-youth will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions. Trait Theory - ANSWER-youths engage in delinquent or criminal behavior due to aberrant physical or psychological traits that govern behavioral choices. actions are impulsive or instinctual rather an rational choices Routine Activities Theory - ANSWER-view that crime is a normal function of the routine activities of modern living. offenses can be expected if there is motivated offender and a suitable target that is not protected by capable guardians general deterrence - ANSWER-crime control policies that focus on the fear of criminal penalties specific deterrence - ANSWER-actually locking up the offenders biosocial theory - ANSWER-view that both thoughts and behavior have biological and social bases psychodynamic theory - ANSWER-human personality is controlled by unconscious mental processes developed early in childhood attachment theory - ANSWER-ability to have an emotional bond to another person has important lasting psychological implications for normal development from childhood into adulthood behaviorism - ANSWER-study of observable behavior rather than unconscious processes; focuses on particular stimuli and responses to them social learning theory - ANSWER-view that behavior is modeled through observation, either directly through intimate contact with others or indirectly through media. cognitive theory - ANSWER-studies the perception of reality and the mental processes required to understand the world we live in nature theory - ANSWER-intelligence is inherited and is a function of genetic makeup nurture theory - ANSWER-intelligence is determined by environmental stimulation and socialization social structure theories - ANSWER-theories that suggest