Class Name,Instructor Name

Date, Semester

The Searchfor Causes

Chapter 3

Criminal Justice Today

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3.1

3.2

Summarize the development of criminological theory, including the role of

social research in thatdevelopment.

Describe the Classical School of criminology, including how it continues to

influence criminological theorizing.

Describe the basic features of biological theories of crime causation and their

shortcomings.

CHAPTER AGENDA

3.3

Explain how the mapping of human DNA has enhanced contemporary psychobiological

understanding of criminal behavior.

Describe the fundamental assumptions of psychological explanations for crime and

theirshortcomings.

3.4

3.5

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3.6

3.7

Describe the basic features of sociological theories of crime causation.

Describe social process theories of criminology, including the kinds of crime-

control policiesthat might be based on them.

Describe conflict theories of criminality, including the kinds of crime-control policies

that mightbe based on them.

CHAPTER AGENDA

3.8

Summarize three emerging theories of criminology.3.9

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Summarize the development of criminological theory, including the role of social research in thatdevelopment.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.1

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3.1

Crime Deviancevs.

Introduction to Theory

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3.1

Most Theory Can Be Organized into four major Categories

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Describe the Classical School of criminology, including how it continues to influence criminological theorizing.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.2

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3.2

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3.2 “the greatest happiness for the greatest number”

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3.2

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Describe the basic features of biological theories of crime causation and their shortcomings.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.3

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3.3

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Explain how the mapping of human DNA has enhanced contemporary psychobiological understanding of criminal behavior.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.4

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3.4

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Describe the fundamental assumptions of psychological explanations for crime and theirshortcomings.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.5

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3.5

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Describe the basic features of sociological theories of crime causation.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.6

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3.6

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Describe social process theories of criminology, including the kinds of crime-control policies that might be based on them.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.7

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3.7

Differential Association

Theory

Restraint Theories

Labeling Theory

Life Course Perspective

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Describe conflict theories of criminality, including the kinds of crime-control policies that mightbe based on them.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.8

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3.8

Radical Criminology

Peacemaking

Criminology

Social Policy and Conflict

Theories

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Summarize three emerging theories of criminology.

Learning ObjectivesAfter this lecture, you should be able to complete the following Learning Outcomes

3.9

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3.9 New + Developing theories and causes of crime

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3.1

3.2

Summarize the development of criminological theory, including the role of

social research in thatdevelopment.

Describe the Classical School of criminology, including how it continues to

influence criminological theorizing.

Describe the basic features of biological theories of crime causation and their

shortcomings.

CHAPTER SUMMARY

3.3

Explain how the mapping of human DNA has enhanced contemporary psychobiological

understanding of criminal behavior.

Describe the fundamental assumptions of psychological explanations for crime and

theirshortcomings.

3.4

3.5

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3.6

3.7

Describe the basic features of sociological theories of crime causation.

Describe social process theories of criminology, including the kinds of crime-

control policiesthat might be based on them.

Describe conflict theories of criminality, including the kinds of crime-control policies

that mightbe based on them.

CHAPTER SUMMARY

3.8

Summarize three emerging theories of criminology.3.9