Exam 7: Social Structure Theories

The Rand Corporation's review of the Chicago Area Project found it was effective in reducing rates of juvenile delinquency.

According to James Clark, the black subculture of violence was created by generations of __________ violence.

Social _______ theories explain crime by reference to the economic and social arrangements of society.

Which of the following was not a result of the broken windows thesis?

Sociological theories use a(n) __________ perspective, stressing types of behavior likely to be exhibited by group members.

A young male teen with an absent father may be likely to emphasize Miller's focal concern of __________.

Social structural theories see economic disenfranchisement as a fundamental cause of crime.

A shoplifter who claims she is not really a criminal because "no one really got hurt" and "the shop can afford it" is employing the __________ technique of neutralization.

Discuss some of the policy implications of social structure theories.

Nonutilitarian delinquency, which involves destroying things of value, is the result of turning lower-class subculture values upside down.