an established, general statement that systematically and objectively relates concepts and variables together to explain events or behavior.

Deviance is the existential pursuit of passion; crime has a sensual, magical, creative appeal that is lacking in most conventional, law abiding acts.

Spontaneous Remission

"aging out," whereby juveniles at some point reach a level of maturity where they spontaneously reduce, and eventually eliminate their involvement in law-violating behavior

Rational Choice TheoryG

Takes the position that youths usually access a less emotional and more logical decision-process that weighs the potential benefits and costs before acting on the delinquent impulse and opportunity

punishments that discourage an individual from committing similar acts in the future

discourages others from committing similar acts

based on biological and physical differences between males and females

refers to a cultural understnading of what constitutes masculinity and feminitiy in a society

Rachel Simmons' Three Types of Aggression Common to Adolescent Girls

1.Relational Aggression 2.Indirect Aggression 3.Social Aggression

study,analyze, and explain social phenomena from a gender-focused perspective

Liberation Hypothesis

Females have not committed as much crime and delinquency as males in the past, because rigid gender roles provided fewer opportunities for them to do so. As gender roles change, women will have more = opportuniies to violate laws.

Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency

In general, both juvenile and adult offenders lack "self-control." Low self control is not genetic but is the result o faulty socialization by the family and school.

contends that delinquency can best be explained by the interaction of a juvenile's attachment to parents, committment to school, belief in conventional values, and association with delinquent peers.

Control Balance Theory

the extent to which a youth has control over oneself and over others in relation to control others have over him or her.

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Term	Definition
Theory	an established, general statement that systematically and objectively relates concepts and variables together to explain events or behavior.
Short-Run Hedonism	"DELINQUENCY IS FUN"
Jack Katz	Deviance is the existential pursuit of passion; crime has a sensual, magical, creative appeal that is lacking in most conventional, law abiding acts.
Spontaneous Remission	"aging out," whereby juveniles at some point reach a level of maturity where they spontaneously reduce, and eventually eliminate their involvement in law-violating behavior
Derick Cornish and Ronald Clarke	Rational Choice Theory
Rational Choice TheoryG	Takes the position that youths usually access a less emotional and more logical decision-process that weighs the potential benefits and costs before acting on the delinquent impulse and opportunity
Specific Deterrence	punishments that discourage an individual from committing similar acts in the future
General Deterrence	discourages others from committing similar acts
Sex	based on biological and physical differences between males and females
Gender	refers to a cultural understnading of what constitutes masculinity and feminitiy in a society
Rachel Simmons' Three Types of Aggression Common to Adolescent Girls	1.Relational Aggression 2.Indirect Aggression 3.Social Aggression
Feminist Theories	study,analyze, and explain social phenomena from a gender-focused perspective
Freda Adler	Liberation Hypothesis
Liberation Hypothesis	Females have not committed as much crime and delinquency as males in the past, because rigid gender roles provided fewer opportunities for them to do so. As gender roles change, women will have more = opportuniies to violate laws.
Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime and Delinquency	In general, both juvenile and adult offenders lack "self-control." Low self control is not genetic but is the result o faulty socialization by the family and school.
Terrence Thornberry	Interactional Theory
Charles Tittle	Control Balance Theory
Interactional Theory	contends that delinquency can best be explained by the interaction of a juvenile's attachment to parents, committment to school, belief in conventional values, and association with delinquent peers.
Control Balance Theory	the extent to which a youth has control over oneself and over others in relation to control others have over him or her.

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