Flashcards in ch 15 Deck (10)
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taking money that belongs to someone else
embezzlement
2
misrepresenting the truth to obtain goods that belong to someone else
obtaining goods under false pretenses
3
according to marxism, which class is subject to criminalization for property crimes and which class is immune?
working class is subject to criminalization, elite class is immune
4
crime in which victim and offender are from the same social group
intra-class crime
5
a theory based on the idea that for punishment to be effective, it must be swift, sure, and certain
deterrence theory
6
3 factors influencing effectiveness of deterrence theory
severity, certainty, and swiftness
7
elements of society are capable of causing change or influencing human behaviour
social forces
8
three main causes of youth homelessness
individual/relational factors, structural factors, and institutional/system factors
9
which type of theorists believe crime is inevitable in all societies
structural functionalists
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