ch 15 Flashcards
(10 cards)
taking money that belongs to someone else
embezzlement
misrepresenting the truth to obtain goods that belong to someone else
obtaining goods under false pretenses
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
crime in which victim and offender are from the same social group
intra-class crime
a theory based on the idea that for punishment to be effective, it must be swift, sure, and certain
deterrence theory
3 factors influencing effectiveness of deterrence theory
severity, certainty, and swiftness
elements of society are capable of causing change or influencing human behaviour
social forces
three main causes of youth homelessness
individual/relational factors, structural factors, and institutional/system factors
which type of theorists believe crime is inevitable in all societies
structural functionalists
what 2 property crimes do females tend to commit more than males?
fraud and shoplifting
