CCJ 250 Lecture 30: CCJ 250 – Lecture 30
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CCJ 250 – Lecture 30
Final Exam Review
Routine Activity Theory
• Three main points
o Motivated offender
o Suitable target
o Absence of capable guardian
Cohen and Felson (1979)
• Motivated Offenders
• Suitable Targets
• Absence of Capable Guardians
• Probability influenced by “routine activities”
Criminological Theory?
• “Unlike many criminology inquiries, we do not examine why individuals or groups are
inclined criminally”
Inequality and Violence
• Blau and Blau (1982)
• Messer (1989)
• Jacobs and Richardson (2008)
The Routine Activity Theory of Cohen and Felson:
A. Assumes that offenders are motivated by strain
B. Has nothing to say about where motivations for crime comes from
C. Assumes that motivated offenders are raised that way
D. None of the Above
Clarke & Cornish (1985)
• Crime as the outcome of rational choices
• Specific to particular crimes
Modeling Burglary
• Continuance
o Positive reinforcement
Over-Rationalized
• De Hann and Vos (2003)
• Interviews and Focus Groups
• Street Robbers
Basic Tenets
• Racism is Ordinary
• Racism is Difficult to Cure
• Interest Convergence
• Race is a Social Construction
• Differential Racialization
• Intersectionality
• Centering People of Color
Solis, et al. (2009)
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Document Summary
Routine activity theory: three main points, motivated offender, suitable target, absence of capable guardian. Cohen and felson (1979: motivated offenders, suitable targets, absence of capable guardians, probability influenced by routine activities . Criminological theory? inclined criminally : unlike many criminology inquiries, we do not examine why individuals or groups are. Inequality and violence: blau and blau (1982, messer (1989, jacobs and richardson (2008) The routine activity theory of cohen and felson: assumes that offenders are motivated by strain, has nothing to say about where motivations for crime comes from, assumes that motivated offenders are raised that way, none of the above. Clarke & cornish (1985: crime as the outcome of rational choices, specific to particular crimes. Over-rationalized: de hann and vos (2003, street robbers. Interest convergence: racism is ordinary, racism is difficult to cure, race is a social construction, differential racialization, centering people of color. Solis, et al. (2009: latino/ a critical race theory, youth experiences with nyc police.