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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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.

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