[CJ ST 240] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (35 pages long!)

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Criminal Justice Studies
• Course: CJ ST 240
• Professor: Delisi Matt

Document Summary

Prevalence : proportion or % of population involved in crime. The more serious and intense it is, the more rare it is (low prevalence) Less serious or more common (high prevalence) Incidence : total amount of crime in a population. One person kills 10 people- incidence is 10. Onset : beginning of a career, evidenced by manifestation or first arrest; inversely related to seriousness of career. Some people arrested once a year, some arrested several. Discontinuity might include criminal wanting to stop for period of time. Asserts that problematic behaviors are positively correlated in the same people because of an individual-level pathology. Acknowledges genetic/biological conditions as viable partial cause of crime. Attach great importance to role of family/parental socialization in causing problem behaviors. Consequently, causes of severe crime are intractable. This view is controversial and considered conservative. Dynamic, asserts that change occurs over time and has important consequences for human behavior.