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| An annual report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity in the United States |
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| Selected serious crimes reported annually by the FBI in its Uniform Crime Report. |
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| All crimes recorded by the FBI that do not fall into the category of Part I offenses. They include both misdemeanors and felonies |
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| A method of gathering crime data that directly surveys participants to determine their experiences as victims of crime |
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| A term used to describe the actual amount of crime that takes place, as opposed to the amount reported |
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| A method of gathering crime data that relies on participants to reveal and detail their own criminal or delinquent behavior |
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| The scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior |
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| A specialist in the field of crime and the causes of criminal behavior |
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| An explanation of a happening or circumstance, that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning |
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| A possible explanation for an observed occurrence that can be tested by further investigation |
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| A school of criminology that holds that wrongdoers act as if they weigh the possible benefits of criminal or delinquent activity against the expected costs of being apprehended. |
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| The science of living organisms, including their structure, growth, function, and origin. |
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| The scientific study of mental processes and behavior |
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| A chemical substance, produced in tissue and conveyed in the bloodstream, that controls certain cellular and bodily functions such as growth and reproduction |
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| The hormone primarily responsible for the production of sperm and the development of male secondary sex characteristics |
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| A chemical that transmits nerve impulses between nerve cells and from nerve cells to the brain. |
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| social disorganization theory |
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| The theory that deviant behavior is more likely in communities where social institutions such as the family, schools, and the criminal justice system fail to exert control over the population |
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| A group of theories that consider criminal behavior to be the predictable result of a person’s interaction with his or her environment |
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| The hypothesis that delinquents and criminals must be taught both the practical and emotional skills necessary to partake in illegal activity |
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| The hypothesis that society creates crime and criminals by labeling certain behavior and certain people as deviant |
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| A group of theories that view criminal behavior as the result of class conflict. |
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| A school of criminology that studies why certain people are the victims of crimes and the optimal role for victims in the criminal justice system |
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| ) The theory that certain people and places are more likely to be subject to criminal activity because of past victimization |
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| Drug use that results in physical or psychological problems for the user or third parties. |
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| A delinquent or criminal who commits multiple offenses and is considered part of a small group of wrongdoers who are responsible for a majority of the antisocial activity in any given community. |
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