What is meant from a learning theory perspective when it is said that crime is simply normative behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
• Assume criminal behavior is similar to other forms of human behavior in certain basic respects
• Crime is viewed as a result of social interaction where both context and process of learning occurs and behavior reflects.
• Behavior reflects the nature of what is learned through observation of one's environment, ethnocentric perspective, and socialization process facilitated by an individual's reference groups (role models).
• Within certain situations, crime is simply normative behavior and, reasonably, is to be expected .
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1. Some of the activities of organized crime groups are legal. 2. The only involvement syndicated crime has with legitimate and quasi-legitimate businesses is in the areas of gambling (casinos) and pornography. 3. Organized crime involvement in software and film piracy is easy to document conclusively. 4. Disposing of hazardous waste illegally costs possibly only around 5% of what it would cost to dispose of it legally. 5. The majority of hazardous waste is disposed of illegally.
Why have parts of South and Central Asia become so important that they cause nations to fight over them?
a. Vital trade routes between West and East run through South and Central Asia. b. China and India have become so overpopulated that they need more land. c. Valuable natural resources such as gold have been found in extraordinarily high quantities in those countries. d. A large portion of the world's greatest philosophers in modern history have come from these countries. They offer significant educational opportunities.
A minimal amount of casual planning is indicative of the ________.
A. planned operation B. selective raid C. ambush D. stealth raid
In Robinson v. California (1962), the Supreme Court held that Robinson's conviction must be
a. upheld because his addiction resulted from a voluntary act. b. upheld because people addicted to narcotics are a danger to themselves and others. c. reversed because a person cannot be punished for a status or condition. d. reversed because there was no showing that Robinson was dangerous.