There are four forms of feminist criminology. Identify and explain each form.

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1. There are four forms of feminist criminology. Identify and explain each form.

2. There are three recognized sources of crime statistics in the United States. List and discuss

those three sources. Where does the information come from? Which source of statistics

provides the most accurate picture of the extent of crime in the United States?

3. Discuss the contributions of Beccaria and Bentham to classical criminology.

4. Explain the difference between general deterrence and specific deterrence. Cite several

reasons why deterrence does not work.

5.  Describe the policy implications of modern biological theories of crime. What are the social

policy implications of biological and biosocial theories of crime?

6.  List and describe the three components of the personality, according to Freud.

7.  According to Robert Merton's strain theory, there are legitimate goals and institutionalized

means to achieve those goals. List and discuss the five modes of adaptation as they relate to

the goals and the means.

8. Describe Hirschi's social bond theory. Explain the four components. What happens when

there is a weakening of one bond?

9. Becker's typology of delinquents consists of three types of deviants. Describe each type and give an example for each.

10.  Explain the consensus perspective and the pluralist perspective as they relate to defining

criminal behavior.