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(SOC 318) Chapter 5
Individual Theories of Delinquency: Choice and Trait Explanations
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2012

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Atavistic Beings
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The Idea that Criminals are a throwback to a more primitive stage of development
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Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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The most common neurobehavioral childhood disorder
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Classical School
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A school of thought that blames delinquency on the choices people make
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Determinate Sentences
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Prison sentences of a fixed amount of time (EX: 5 yrs)
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Dizygotic twins (DZ)
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Fraternal twins who develop from two eggs fertilized at the same time
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Free Will
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The Idea that people choose one course of action over another
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Genotype
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A person's genetic composition
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