CRJU 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Inchoate Offense, Statutory Law, Richard Herrnstein
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A violent of social norms that specify appropriate or proper behavior under a particular set of circumstances. 57% of the public thinks violence in the media is a major factor in real-life violence of all kinds. Crime is rooted in a diversity of casual factors an takes a variety of forms, depending on the situation in which it occurs. Theory: a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict and ultimately control some class of events. A theory is strengthened by its logical consistency and is tested by how well it describes and predicts reality. Hypotheses: an explanation that accounts for a set of facts and that can be tested by further investigation. Also something that is taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. If predictions made by a theory are validated by careful observation, the theory gains grater acceptability. Eight general categories: classical, biological, psychobiological, psychological, sociological, social process, emergent, conflict.
