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Chapter 10: Criminal Offenses Against People
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Aggression
An offensive action that is psychological or physical encroachment without the consent of
the other party
2 types of aggression
Passive aggression-Manifests itself in the form of refusal:refusal to speak,move,and
perform a task & active aggression-physical force
Sources of violent crime
Psychological abnormality, substance abuse, socialization
3 Sources of violent crime
Mental,substance abuse,evolutionary factors
Substances associated with crime include:
Marijuana, alcohol
Social and cultural sources of violent crime
Family dysfunction,social disorganization,subcultural values
Family dysfunction
Poverty,parental abuse,juvenile deliquency,substance abuse,disagreement
Social disorganization
Impoverished neighborhoods,lack the social control that prevent violence
Subcultural values
Trouble,toughness,smartness,excitement,fate and autonomy