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The major challenge to Lombrosian theory came from the work of

____________ posited that bumps on the head were indications of psychological propensities.

According to Emile Durkheim, an act can be considered criminal if it violates or offends the

Studies have found that violent and impulsive male offenders had a higher rate of hypoglycemia than noncriminal controls.

The facts and observations that researchers gather for the purpose of a particular study are called secondary data.

Conflict theorists view society as a stable entity in which laws are created for the general good.

In the United States, explanations of criminal behavior have been dominated by what type of theories?

The decline in criminal activities with age is known as _____.

To learn how the causes of crime vary at different ages, Alfred Blumstein and his colleagues suggest that criminologists study

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the extent of victimization by