• Describe the development of rational choice theory
• Discuss the most important concepts of rational choice theory
• Depict in your own words how criminals structure crime
• Categorize the elements of general deterrence
• Articulate the basic concepts of specific deterrence
• Understand the development of trait theory
• Cite examples of the different research techniques used to link genetics to crime
• Correlate behavior theory to crime
• Identify the elements of personality related to crime
• Discuss the history of sociological criminology
• Discuss the association between collective efficacy and crime.
• Differentiate between the different forms of cultural deviance theory.
• Articulate what is meant by the concepts of strain and anomie.