Vocabulary List. Unit 3. The Causes of Crime
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CHAPTER II. UNIT 3. THE CAUSES OF CRIME
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Theological and ethical theories
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To occur
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Theology
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Ethics
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Perverse person
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Deliberately
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To commit a crime
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At the instigation of sb/sth
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Devil
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Evil spirits
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To be discarded
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Uninformed people
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To provide the rationale for sth
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Harsh punishment
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To mete out (e.g. a punishment)
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Biological theories
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On scientific grounds
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Physician
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Anatomist
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To establish relationships
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Skull structure
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Criminal proclivities
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To be discredited
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To be abandoned
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Sophisticated theory
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Certain
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Recognizable
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Hereditary
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Physical traits
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To be disproved
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Comparative study
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Jailed criminals
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Law-abiding person
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Criminal type
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Innate disposition to crime
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Abnormality
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Endocrine system
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Inclination toward criminal activity
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Climatic theory
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To be initiated
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To relate sth to sth
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Criminal behavior
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Successor
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To gather evidence
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Crimes against person
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Homicide
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Crimes against property
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Frequent
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Incidence of crime
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To decline
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In direct ratio to sth
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Pressure
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To increase
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Humidity
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Social environment theories
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To attribute sth to sth
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The influence of poverty
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To provide adequately for oneself
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Legal channel
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Widespread unemployment
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To place the blame for sth on sb/sth
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Living conditions
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Slums
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Overcrowding
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Recreational facilities
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Poor sanitation
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A means of escape
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Juvenile crime
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Psychological and psychiatric theories
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Psychiatrist
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Convict population
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Psychotic
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Neurotic
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Emotionally unstable
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Mentally deficient
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To be prone to criminality
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To throw further light on sth
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Disturbances
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To lead to criminal behavior
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Multiple causation/factor theory
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To fall into disfavor
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Multiplicity
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Credible
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Interrelationship of causes
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To determine