What theory suggests that everyone has the potential to become a criminal?
Social control theory maintains that everyone has the potential to become a criminal but that most people are controlled by their bonds to society.
Which of the following occurs when a deviant event comes to the attention of significant others or social control agents who then apply a negative label?
An attempt to explain crime as a learned behavior. Involves norm violations or crimes that have very little influence on the actor and can be quickly forgotten. Secondary deviance (253) Occurs when a deviant event comes to the attention of significant others or social control agents who apply a negative label.
What term refers to the process of moving in and out of delinquency?
crime appears to be intergenerational. the process of ______ refers to moving in and out of delinquency or shifting between conventional and deviant values. drift. neutralization theory points out that.
How does age influence crime?
The relationship between age and crime is one of the most robust relationships in all of criminol- ogy. This relationship shows that crime increases in early adolescence, around the age of 14, peaks in the early to mid 20s, and then declines there- after.
What is meant by preliminary crimes?
When someone tries to. commit a crime, but is. not successful. Examples: Attempting to kill.
What does mean attempt?
1 : to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect He attempted to swim the swollen river. 2 archaic : tempt. 3 archaic : to try to subdue or take by force : attack. attempt.
Is it in attempt or in an attempt?
“In attempting” means “as a consequence of attempting”. “In an attempt” means “as part of attempting”.
How do you use the word attempt?
Attempt sentence example
- This would be the only attempt they would make.
- I smiled in an attempt to calm her down.
- He accepted the food well enough, but made no attempt to feed himself.
- She gave up her attempt at relaxing, and abandoned the lawn chair.
What does good attempt mean?
: a good effort or attempt to do something Nice try. I’m sure you’ll do better next time. —usually used in an ironic way to say that an attempt at something was not very good or was not a nice thing to do Nice try, but you’re not going to trick me this time.
How do you say good attempt?
Synonyms for Good attempt
- nice try. n.
- good effort. n.
- good try. n.
- honest attempt. n.
- nice attempt. n.
- proper attempt. n.
- nice effort. n.
- successful attempt. n.
How do you say keep up the good work?
Synonyms for Keep Up the Good Work!
- Congratulations, you got it right!
- Congratulations!
- Couldn’t have done it better myself.
- Exactly right!
- Good effort!
- Good for you!
- Good going!
- Good job!
How do you say good try?
Synonyms for Nice try
- good try. n.
- good attempt. n.
- good effort. n.
- good test. n.
- nice shot. n.
- pleasant try. n.
- decent try. n.
- nice rack. n.
Is good effort a compliment?
“Good effort” is normally a complimentary phrase. However, it is also used sarcastically, such as when an athlete makes very little effort in a point or play.
What does nice effort mean?
just means you tried very hard
What can I say instead of good effort?
other words for good effort
- best effort.
- energetic effort.
- old college try.
- valiant effort.
What is another word for good effort?
What is another word for good effort?
| college try | best effort |
|---|---|
| energetic effort | old college try |
| valiant effort | serious effort |
What is another word for great effort?
What is another word for with great effort?
| mightily | powerfully |
|---|---|
| energetically | vigorously |
| hard | strenuously |
| forcefully | forcibly |
| heavily | strongly |
How do I make a good effort?
Make a great effort synonyms
- strain. make a great effort and strain.
- try hard. make a great effort and try hard.
- struggle. make a great effort and struggle.
- labour. make a great effort and labour.
- endeavour. make a great effort and endeavour.
- strive. make a great effort and strive.
- exert yourself.
- labor.
How do you say big effort?
Synonyms for Huge effort
- great effort. n.
- enormous effort. n.
- major effort. n.
- great deal of effort. n.
- tremendous effort. n.
- substantial effort. n.
- considerable effort. n.
- lot of effort.
Which is correct effort or efforts?
The answer seems to be: effort is singular, efforts is plural.
Can we write efforts?
You could use “effort” in the singular, however, if you want to present your organization in a more unified light, talking about the singular effort of the entire group – it takes away the individuality of each member, but it still conveys roughly the same message. That, however, is a personal choice.