Expect questions to ask you to synthesize knowledge and draw connections across readings and modules.
. Expect each response to be about 2-4 pages in length.
Use APA format (e.g., Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, one-inch margins).
Each question response should start on a new page.
Use headings and subheadings where appropriate in APA style.
Include APA formatted in-text citations when needed
Cite and discuss all relevant materials from the course to address each question.
Include a full list of APA references at the end of each question.
Questions:
Discuss the different theories that could explain the away the link between race and criminal behavior. Explain the role of economic disparity, concentrated disadvantage, and spatial and social isolation in the racial difference in criminal behavior.
Despite Gottfredson and Hirschi being mentors of Laub and Sampson, the theory of the latter departs substantially from Gottfredson and Hirschi’s general theory. Describe how the theory developed by Gottfredson and Hirschi differs from that of Laub and Sampson. Explain how Gottfredson and Hirschi, from the vantage point of their general theory, would likely criticize the perspective of Sampson and Laub (or Laub and Sampson).
Deterrence and labeling theory offer two contradictory positions on the effects of legal punishments. Describe these two theories and discuss how they differ. Explain the evolution of deterrence and rational choice theory, from early classical school to later developments and reconceptualization’s. When is a criminal sanction most likely to lead to defiance as opposed to deterrence? How do the labeling theories inform criminal justice policy? What changes in criminal justice must be made to have a more effective system?
There is some skepticism about the ability of criminological theory and research to impact criminal just police or practice. Your town has been experiencing a recent increase in crime. The chief of police and mayor have invited you as a consultant to address this problem. Identify the potential underlying causes of crime in your community using a macro and a micro level theoretical perspective you believe best explains the issue. Then, identify or develop a crime prevention policy or program informed by one or more theoretical perspective. Justify your response.
There have been 29 school shootings this year, 21 since August 1. A shooting on Nov. 30, in which a student killed four people and injured seven at an Oxford, Mich., high school, is the deadliest school shooting since May 2018. Stop for a second and think about these offenders. Account for why an individual would commit this crime using three distinct theoretical explanations. In other words, use three unique theories that could describe why someone would carry out a school shooting. Be sure that each theory is described fully AND is linked to the behavior using its specific propositions/explanations for behavior.
Cesare Lombroso: Methodological ambiguities and brilliant intuitions (Gatti & Verde, 2011)
Dressler 2016
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