There is going to be two questions- and you must answer both in paragraph format. I will give you lecture slides and pictures of the text book chapters needed to complete this. There is going to be three/four components in each question- answer them in proper paragraphs. There is no word count, it doesn’t have to be long, but i would prefer at least 200+ words for each question. There is also no referencing from outside sources!!!- just put it all in your own words from the lectures and textbook notes-if you are taking ideas from the notes cite them properly.
QESTION 1:
In the second module week, we focused on understanding crime from the perspective of the Chicago School, and then later Sutherlandâs approach and the idea that crime is learned.
a) Explain, in your own words, how the theories covered in this module tend to understand crime. For this question, I am looking for you to provide a general explanation of the main assumptions that are made about criminal behaviour. (2 marks)
b) Then, provide an explanation of the theory of either Sutherland or Akers. This explanation should be in your own words and should clearly outline any relevant conceptual terms that are used in their theoretical approaches (for example, summarize the main elements of Sutherlandâs theory rather than providing a detailed explanation of the nine key propositions that he lays out). If you choose to explain Sutherland, you should also note why his approach is considered to be a general theory, and if you choose to explain Akers, you should also note how his approach is related to Sutherlandâs theory. (6 marks)
c) Finally, if this is the way that we understand crime (i.e. the approach articulated in this module), what should we do about it (i.e. what are the general policy implications that we should consider? Note that I am not asking you to provide an explanation of specific programs that your textbook outlines, but rather the ideas that those programs are intended to represent or respond to)? (2 marks)
QUESTION 2:
In the third module week, Mertonâs notion of strain was introduced. Agnew later responded to the ideas of Merton with his own theoretical approaches.
a) Explain in your own words how Merton thinks the structure of society perpetuates crime as described in his strain/anomie theory. In this answer, I am not looking for you to explain all of the five adaptations, but rather the background elements of Mertonâs theory (such as strain and anomie) that lead to the different adaptations and the one adaptation that is most likely to represent criminal actions. (3 marks)
b) Then, explain in your own words, how Agnew responded to the ideas of Merton and tried to provide an understanding of crime that took into account some of the same, but also broader notions of strain. (3 marks)
c) Then, in your own words explain why Agnew would not suggest that experiencing strain will automatically lead to crime. (2 marks)
d) Finally, if this is the way that we understand crime (i.e. the approach articulated in this module), what should we do about it (i.e. what are the general policy implications that we should consider? Note that I am not asking you to provide an explanation of specific programs that your textbook outlines, but rather the ideas that those programs are intended to represent or respond to)? (2 marks)
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