Criminology Unit 4 Assessment 2020 docs

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Criminology Unit 4 Assessment 2020 docs • Question 1 4 out of 4 points Which of the following is true about the life course perspective of criminality? Answer • Question 2 4 ou... t of 4 points Carl's father is an unemployed drunk and his mother has a fourth-grade education. The family lives in a rundown tenement. Carl attends a local public school, but wears ragged clothes and shoes with holes in them, so his classmates make fun of him. Carl's grades are poor, and he feels that he will never be able to do better or get out of the dead-end place where he lives. Frustrated, hostile, and resentful, he joins a gang of similar youths and begins a life of delinquency and crime. Carl's situation exemplifies which of the following concepts? Answer • Question 3 0 out of 4 points Michael was arrested for vandalism, truancy, and resisting arrest while in elementary and middle school. As a young adult, he was arrested for drug offenses, burglary, and breaking and entering, then later for aggravated assault and rape. Which type of life course activation trajectory, or long-term pattern, does Michael demonstrate? Answer • Question 4 4 out of 4 points How does the pluralist perspective of social organization view the legal system? Answer • Question 5 0 out of 4 points While Giorgio makes plans to burglarize the home of well-to-do residents in his home town, he tells himself that his victims will never miss what he takes and that it is all insured anyway, so they are not really losing anything. Giorgio is engaging in which of the following? Answer • Question 6 9 out of 10 points John Braithwaite identified two types of shaming that are used as a response to deviance. What are they, and what does each involve? Do you agree that one type is better than the other at preventing repeat offenses? Why, or why not? Support your opinion with academic references. Your response must be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Answer • Question 7 14 out of 15 points How does the life course perspective explain crime? How is this perspective different from the traditional focus on crime? What four dimensions does the life course perspective use when describing criminal careers, and what do they involve? Answer • Question 8 14 out of 15 points What is the basic premise of feminist criminology? List and describe the five different types of feminism related to crime that are discussed in the textbook. What does each perspective propose as a solution for reducing or eliminating feminine crime? Answer • Question 9 12 out of 15 points What role does social learning play in criminality? How do social process theories explain criminal behavior? Do you agree that crime is a learned behavior? Why, or why not? Support your opinion with academic references. Answer • Question 10 15 out of 15 points What is criminology of place? Briefly describe Rodney Stark’s theory of deviant neighborhoods and the broken windows theory of policing. What implications do these theories hold for residents in these types of areas? Explain the concept of defensible space. Answer • Question 11 7 out of 10 points Please match each term with its description. Answer [Show More]

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