Q3: What are the main differences between rationalism and empiricism as approaches to knowledge? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each‚ using Descartes (Second Meditation) as the example of a rationalist‚ and Hume or Locke as the example of an empiricist. In your view which approach better explains the common-sense knowledge of the world that we take for granted? Common-sense knowledge is information we know and understand unproblematically. It could be that a spider has six legs‚ your
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Week 5 Discussion Question 2 Supply Base Rationalism comprises: Supply base rationalism seeks to reduce the suppliers in which an organization deals directly to a smaller number of strategic suppliers. How does this process work? What are the benefits to each of the players in this relationship? Document your sources. Respond to at least two of your fellow classmates Business - General Business Supply Base Rationalism. Supply base rationalism seeks to reduce the suppliers in which an
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subcultural theories in explaining ‘subcultural crime and deviance’ in society today. (21 marks) – Jan 2011 Subcultural crime and deviance refers to criminal acts‚ rule breaking and behaviour that is being committed by groups in society that does not conform to the norms and expectations of a particular society or social group. Subcultural theories attempt to explain why certain groups within society commit crime and deviance within society and has achieved in constructing useful theories‚ however
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‘How might criminology help explain corporate crime?’ Corporate crime is a wide-ranging term‚ covering a vast range of offenses with differing types of perpetrators‚ modes of operation‚ effects and victims (Hale et al. 2005‚ p.268-9). Types of corporate crime range from financial crimes including illegal share dealings‚ merger‚ takeovers and tax evasion to crimes directly against the consumer‚ employment relations and crimes against the environment. In the past criminology has put little energy
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Task 1 - How would you define criminology? I would define Criminology as a body of knowledge that focuses on behaviour that violates the criminal law and seeks an explanation for that given behaviour‚ aimed principally at clarifying the connection between crime and the personal characteristics of the offender and/or his environment with special reference to the origin of the offence itself. The Criminologists major role is to provide a general background in the causes of crime‚ which is in itself
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CJC 112 Criminology Exam I Study Guide 1. "Human conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws" is a definition of crime. 2. A criminologist collects‚ identifies‚ and analyzes evidence from crime scenes. True or False? 3. A judge is a criminalist. True or False? 4. A police officer or probation officer is best described as a criminal justice professional. 5. A (n) general theory of crime is one
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I received two insufficient grades for International Criminal Justice and International Criminology course in the 2014 Spring Semester at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. My cumulative grade point average fell below the required minimum. Placed on academic probation and financial aid suspension‚ I experienced discrepancies among my grades after an extended convalescent period emerged. On Saturday‚ August 23‚ 2014‚ my aunt‚ the sister of my mother: Marie Roise Moise nicknamed Yolande‚ and my
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How do the concept of ‘social harm’ and the understanding relations of power aid our understanding of the complexities of crime? Social harm is a concept that has no real definitive meaning and can be seen to be quite ambiguous with having several different meanings to people within society. Harm is defined as injury or damage imposed intentionally or unintentionally upon society‚ social institutions or individuals. Social harm allows for Criminologists to gauge recognition of certain behaviours
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different theories of crime and how they affect the criminal justice system. The Classical School of criminology is a theory about evolving from a capital punishment type of view to more humane ways of punishing people. Positivist criminology is maintaining the control of human behavior and criminal behavior. They did this through three different categories of Biological studies‚ which are five methodologies of crime that were mainly focused on biological theories‚ Psychological theories‚ which contains
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articles I have found that while environmental factors do contribute‚ genetics also plays an important role in prediction. Now‚ in my opinion‚ it is a complex combination of two strong factors. The text describes four Biosocial Perspectives on criminology: biochemical‚ neuropsychological‚ genetic‚ and evolutionary. The text also describes two popular studies of twin behavior‚ sets of twins were studied‚ some were monozygotic (identical)‚ while others were dizygotic (fraternal).
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