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    Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies Level 5 Module Theories and Techniques of Crime Control Assignment 1 Are there conflicts between the practical application of methods to control crime and criminological thinking concerning the reasons for criminality? I would argue that there are conflicts between the practical application of methods to control crime and criminological thinking concerning the reasons for criminality. I will demonstrate this by analysing the concepts of left

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    Critically evaluate the three theories of personality using examples from PE and Sport. The three theories of personality are; Trait Theory‚ Social Learning Theory and Interactionist Theory. All three have a different perspective of how each individual’s personality is formed. Trait theory suggests that personality is made up of certain stable and enduring characteristics which stay with a person from birth and do not change. They are inherited and passed down through genes from the individuals

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    SOCIOLOGY To begin‚ Stephen Jones (1998) has received the policy implications of interactionist and labelling theories. First of all‚ he argues that they have two main implications. Initially they sugessted that as many types of behaviour as possible should be decriminalized. Secondly‚ they imply that‚ when the law has to intervene‚ it should try to avoid giving people a self-concept in which they view them selves as criminals. This might involve trying to keep people out of prison or warning

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    Critically evaluate the role of TNC’s in the changing global economy? (40 marks) TNC’s are companies that operate across boundaries of countries‚ usually to maximise their profits and increase their selling market. How and whether they contribute to the changing global economy is a matter of debate. In order to evaluate their role the change‚ what TNC’s have done?‚ How have they shaped the economy? and who else is involved needs to be considered. Geographers feel differently about how TNC’s contribute

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    Mental Illness from a Sociological Perspective Sociologists have long been concerned about problem behaviors that other scholars and lay individuals label as mental illness. There are five paradigms that sociologists used throughout the years to explain mental illness: degeneracy‚ social pathology‚ labeling‚ medicalization‚ and genetics. Some of these theories are psychiatric‚ social‚ or biological. The first paradigm is degeneracy theory. Degeneracy theory is an explanation where society’s

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    a sign of weakness. Psychodynamic‚ Behavioural‚ Cognitive & Humanist Theories In a way‚ Harvey’s therapist took more of a psychodynamic approach because she has to resolve his conflicted conscious and unconscious feelings. She approaches the therapy by performing

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    P2: Discuss theories of communication. Part A The communication cycle is a commonly used theory of communication. It was first developed by Charles Berner in 1965; it was then modified by Michael Argyle‚ who was a social psychologist‚ in 1972. The concept of a ‘communication cycle’ makes it clear that‚ in order to have effective communication‚ it must be a two way process. As well as transferring messages to others in a definite‚ clear way‚ health care professionals must be able to respond to the

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    One sociological theory that may help to explain the different values and understandings of marriage is symbolic interaction. Dolgon and Baker explain that‚ “the basic element of symbolic interactionism is the individual and his or her own construction of identity

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    CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE LIFE OF A PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 DEFINTITION OF KEY TERMS 3 CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE LIFE OF A PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3 THE CONTACT MAKING PHASE 5 THE INITIATION PHASE 9 THE PLANNING PHASE 13 THE IMPLIMENTATION PHASE 18 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 19 CONCLUSION 24 REFERENCES 25 INTRODUCTION Good community development is action that helps people to recognize and develop their ability

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    century the classical theory was a popular crime theory which argued free will when committing crime. It says the committing crime reaps greater rewards than the consequences of committing the crime later on. However since then the positive theory suggests that free will does not exist when a person commits a crime. Instead genetics‚ individual differences‚ social upbringing‚ biological factors and cognitive structure are taken into account. Positive theory suggests that crime can be reduced with treatments

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