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    will examine these studies in an attempt to answer if it is environmental‚ genetic or chemical factors that cause autism spectrum disorders in our children? Environmental factors have long been linked to ASD’s but are often mistaken for other causations. To thoroughly understand the studies linking environmental factors to ASD’s we must first understand that environmental factors are scientifically interpreted not just as

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    Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 7: Compensation in Pathological Cardiovascular Conditions Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Which of the following could cause an increase in peripheral resistance in the blood vessel? You correctly answered: b. atherosclerosis 2. Which structures in the heart ensure that one-way flow occurs? You correctly answered: d. valves 3. Which of the following might be seen in both the diseased heart

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    There are many theories in the study of criminal behavior that try and answer the question “What causes people to commit criminal offenses?”; however‚ control theories ask the question “What causes people to conform to rules and criminal laws?” These theories‚ instead of bringing about deviant motivations‚ bring about compliance motivations. Control theories state that crime occurs when controls are not formed‚ are fragmented‚ or are undermined (Paternoster‚ R.‚ & Bachman‚ R. Eds. 2001). The control

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    Travis Hirschi developed social control theory to explain why people commit crime. Social control theory explains people commit crimes because of their weak social. If people have a weak social bond then they are more likely to commit crime. People with weak social bonds have less or nothing to lose so committing crime does not seem like a bad choice‚ and is the most logical way to getting what they want. The average person does not commit crime because they fear that they might lose something. Some

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    Similarities and Differences in Sociological Theories of Crime Walden University Similarities and Differences in Sociological Theories of Crime Sociological theories of crime contain a great deal of useful information in the understanding of criminal behavior. Sociological theories are very useful in the study of criminal behavior because unlike psychological and biological theories they are mostly macro level theories which attempt to explain rates of crime for a group or an area rather than explaining

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    There are numerous theories throughout time attempting to explain the phenomenon of crime‚ consequently‚ there is not a perfect explanation for all crimes (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). The various crimes coupled with the various minds of individuals make it nearly impossible to predict‚ prevent‚ as well as apprehend all offenders. The situational crime prevention‚ as well as routine activity theories created as derivatives of the Chicago School‚ explain causal factors of crime in the most practical sense

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    Using the material from item A and elsewhere assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance. (21 marks) Marxist approaches can be useful to help us understand crime and deviance. Marxists theory adopts the belief that the ruling class is responsible for societies. They think crime is systematically generated by the structure of capitalist society. Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes‚ the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie

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    Scholars have supported classical theory as the best descriptive model of crime. This paper makes a comparison to different theories of crime in comparison with the classical theory of crime with intent to arrive at a position in support or against the stance of these other scholars‚ that classical theory is the best descriptive model of crime. Classical Theory‚ which developed in the mid 18th century‚ was based on utilitarian philosophy. Cesare Beccaria‚ author of On Crimes and Punishments (1763–64)‚

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    In this manner‚ it can be said that symbolic-interactionist theories of wrongdoing are concerned less with qualities than with the path in which social implications and definitions can create reprobate conduct. The suspicion‚ obviously‚ is that these implications and definitions‚ these symbolic varieties‚ influence behaviour. Besides‚ initial forms of symbolic-interactionist theories concentrated on how young people obtained these implications and definitions from others‚ particularly peers; all

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