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    Most major cities in the world are made up of diverse societies‚ consisting of a wide range of individuals from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Ethnicity refers to a social group‚ which shares certain distinctive features‚ such as language‚ culture‚ physical appearance‚ religion‚ values and customs. Culture on the other hand refers to how we do and view things in our group. For example a shared set of values‚ assumptions‚ perceptions and conventions based on a shared history and language

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    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 promote values

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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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    Fermin Crime theories- American gangster The behavior theory claims that humans learn their behavior through experiences. They learn how to and commit crimes because they receive favorable incentives for committing the crimes. This theory ties into the social learning theory which claims that people learn their aggressive or criminal behaviors from watching others around them engage in these acts. Another interesting theory is the rational choice theory. The rational choice theory is used to

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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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    Topic 2: Political Theory: Pluralism‚ Corporatism and Public Choice Pluralism is a political theory that related to the acknowledgement for diversification that exist in society. Everyone has different views and appreciation for different value in life. Pluralism is a sign of theoretical standpoint on state ad power as well as resources. It depends on how it will be distributed in democratic state like United States of America (USA). Two famous name in mentioned by Manley (1983) in his article

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    information about the topic of hate crimes. When viewing the lecture‚ hate crimes is like a reminder of the Micro level theory of Resource theory. Resource theory‚ the same as hate crimes brings to mind of power. Power‚ where a person displays their control over another person‚ by commanding them to do what is said and done. What also caught my attention were the charts that were in the written lectures. When viewing them‚ I was wondering why was there a high number of Hate Crime Incidents‚ and a high number

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    Alcoholism Alcoholism is an issue that affects a person as well as the society at large. Despite me not being an alcoholic‚ I have had friends and relatives who have had to deal with the issue. Alcoholism is a personal issue; however‚ it also affects the society in many ways. The society is directly and indirectly affected by people who overindulge and constantly abuse alcohol. Furthermore‚ people become alcoholics because of personal as well as societal issues. For example‚ a personal can

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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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    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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