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    WORKBOOK ANSWERS AQA A2 Sociology Unit 4 Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods This Answers book provides suggestions for some of the possible answers that might be given for the questions asked in the workbook. They are not exhaustive and other answers may be acceptable‚ but they are intended as a guide to give teachers and students feedback. The student responses for the longer essay-style questions are intended to give some idea about how the exam questions might be answered. The examiner

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    Personal Application of Criminology Paper Personal Application in Criminology Once I got off work and turned my phone on‚ I had a voicemail from my son saying that he staying over at his dad’s house for the night. I called his dad to verify that he was where he said he was going to be. By the time I get off the phone will my son’s father‚ I pull up at my house to realize that my garage door and kitchen door was open. Before entering‚ I called my son to ask him did he leave my doors open and

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    ignores the possibility of irrationality and unconscious drives as motivational factors. Positivist Theory - presumes that criminal behavior is caused by internal and external factors outside of the individual’s control. Positivism can be broken up into three segments which include biological‚ psychological and social positivism. Lombroso‚ an Italian prison doctor sometimes regarded as the "father" of criminology‚ was one of the largest contributors to biological positivism. Lombroso’s work suggested

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    September 28‚ 2013 1. Thesis I will explore Rational Choice Theory and Latent Trait Theory. I will further show how society responds to criminal behavior. I will show similarities and divergences between the two theories. 2. History of Criminology 3. Rational Choice Theory a. Evaluating the Risks of Crime b. Offense- and Offender-Specific Crime 4. Latent Trait Theory a. Crime and Human Nature b. General Theory of Crime 5. Society’s Response to Criminal Behavior – General Deterrence

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    of a crime and typically‚ criminological research seems to only focus on one or two factors when we should be looking into all of them. Very early criminologists such as Beccaria and Bentham tried to explain crime within the classical school of criminology‚ focusing on the individuals ’ need for ’pain ’ or ’pleasure ’ and seeing behaviour as rational and self-interested in the pursuit of this‚ in other words‚ an individual would commit a crime because he or she wanted to. Another theory by Lombroso

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    childhood separate than adulthood 2nd development – parens patriae – (translation - parent of the country) idea of having the best interest of the child (job to take child if parents neglect children) 3rd development – development of positivist criminology – the world 1/15/2014 Prostitution and Run Away – females more likely to commit these crimes than males Overall‚ males commit more crimes than females Chiveraly hypothesis – females treated less harsh But now change in tide – may

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    Critically examine the relationship between the media and the criminal justice system. In your answer you should consider the following: How does the media portray crime? How does the public respond to media reporting? How does the reporting impact upon criminal justice policies? Use contemporary examples The relationship between the media and the criminal justice system has become dependent as both are influential on each other. The media provides both benefits and weaknesses‚ that are associated

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    major psychological theories of crime have been influenced to some extent by other fields (i.e.‚ criminology‚ sociology‚ & biology) (Feldman‚ 1993; Hollin‚ 1989). Criminology may have had the largest effect on the development of behavioural theories of crime (Bartol‚ 1991; Hollin‚ 1989). As such it is important to briefly review the two predominant schools of thought in criminology‚ classical‚ and positivist theory. (Clinnar & Quinney‚ 1986; Feldman‚ 1993; Hollin‚ 1989). The classical theorists hold

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    Robert‚ Scheuerman‚ Heather. "Strain Theories". In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology. 09-Mar-2014. http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195396607/obo-9780195396607-0005.xml Paternoster‚ Ray‚ Bachman‚ Ronet. "Labeling Theory". In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology. 09-Mar-2014. . Kempf-Leonard‚ Kimberly‚ Morris‚ Nancy A.. "Social Control Theory". In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology. 09-Mar-2014.

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    Kayla Cochran 4/03/14 CrimJ 012: Criminology Theoretical Application/Video Paper The movie “The Dark Knight” portrays a large amount of criminal behavior throughout the entire plot. The movie takes place in Gotham City‚ which was originally described as an ominous place to live. The City is portrayed as dark and full of crime‚ grime‚ corruption‚ and a sense of urban decay. The plot of the movie is that The Joker‚ who is a deviant character and a criminal mastermind‚ seeks revenge for Batman

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