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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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    J Heffernan General Theory of Crime Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime‚ or the GTC‚ as a way of explaining root causes of criminal behavior in an effort to find a solution to the problem of crime in America. The GTC is defined as: A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial‚ psychological‚ routine activities and rational choice theories. (1) Unlike other crime theories‚ the GTC considers the

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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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    Childhood development is the theory and practice of procedures to ensure that the child is given the proper resources‚ guidance and nutrition to see them through their infancy up to middle school. Child development can also be the biological‚ social and psychological change in a child as they grow. However‚ it is supported by the various efforts and developmental models chosen and taken by their parents and guardians. Indeed‚ the development of a child involves aspects such as pedagogical development

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    Q. Describe and evaluate two psychological theories of interpersonal attraction. In this consider the extent to which attraction is determined by cultural and social factors‚ rather than an act of choice. A. Attraction can be considered as a relatively simple process‚ which has a number of different forms such as friendships‚ sexual attraction and romantic love. There are various factors and processes which are involved in attraction‚ which will be covered in this essay. Interpersonal attraction

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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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    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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    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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