The three types of crime: violent, property and white-collar

PART 1

In the course Intro Assignment, you were asked to write on the question: “What causes crime?” Copy and paste your answer into this assignment (you do not need to include the second part about the crime rate). Then, the same way that you found theories within a song in the last assignment- go through your previous intro assignment and highlight and discuss the theories you were talking about using the comment function of Microsoft Word. Be sure to include as much variety in your comments as you can. If you think your description could fit a few theories- describe them all within reason. As noted above, this is a cumulative assignment. This is your chance to show me how much you have learned throughout this course.

Your comments should include:

• Which theory you were referencing
• The scholar associated with that theory (if a scholar was mentioned in class)
• Why this is referencing the theory/short description of the theory

PART 2

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After having now re-read your Intro Assignment, what do you think is the most important theory you did not include? Describe this theory and tell me why you think it is important to now include this in your discussion about the causes of crime.

PART 3

America has an exceptionally high rate of gun crime. Criminal justice professionals are confronted with this problem daily. If you were asked to recommend the best policy to decrease gun-crime, most specifically, violent crime, what would you recommend. Your answer must be based on 1 criminological theory. Explain why your policy will work according to the mechanisms of this theory.

PART 4

This week we talked about three types of crime: violent, property and white-collar. Using the format I provided below (keep the bullets and fill in your answer after the colon) describe how well these 4 theories (strain, DA/learning/subculture, self-control, and rational-choice) can be used to explain these crimes. At each bullet you must tell me 2 things:

• How well does this theory explain the above crime type
• Why? If this is a good fit- explain the fit. If it is a bad fit-or it is hard to think of how this theory would explain that type of crime- explain why.

Your answers for each bullet should not be long (about 2-3 sentences).

Violent Crime

• Strain:
• Differential Association/Learning/Subculture:
• Self-Control:·
• Rational-Choice:

Property Crime

• Strain:
• Differential Association/Learning/Subculture:
• Self-Control:
• Rational-Choice:

White Collar Crime

• Strain:
• Differential Association/Learning/Subculture:
• Self-Control:
• Rational-Choice: