Introduction to Criminological Theory – 2014

Project description

1) Explain how Weber’s analysis of capitalism differs from Marx? What are some of the implications for understanding and explaining crime and deviance?

2) ‘Why is it that most people do not engage in criminal activities?’ Critically discuss this question with reference to Control Theories.

3 ) What has ‘feminism’ contributed to criminology ?

4) Critically discuss the relevance of ‘victimology’ for criminology.

5) Critically evaluate the contribution of ‘contemporary classicism’ in understanding crime and attempting to reduce it.

6) Critically evaluate the ideas associated with Marxist and Critical Criminology.

7) Compare and contrast the ideas associated with left realism and right realism.

8) Critically evaluate labelling theory’s contribution to understanding crime and deviance.

9) To what extent is criminal behaviour a consequence of psychological factors within the individual? Critically discuss with reference to psychological theories of crime.

10) Explain and evaluate the key features of ‘cultural criminology’.

11) Describe and critically evaluate the value of subcultural theories in understanding delinquency.

Referencing Requirements:
Referencing: overall clarifications
In the text:
Surname and year only (Jones 1995)
For two authors (Jones and Smith 2006)
For multiple authors (Jones et al 2004)

If quoting directly:
Surname(s), year and page number.
‘Daniel Silverstone is a very scary individual’ (Jones and Smith 1995 p.25)
Lengthy quotes need to be indented and in their own paragraph

Referencing
In the Reference section – alphabetical by author.
•For books:
Jones S (2001) Criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
•For Chapters in books
Pea J (2007) ‘Mentally Disordered Offenders’ in Maguire M, Reiner R and Morgan R (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology: 3rd Edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press

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