Chapter Four Discussion aligns with the following course-level objectives:
2. Analyze crime, delinquency and deviance and be able to distinguish between the terms3. Evaluate social, familial and psychological risk factors of criminality4. Understand the impact of environment on the criminal5. Apply the theories of: crime, aggression, violence as well as the causes
You will use the following resources to complete the chapter three discussion:
Birzer, M.L., & Cromwell, P. (2017)In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime. Oxford University Press
Cengage. (2020, February 16).Crime Causation: Sociological Theories.Encyclopedia.com.https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/legal-and-political-magazines/crime-causation-sociological-theories(Links to an external site.)
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United States Courts.Chapter 2: Communicating/Interacting With Persons Engaged in Criminal Activity and Felons (Probation and Supervised Release Conditions).United States Courts.
https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/communicating-interacting-persons-engaged-criminal-activity-felons-probation-supervised-release-conditions(Links to an external site.)
Address the following:
Review the information on the United States Court website referenced above regarding probationers and their associations with convicted felons. You should read chapter four of your textbook and study the information referenced above on Sociological Theories. Consider your readings and answer the following questions:
1. As stated on the United States Court website, while under supervision, a convicted felon cannot have any associations with people who have also been known to engage in criminal activity. Is this a reasonable condition for the Court to consider? Why or why not? Include evidence from your text and other sources to support your answer.
2. Do any of the Sociological Theories you studied support the need for such a condition of probation/supervision? Explain your answer in detail.