Criminology Essay Assignment where you choose from a list of given articles as well as from textbook. If you have chosen one of the given topic and relating article you have to follow guide under extra notes files with each chapter.
Essay 2 Essay 2 Assignment – List of Articles SOCI236 – Issues in Crime Articles 1. Social Disorganization Theory (a) Sampson, Robert J, and William Julius Wilson. 1995. Toward a Theory of Race, Crime, and Urban Inequality. In Crime and Inequality, John Hagan and Peterson, Ruth D, 37-56. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 2. Strain and Subcultural Theory (a) Hagedorn, John M. 1994. “Homeboys, Dope Fiends, Legits, and New Jacks,” Criminology, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 197-219. 3. Social Learning (Differential Association) Theory (a) Rosecrance, John. 1986. “The Stooper: A Professional Thief in the Sutherland Manner,” Criminology, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 29-40. 4. Neutralization Theory (a) Benson, Michael L. 1985. “Denying the Guilty Mind: Accounting for Involvement in a White-Collar Crime,” Criminology, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 583-607. 5. Social Control Theory (a) Wells, Edward L. and Joseph H. Rankin. 1988. “Social Control Theories of Delinquency: Direct Parental Controls,” Criminology, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 263-285. OR (b) Sampson, Robert J. 1987. “Urban Black Violence: The Effect of Male Joblessness and Family Disruption,” AJS, Vol. 93, No. 2, pp. 348-382. 6. Critical (Conflict and Marxist) Theories (a) Robinson, Cyril D. 1993. “The Production of Black Violence in Chicago,” Crime and Capitalism: Readings in Marxist Criminology, edited by David F. Greenberg, pp. 279-333. OR (b) Chambliss, William J. 1989. “State-Organized Crime,” Criminology, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 183-208. 7. Feminist theory (a) Allen, Hilary. 1987. “Rendering Them Harmless: The Professional Portrayal of Women Charged with Serious Violent Crimes,” in Gender, Crime and Justice, edited by Pat Carlen, pp. 81-94. OR (b) Martin, Patricia Yancey and Robert A. Hummer. 1989. “Fraternities and Rape on Campus,” Gender and Society, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 457-473. Essay 1 Essay 2 Assignment SOCI236 – Issues in Crime Instructor: Alexander Shvarts Due Date: Week of November 16-22, 2020 Total marks: 20% of final mark Marks deducted for lateness: 5% or 1 mark/day Instructions: 1. Choose an issue in crime/criminology from one of the following areas: (a) Race, Crime, and Urban Inequality (b) Drug Dealers (c) Thieves (d) White-Collar Crime (e) Delinquency and Parental Controls (f) Urban Black Violence (g) State-Organized Crime (h) Black Violence in Chicago (i) Fraternities and Rape on Campus (j) Women who commit serious violent crimes 2. Based on the issue in crime which you have chosen you will be provided with an article from a sociological or criminological journal on your topic. 3. Relate your article to one of the following criminological theories that were covered in class and in your text: (a) Social Disorganization theories (b) Strain and Subcultural theories (c) Social Learning (Differential Association), Neutralization, and Social Control theories (d) Conflict and Marxist theories (e) Feminist theories 4. Discuss the following topics as they relate to your article and the criminological theory that you have chosen: (a) Basic Idea and Major Theorists (b) The Role of Law, the Definition of Crime, and the Image of the Criminal (c) Causal Logic (d) Criminal Justice System Implications, including Criminal Justice Policy and Correctional Ideology and Techniques of Crime Control 5. Conclude by providing an evaluation/criticism of the article that you have chosen. The criticism can come from a different criminological theory than the one that you have chosen, which looks at your issue of crime in a different light. For example, Strain theories of crime are criticized by Marxist and conflict theories for only focussing on lower-class crime because strain theory provides little analysis of how crime is constructed by the powerful and it is based on official statistics. 6. Adequate citations, endnotes, and references must be provided in order to avoid PLAGIARISM. In class, we will go over the proper format that you should use for references. 7. The essay should be minimum 1000 words in length (4 pages), double-spaced, typed.