TASK 1: Biological and Psychological Theories of Crime
Brief description of the crime you selected. Describe one biological and one psychological theory might account for the crime and why. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your points.
REFRERENCES
Schmelleger, F.(2012). Criminology today: An integrative introduction (Laureate Education, Inc.,6th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall. AND OTHERS
TASK 2
Sociological Theories and Crime
To prepare for this Discussion:
Select a crime committed by an adolescent to use for this Discussion. It can be contemporary or historical, but it should not have been used as an example in your textbook.
Post a brief description of the sociological theory and adolescent crime you selected. Then explain how that theory would account for the adolescent criminal behavior. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your points.
REFRERENCES
Schmelleger, F.(2012). Criminology today: An integrative introduction (Laureate Education, Inc.,6th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall. AND OTHERS
TASK 3:
Crime Against Persons and Property, White-Collar Crime, and Organized Crime
Who's to Blame?
The "Who''s to Blame" boxes in each chapter provide you with another way to consider crime and its causes as a manifestation of the social problems and social responsibility perspectives. They also bring biological, psychological, and sociological theories to life in vignettes about real crime, criminals, and victims, and they provide examples of crime against persons, property crime, white-collar crime, and organized crime. You might refer back to the crimes you read or heard about during the kick-off exercise at the beginning of the week. Can you think of some for which society seems more to blame and others for which blame seems more appropriately attributed to the individual?