Response to the following in 500 words each:
1. Discuss the broken windows theory and provide examples. What has the research shown about the validity of the theory?
2. Discuss the crime of stalking and stalking laws. Be sure to include how stalking first became a crime, the actus reus of stalking, and how stalking statutes vary.
3. According to the felony murder rule, unintentional deaths that occur during the commission of another felony are murders. The law varies widely, due mainly to efforts to limit the rule in a number of ways. One of the limitations involves the crimes to which the rule applies. Explain this limitation. Provide some examples of crimes that would qualify for the felony murder rule.
4. What are the two rationales for the crime of attempt? Provide an example of each.