Problem 1: Explain what we mean when we say that crime is a social construction AND discuss how. The historical context of dispute settlement presented in lecture supports the Idea of crime as a social construction?
Problem 2: Explain, using examples from class, the relationship between, race/racism, media, Policing and crime. This is a purposefully open-ended question that you could answer in a few different ways - the intention is that you draw on concepts and examples from Week 2 [Media & Crime) and Week 4 (Correlates of Crime)
Problem 3: Using examples of three types of offences - 1).copyright Infringement; 2) homicide, and 3) sexual violence explain which source of crime data you would use to understand trends in each type of crime.