You will choose a major field of criminology (Classical, Biological, Psychological,
You will choose a major field of criminology (Classical, Biological, Psychological, or Sociological) that explains the causation of one the following crimes:
You will choose a major field of criminology (Classical, Biological, Psychological,
For this assignment, you will write a paper applying theory to a particular crime.
You will choose a major field of criminology (Classical, Biological, Psychological, or Sociological) that explains the causation of one the following crimes:
1) any crime selected from the Uniform Crime Reports, National Incident-Based Reporting System, or National Crime Victimization Survey;
2) any white-collar crime; or
3) any environmental crime. Your analysis will apply only to your one chosen crime.
Your paper should have six sections: an introduction, four substantive sections, and a conclusion.
In these four substantive sections, you will 1) analyze causation of the crime based on your selected field of criminology and
2)Lastly, three sections comparing and contrasting the other three fields of criminology, explaining why they’re not as significant a cause for your chosen crime.
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Major concepts and theories
Biological theories
Additionally, biological theories of crime asserted a linkage between certain biological conditions and an increased tendency to engage in criminal behaviour.
In the 1890s great interest, as well as controversy, was generated by the biological theory of the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso, whose investigations of the skulls and facial features of criminals led him to the hypothesis that serious or persistent criminality was associated with atavism, or the reversion to a primitive stage of human development.
Also, in the mid-20th century, William Sheldon won considerable support for his theory that
criminal behaviour was more common among muscular, athletic persons (mesomorphs)
than among tall, thin persons (ectomorphs) or soft, rounded individuals (endomorphs).
Lastly, during the 1960s, significant debate arose over the possible association between
criminal tendencies and chromosomal abnormalities—in particular,