15 Mar How do the different roles of criminologists, criminalists, and criminal justice professionals var
- How do the different roles of criminologists, criminalists, and criminal justice professionals vary (4 pts)?
- How do these roles contribute to the field of criminology (4 pts)?
- Who primarily contributes to social policy (4 pts)?
- Identify the four eras of criminology and discuss how they have influenced the current field of criminology today (12 pts).
- Compare and contrast traditional biological and modern biosocial theories (8 pts).
- What is the primary focus of each type (2 pts)?
- What is the major distinguishing feature between historical and contemporary biological theories of criminality (8 pts)?
- List the six main categories of early biological theories and their key elements (12 pts).
- What are some of the major findings of early research into the study of genetics in criminology (2 pts)?
- What does this suggest about human behavior in relation to social and physical environments (4 pts)?
- Explain the three major sociological approaches to crime causation and the major principles or assumptions of sociological theories (12 pts).
- What are some of the ways social structure theories help explain crime (2 pts)?
- What informal and formal arrangements do these theories look at (4 pts)?
- What are the three sociological explanations for crime (12 pts)?
- How might we see this present in society today (10 pts)?
