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Pepperdine University Criminological Theories & Neurological Theory Discussion

 

) Complete chapters 6, then submit a 500-800 words minimum answering question 1, 2, and 4 of the listed questions in the “Critical Thinking” section found at the end of the chapter. When writing your section, do not quote directly from the reading, and please properly cite your sources using APA, MLA, or Chicago format. Please submit a PDF with your answers on Canvas using the assignment submission section.

1. Is there a “transitional” area in your town or city?
Does the crime rate remain constant there, regardless
of who moves in or out?
2. Is it possible that a distinct lower-class culture exists?
Do you know anyone who has the focal concerns
Miller talks about? Were there “focal concerns” in your
high school or college experience?
3. Have you ever perceived anomie? What causes
anomie? Is there more than one cause of strain?
4. How would Merton explain middle-class crime? How
would Agnew?
5. Could “relative deprivation” produce crime among
college-educated white-collar workers?