criminal justice

The assignment is to use any of the
theories that including that of free will (in the Chicago School), a lack of
deterrence for the offender causing crime (the Chicago School), and
Strain/Subculture Theories and research a crime in the news (can be
contemporary or historical). Then use the theory to explain the crime. For
example, famous juvenile delinquency cases can be well-explained by Subculture
Theories. Drug crimes/robberies can be well explained by anomie theory (a part
of Strain, Sometimes there is no real, obvious cause for a crime, as in
so-called “thrill-seeker” crimes–free will/lack of fear of
punishment on the part of the offender (Chicago School) may well explain
those types of crime. 10 pages maximum is the guideline with around 5
references 🙂