Chapter 1 Essay questions

  1. Can crime be satisfactorily explained by any one theory?
  2. Is formal social control benign?
  3. Should one argue that more recent criminological theories are necessarily superior?
  4. ‘Criminals would rarely claim that they are wicked’. Discuss.
  5. Is crime a product of social inequality?
  6. Does crime undermine the social order?
  7. Would we all commit crime if we were able to do so?
  8. How useful is it to portray crime as a product of social disorganization?
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