Complete Assignment

Piri Thomas’ Down These Mean Streets: Essay Outline

Utilize this sheet – which you will hand in with your test – to construct your essay. Introduction:

i. Two Theories Chosen For Essay (from second half of this course):

Discussion of First Theory:

i. Main features/arguments of theory:

ii. Example from book that supports or refutes theory:

iii. Problems/issues with the theory – indicate how choice of next theory discussed addresses issue of crime/deviance that this theory does not adequately address:

Discussion of Second Theory:

iv. Main features/arguments of theory:

v. Example from book that supports or refutes theory:

vi. Problems/issues with the theory – indicate how choice of next theory discussed addresses issue of crime/deviance that this theory does not adequately address:

Conclusion:

vii. Do all of the theories work to explain Piri’s behavior, or not? Which theory do you find most satisfactory (‘weigh’ the theory against the others, according to scope/logical consistency/empirical validity/etc…)? Using ideas from

criminology, how can you best explain Piri’s reformation by the end of the book?