criminology question assignment

Reading Assignment 1

Chapter 1 (The Expansion of Criminological Theory)

Points Possible: 20

Deliverable Length: 3-4 pages

Due: Thursday, Sep 2 by 11:55pm

Answer any two questions (10 points each):

1.  Compare and contrast the sociological (Mills) and criminological (Williams imaginations.

2.  Why do you think social science and criminological theories are less successful and prediction and focus more on description and low-level explanation?

3.   List and discuss any three of the six questions the text presents to guide theoretical analysis.