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write a narrative essay (with a minimum of 2,000 words [total assignment] and five scholarly sources. One source can be the textbook provided in the course) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least four scholarly sources and remember to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections in your essay. Cite your sources in APA format. Explain the evolution and growing purpose of criminology in the past century Discuss “deviant behavior” from both a social and criminal justice perspective. Compare and contrast experimental criminology and theoretical criminology Why should the study of crime be considered inter-disciplinary, taking in to account biology, psychology, psychiatry and political science? Develop an example where at least two of these disciplines can be attached to a crime. Why is victimology an important sub-set of social science research? How does a culture decide what should be labeled as “criminal”?

The first chapter covers an introduction to the study of criminology. The second chapter examines where theories come from and how they can help us better understand why crime occurs

Criminology by Bruce Gay