You are working as a criminal justice research specialist in a local television production company. The managing director has an assignment for you. The company will be producing a documentary on the root causes of specific crimes that occurs in low-income, “inner-city” neighborhoods. The focused crimes are personal assault, robbery, burglary, and theft. While race and ethnicity are not factors, there may be other identifiable factors or theories that motivate or predict a personal propensity to criminal behavior. Your assignment is to:
- Identify at least three (3) such factors/theories and,
- Compare each with the other two (2) determining which is the most likely to be the primary contributor to criminal activity.
a. Theory 1, compared to 2 and 3
b. Theory 2, compared to 1 and 3
c. Theory 3, compared to 1 and 2 - Collectively, these comparisons must be supported by at least three (3) cited sources from the course instructional materials or outside scholarly sources
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