List and Briefly Describe the Three Major Types of Forecasts

question 90

Essay

List and briefly describe the three major types of forecasts.

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Definitions:

Seductions Of Crime

A concept exploring how criminal behavior can appear attractive or rewarding, focusing on psychological and environmental factors that lure individuals into committing crimes.

Structural Strain Theory

Structural strain theory is a sociological framework that explains deviance and social problems as the result of a disconnect between societal goals and the means available to achieve them.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences individuals to act in ways that make the belief become true.

Robert Merton

A prominent sociologist who developed theories on social structure, anomie, and the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.