Consider the Three Critical Approaches to Crime and Deviance Discussed

question 32

Essay

Consider the three critical approaches to crime and deviance discussed in the text, feminist criminology, Critical Race Theory, and peacemaking criminology. Which do you prefer? Explain why in three to five sentences.

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Definitions:

Social-cognitive Learning

Learning through observing others’ behaviors, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors, emphasizing the importance of cognitive processes.

Prepared Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biological predisposition to learn certain associations exists because it has survival value.

Snakes

Limbless, carnivorous reptiles with elongated bodies, covered in scales, and found in diverse environments around the world.

School

An institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers.