Crime and Deviance Theories In-Class Exercise (worth 5%)
Examine the competing theories of crime and deviance advanced by Tanner XXXXXXXXXXaddressed on pages XXXXXXXXXXin the text. Identify the central claims of each theory and utilize to help understand why rule-
eaking behaviors occur.
1. What are the basic tenets of strain theory? Use to explain at least one of the following norm violations - deviant acts of academic cheating and performance enhancing drug usage among athletes, as well as the criminal acts of school shooting rampages, corporate crime, stealing parcels from people’s front porches or school vandalism - and attempt to explain their occu
ence by using strain theory.
2. What are the basic tenets of differential association theory? Use to explain at least one of the following norm violations - deviant acts of academic cheating and performance enhancing drug usage among athletes, as well as the criminal acts of school shooting rampages, corporate crime, stealing bikes, selling drugs or school vandalism - and attempt to explain their occu
ence by using differential association theory.
3. What are the basic tenets of control theory? Use to explain at least one of the following norm violations - deviant acts of academic cheating and performance enhancing drug usage among athletes, as well as the criminal acts of school shooting rampages, corporate crime, stealing parcels from people’s front porches or school vandalism - and attempt to explain their occu
ence by using control theory.
4. What are the basic tenets of routine activities theory? Use to explain at least one of the following norm violations - deviant acts of academic cheating and performance enhancing drug usage among athletes, as well as the criminal acts of school shooting rampages, corporate crime, stealing parcels from people’s front porches or school vandalism - and attempt to explain their occu
ence by using routine activities theory.
5. Briefly discuss the relationship between gender and crime. Read pages XXXXXXXXXXand jot down in point form what you learn.