Question 1

Consider the enforcement of laws and the distribution of punishment in contemporary society. Does conflict theory provide an example of an association between race and crime in contemporary society?

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Question 2

John Wright's Biosocial Thesis on Race and Offending offers two reasons for race and problem behavior that he maintains are based on "an evolutionary understanding of race differences." What are these two reasons?

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Question 3

Provide a contemporary example of collective efficacy in a community. How does collective efficacy deter crime?

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Question 4

Explain how the concentric zone theory contextualizes race and crime.

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Question 5

Consider racial differences in criminal offending. A general strain theory explanation implies that African-Americans experience disproportionate strain. What are some of the strains that Kaufman and his colleagues cite?

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Question 6

Describe how the colonial model contextualizes race and crime.

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Question 7

Consider the weakness of the subculture of violence theory posited by Hawkins (1983). Did Hawkins feel that the theory adequately addressed differences in the administration of justice for Blacks? What did Hawkins believe could prevent homicides in the African American community?

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Question 8

What limitations of Merton's original strain/anomie theory did Bohm note?

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Quiz 3: Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime