Please answer all questions,
ASA Style
Write a separate essay for each question.
Page limits are specified for each question.
1. (4 pages) Explain the study conducted in the article, The Social Context of
Criminal threat, Victim Race, and Punitive Black and Latino Sentiment, by Stewart,
Johnson, Warren, Rosario and Hughes, Criminology 2019. Discuss in detail both the
research in the article and the way in which theory is central to it. Are the theories
supported by the findings? What are the policy implications of the findings?
2. (4 pages) Examine the article, Development of Impulsivity and Riskseeking: Implications for the Dimensionality and Stability of Self-Control, by Forrest,
Hay, Widdowson and Rocque, Criminology, 2019. Describe in detail both the points
made in the article and the authors use of the theories that are on our syllabus in making
these points. Clarify the implications of articles analysis for future research and for
public policy.
3. (4 pages) Discuss the research and the findings in, Does Gang Membership
Pay? Illegal and Legal Earnings Through Emerging Adulthood, by Augustyn, McGloin
and Pyrooz, Criminology, 2019. Explain the findings and the importance of
criminological theories in the study. What are the policy implications of the findings?
4. (4 pages) Describe the research and findings presented in, Aggressive
Policing and the Educational Performance of Minority Youth, by Legewie and Fagan,
Criminology, 2019. Discuss the implications of this study for the criminological theories
central to the article and for public policy
