Chapter : Contemporary Theories of Process
Write a three Page Review (300-400 words). Your review may include all aspects of the learning objectives or some partial selected areas of the learning objectives below.
1: Describe strain theory and how it is related to the concept of anomie studied earlier.
2: Explain the concept of social capital and its use in criminological theory.
3: Discuss developmental theories in general and the research evidence on them.
4: Highlight some of the anticrime policies that would be consistent with the theories described in this section.
5: Identify the major principles of low self-control theory and their implications for crime and delinquency.