Braithwaite’s 13 facts about crime
1. Crime is committed disproportionately by males.
2.Crime is perpetrated disproportionately by 15–25 year olds.
3.Crime is committed disproportionately by unmarried people.
4. Crime is committed disproportionately by people living in large cities.
5. Crime is committed disproportionately by people who have experienced high residential mobility and who live in areas characterized by high residential mobility.
6.Young people who are strongly attached to their school are less likely to engage in crime.
7. Young people who have high educational and occupational aspirations are less likely to engage in crime.
8. Young people who do poorly at school are more likely to engage in crime.
9. Young people who are strongly attached to their parents are less likely to engage in crime.
10. Young people who have friendships with criminals are more likely to engage in crime themselves.
11. People who believe strongly in complying with the law are less likely to violate the law.
12. For both men and women, being at the bottom of the class structure – whether measured by personal socioeconomic status, socioeconomic status of the area of residence, being unemployed or belonging to an oppressed racial minority – increases rates of offending for all types of crime apart from those for which opportunities are systematically less available to the poor.
13. Crime rates have been increasing since the Second World War in most countries, developed and developing. The only case of a country which has been clearly shown to have had a falling crime rate in this period is Japan.
For Paper 2, you are going to test a theory of crime against these facts.
What you′re going to do
– Choose one (1) theory of crime covered in this course.
– Briefly describe its tenets (principles/beliefs); you are welcome to use your notes/the text for assistance.
– Explain in detail how it describes at least six (6) of Braithwaite’s 13 facts about crime.
Paper specs
Your paper should be between 1500-2000 words in length.
A reference list does not count toward the word count.
I have no preference regarding font, spacing, margins, etc. Use what works best for you.
Your paper must be formatted in APA style, 7th edition.
I do not need a cover page or ″name/date/class″ block on the first page of the paper. I try to grade ″blind″ (not the best name, but I did not come up with it)–Canvas knows who submitted what, so please leave your name off your paper!
I also do not need an abstract.
References must be cited both in-text and in a separate ″References″ page at the end of the paper.
Please include an appropriate header, including page number and paper title.
Need assistance with APA?
Check out the Purdue OWL! Their website is linked here.
The library is hosting APA workshops throughout the quarter. I highly encourage you to attend, both for your own benefit and for the potential for extra credit with proof of attendance. Here is the link to the library′s website with more information.
I also have a comprehensive APA guide available for use in my office. Feel free to stop by if you′d like to use it.
Papers will be run through Turnitin. University academic integrity policies apply.
Other things to note
Please submit your paper as an attachment, following the course attachment policy (see one of your assignments for details). This allows me to provide inline feedback.
A rubric will be posted within this module.
Any questions? Please feel free to reach out to me.
The theory I want you to use is social disorganization theory. Starts on page 77.
The link for the textbook is https://online.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781611638882/pageid/104
Please cite it in the text when getting information from the book.
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