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CRM 101 – UNDERSTANDING CRIME IN CANADA
PICK A THEORY ASSIGNMENT
Scenario
Samuwort City is a large city with a population of approximately one million people. Between 1960 and
1990 the city thrived. It had a strong economy based on large-scale manufacturing. During this period
the unemployment rate was only 3% and the majority of residents owned their home. However, in 1990
the City was hit by a series of corporate frauds and illegal investment practices that caused the banking
sector to collapse. As a result, many factories closed their doors and moved their operations. The
unemployment rate subsequently rose from 3% in 1990 to 20% by 2000. Many residents lost their homes
through foreclosure. Furthermore, as a result of the economic recession, the city was hit with problems of
increased poverty and social inequality, decreased spending on recreational programs, increased divorce,
increased high school drop-out rates and a rise in unwed, teenage pregnancy. Furthermore, due to an
increased demand for social welfare programs and public housing, the local government had to
dramatically reduce the size of its police force from 3,000 officers in 1990 to only 2,000 officers by 2000.
Between 1990 and 2010 the city’s violent crime rate jumped from 5 per 100,000 to 50 per 100,000.
Similarly, the property crime rate increased from 100 per 100,000 to 400 per 100,000. As a result of this
increase in crime, the number of inmates in local prisons tripled. Fortunately, in 2005, a big computer
software developer decided to establish its global headquarters in Samuwort. As a result, many well-
educated people from across the country moved to the city to take up high paying jobs in the technology
sector. Furthermore, in 2008, a major developer decided to build an amusement park in the city and many
new jobs were created in the tourism industry. The creation of jobs in both the computer and tourism
industries also led to the construction of several new hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, retail stores and a
casino — which revitalized the downtown core.
It should be noted however, that not all Samuwort residents benefited from this new economic prosperity.
Many of the highest paying jobs went to newcomers to the City who had been lured by the recently
established businesses. Many of the permanent residents simply did not have the education needed to
establish high-paying careers within the new economy. As a result, although the unemployment rate
dropped to 10% by 2015, it was still three times higher than before the recession hit. Furthermore, most
of the permanent residents of Samuwort could only find low-paying, part-time jobs in the service sector.
In 2015, a local special news report revealed that since their arrival, the big computer software company
that established their headquarters in the City, were illegally dumping their toxic waste in predominately
low-income racialized neighbourhoods. The company apologized, vowed to follow environmentally
friendly waste practices and offered to build a new community centre for residents.
By 2020, the violent crime rate dropped slightly to 40 violent offences per 100,000. However, property
crime did not decline at all and there was an explosion of arrests for loitering, prostitution, drug
possession, drug-trafficking, and domestic violence.
Furthermore, the police had to establish a special task force to deal with growing problems with hate
crimes, against the City’s growing racially diverse population. However, due to a number of high profile
cases demonstrating police inaction in addressing community concerns, trust in the police was extremely
low. Consequently, few racial minority residents were reporting crimes to the police.
Based on the fictional scenario provided above, please answer the following three questions:
1) Please use two criminological theories to explain why both violent and property crime increased in
Samuwort City between 1990 and 2010.
2) Please use two criminological theories to explain why, after economic recovery, property crime
did not decline at all and there was an explosion of arrests for loitering, prostitution, drug
possession, drug-trafficking, and domestic violence.
3) Please use one or more criminological theories to explain why Samuwort City saw an increase in
hate crimes after the economic revitalization, and why there were so few reports to the police.
Your assignment should be written in an “essay” format or style. Your response to each question should
have a clear introduction, argument, and conclusion. You should make specific efforts to integrate
material from both the required readings and the lectures. The use of outside sources will be accepted,
but it is not necessary!! You will not receive extra credit for using material that has not been assigned.
You will be evaluated on your ability to demonstrate an understanding of important criminological
theories and construct an argument that effectively addresses the questions listed above. You will also be
evaluated on your writing ability (including paper organization, grammar, and spelling). Your final paper
should be no more than seven to ten (7 to10) — double-spaced — pages (not including the title page and
references). Please provide page numbers. Use standard margins and a 12-point font. Proper citation and
referencing techniques are required. Please use the APA standard for both citations and references.
Please put both your name and your student number on the title page.
THE FINAL PAPER (40% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE) IS DUE BY 11:59 PM ON OR BEFORE
FRIDAY APRIL 14th, 2023

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