In particular, draw from examples in the readings and video. How do politics enter into considerations of what constitutes “science,” and what is advanced as “appropriate?” Discuss the debate over criminological knowledge that was created by the conflict between Edwin Sutherland and the Gluecks. Drawing on the article by Hughes, how has research in the social sciences been used to marginalize entire classes of people? Provide examples. Is this currently happening in criminology and criminal justice sciences?
Attempt to organize various and disparate theories of crime causation or reaction to criminal offending, either along historical, analytical-level, or paradigmatic lines. Then, identify the theories in criminology that have been the most successful at explaining crime in the United States. How do we logically combine or integrate theories? What theories in criminology are most amendable to theoretical integration? Explain your answer.
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