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Assessment question: Crime is a socially constructed phenomenon. Discuss this statement with reference to:Layout:
Introduction 200 words
Body- 300 words each dot point (a-d)
Conclusion-100 wordsIntroduction- (200 words) I am AGREEING with the assessment question, -Crime is a socially constructed phenomenonBody:-
a) the criminological schools of thought; 300words
Using this reading
Walklate, S 2007, Perspectives in criminological theory, in Understanding criminology: Current theoretical debates, 3rd edn, Open University Press, Maidenhead, UK, pp. 17-37.-apply your learning to real life examples.b) the emergence of the victim in criminological thought; 300wordsusing this reading
Karmen, A 2013, What is victimology?, in Crime victims: an introduction to victimology, 8th edn, Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, Belmont, pp. 1-35.
apply your learning to real life examples.c) different definitions of crime; 300wordsMuncie, J 2001, The construction and deconstruction of crime, in J Muncie & E McLaughlin (eds), The problem of crime, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, pp. 7-70.
apply your learning to real life examples.d) measuring crime and victimisation. 300words
Walklate, S 2011, Counting crime, in Criminology: the basics, 2nd edn, Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 29-51. apply your learning to real life examples.