Seminar in crime and delinquency
NOTE: Points will be deducted for the inclusion of outside references. The resources you need to complete assignments are to be found in the assigned course readings. REMEMBER, the use of ChatGPT, Bard, and other forms of AI to complete coursework is defined as a form of cheating (With the exception of the editor function in Word, which you are encouraged to utilize.).
In your own words, respond to the following. Make sure you write in complete sentences and paragraphs. Your submission should be at least four well-developed paragraphs. 2 paragraphs each chapter of more than 5 compete senteces.
- Include in your material on chapter nine responses to the following: According to the authors, why do some men engage in violence toward women? What does it mean to say that violence is a resource for demonstrating and showing a person is a man.? During interviews the men depicted/described their violence in what ways? How did they depict and describe the violence of their female partners? (You might want to re-read the section which begins at the top of page 145.) How did males social class impact the way they depicted/described their violence? (You might want to re-read the section which begins toward the top of page 153.)
- Include in your material on chapter ten responses to the following: How do the concepts, serendipity and manufactured serendipity, imply human agency? How do these concepts differ from luck? The concepts, serendipity, manufactured serendipity, and sagacity (See page 163.), imply not only human agency, but specific skills which can be cultivated (See page 161.). Describe a work or professional scenario in which sagacity would be applauded by mainstream society.
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation count. Make sure you proofread your work prior to posting it. Be sure to write in complete sentences and use proper grammar to the best of your ability.
Required Text: Paul Cromwell & Michael Birzer, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime, 7thed. (2017). Oxford University Press: NY, NY.

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