Essay Exam One

Instructions

Answer all six questions below.

Use course lectures and assigned readings to support your answers.

Outside sources are not required unless specified.

Write in your own words and respond thoroughly.

Use full sentences and paragraph form.

Responses are flagged for plagiarism and AI. Use your own words and use a citation if you are referencing textbook or other work, e.g., textbook author and page number or Lecture, Week 3, when referencing course materials.

Length guide: Aim for 250600 words per question, depending on complexity. Recommended word counts are included.

Upload your answers as a single PDF file. Copy and paste the questions into your own document and type your answers underneath each one.

Exam Questions

1. According to class lecture, define mass incarceration and describe current trends, including any statistics, historical shifts, or policy examples discussed in lecture.

(3 points | Suggested length: 250300 words)

2. According to class lecture and the textbook, discuss the UCR, NCVS, and self-report surveys. For each, explain how it measures crime and note its limitations.

(4 points | Suggested length: 300400 words)

3. Identify and describe the four major sociological theories of crime. Use the textbook and lecture to explain each theory. You may briefly include an example to illustrate how each one works.

(4 points | Suggested length: 350400 words)

4. Find a recent news article about a crime. Summarize the article briefly (100 words). Then, apply two of the four sociological theories of crime to explain how each theory would interpret it. Be thoughtful in your analysisfocus on how the theory explains the why behind the behavior. Include a link to the article you used.

(6 points | Suggested length: 500600 words)

5. According to class lecture, describe each tenet of critical carceral studies and explain how it helps us understand the criminal legal system from a critical perspective.

(4 points | Suggested length: 300350 words)

6. Based on the textbook and Kimberl Crenshaws TED Talk, explain what intersectionality is and how it applies to issues related to the study of criminology.

(4 points | Suggested length: 350450 words)

Here is the link to the Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/akOe5-UsQ2o?si=vDi_1w-phGU5ORuq