How have developments with the expansion of feminist inquiry overtime shaped knowledge regarding the relationship between sex and crime evolved overtime. Why is treating all criminological theories as equally applicable between females and males is problematic and how? 3. Conservative criminology has played an important role in understanding punishment during the past 40 years in the United States. What factors shaped the rise of conservative criminological policies, what similarities exist between these policies, and what impact did these policies broadly have on offenders and society more generally? 4. Developmental perspectives provide a relatively holistic picture of individual offending explanation involvement in crime and delinquency from adolescence to adulthood. Though benefits of developmental theories are diverse, what are the most notable potential drawbacks associated with developmental explanations and why do these make construction and testing of developmental theories difficult. 5. Weighing strengths and weaknesses of integrated criminological theory, argue either in favor or against integrating theoretical frameworks into more expansive criminological explanations. Responses can take a variety of different avenues, but the central goal should be on constructing an argument, with the inclusion of examples, as to potential benefits versus drawbacks of integrated theories.
