Choose four of the following theories and discuss how they account for criminal offending and have been used to explain ethnic-racial differences in criminal offending. Then develop four pieces of public policy that might aid in reducing the ethnic-racial disparity in criminal offending.
Two theories done, the other two theories I chose were Contemporary (not classical) Labeling Theory and Social Control Theory (as developed by Hirschi). I will attach some resources. Please let me know if you need more.
The layout for each theory will look like this:
Theory (2 pages)
1) Describe how the theory explains criminal offending (about 1/2 page).
2) Discuss how the theory has been used by theorists and researchers to explain racial differences in criminal offending (about 3/4 page).
3) Making explicit connections to the theory and research from Part 2, propose and justify a public policy that could be used to reduce ethnic-racial disparities in criminal offending (about 3/4 page).
