Major Sections to be addressed:
1.DESCRIPTION OF STUDIES
(Start by saying how many studies you are describing and evaluating, and the theories they have examined). For each study you describe, include the purpose of the study, sampling, the rationale for, and measurement of dependent, independent, and control variables, and the result of the study.
2.LIMITATIONS AND WEAKNESSES
Identify and discuss limitations and weaknesses of the studies included in the first section (Description of Studies)
3.THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Identify and discuss those criminological theories that have been used to explain the correlation between poverty and crime.
Here are the SPECIFIC SOURCES to use, please don\’t forget to cite in text and include them on the reference list.
SOURCE1
Hannon, L. (2002). CRIMINAL OPPORTUNITY THEORY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POVERTY AND PROPERTY CRIME. Sociological Spectrum, 22(3), 363-381. doi:10.1080/02732170290062676
SOURCE2
Pare, P., & Felson, R. (n.d). Income inequality, poverty and crime across nations. British Journal Of Sociology, 65(3), 434-458.
SOURCE3
HIPP, J. R., & YATES, D. K. (2011). GHETTOS, THRESHOLDS, AND CRIME: DOES CONCENTRATED POVERTY REALLY HAVE AN ACCELERATING INCREASING EFFECT ON CRIME?. Criminology, 49(4), 955-990. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00249.x
SOURCE4
Stretesky, P. B., Schuck, A. M., & Hogan, M. J. (2004). SPACE MATTERS: AN ANALYSIS OF POVERTY, POVERTY CLUSTERING, AND VIOLENT CRIME. JQ: Justice Quarterly, 21(4), 817-841
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