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Part A (16 Points)
Based on the information in the textbook, in your own words, discuss the Anomie (Emile Durkheim and Robert Merton) , Labeling (i.e. Howard Becker) and Social Control (i.e. Travis Hirschi), Broken Windows (i.e. Wilson and Kelling; Pp. 183-184) approaches on crime and delinquency [Length: At least 120 words per perspective; Max points = 4 per perspective]
Part B (8 Points)
Select a recent (within the past three months) national or local news story on crime and/or delinquency. Apply one of the sociological perspectives on deviance you consider as the best to understand or explain that story. (Instructions: Provide web links or reference for that story. Apply the core ideas, principles or teachings of the selected perspective when you delineate your points. Length: At least 250 words)