In paragraph format with proper punctuation and citation format (APA), post a response to the following questions in the Module 5 Discussion Forum. This activity is worth 100 points (parts a.  c. 10 pts. each; parts d. and e. 25 pts. each; f. 20 pts.)

1. In paragraph format with proper punctuation and citation format (APA), post a response to the following questions in the Module 5 Discussion Forum. This activity is worth 100 points (parts a.  c. 10 pts. each; parts d. and e. 25 pts. each; f. 20 pts.).
   1. Why are learning theories, control theories, and labeling theories of crime considered process theories? Provide examples along with your response.
   2. How has Walter C. Reckless’s Containment Theory influenced one of the richest and perhaps most long standing traditions in criminology – Control Theory?
   3. According to Frank Tannenbaum, what is the “Dramatization of Evil”?
   4. How has Ronald Akers advanced the social learning theory from the earlier work of Edwin Sutherland? To what extent does Akers perspective possess empirical support?
   5. What have been the methodological shortcomings associated with social process theories. Be specific and use the evaluation criteria outlined in Akers to frame your response.
   6. Discuss the emergence of the Feminist Criminology (who were its primary founders and is their sound empirical support for Feminist Criminology today)?

COURSE READING: 

Criminological Theories: Introduction and Evaluation

ISBN: 9780190455163

Authors: Akers, R. and Sellers, C. and Jennings, W.

Publisher: Oxford Press

Edition: 7th

Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences

ISBN: 9781506387307

Authors: Lilly, R., Cullen, F., and Ball, R.

Publisher: Sage

Edition: 7th

Classics of Criminology

ISBN: 9781577667360

Authors: Jacoby, J.

Publisher: Waveland Press

Edition: 4th
 

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