ASSIGNMENT:

You must select two of the following theories / concepts and write a paper about them:

• Social Reaction (Labeling) Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Neutralization Theory

• Conflict Theory

• General Theory of Crime

• Victim Precipitation Theory

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence Theory (include both general and specific)

• Anomie Theory

Your topic is limited to, those two theories and must be specifically about them. Do not inter-mix theories in your paper. Be clear in your language about which theory you are referring to. 

Your paper must:

• describe the theory in detail;

• explain how it developed;

• identify who developed it (or at least who is credited with it); and

• what it attempts to explain and how it can be applied to understanding crime or criminal behavior;

• Compare and contrast the theories in particular in how they are related to the causes of crime.