Department of Criminology School of Law

Select two (2) of the following questions to answer. Each answer should be 500 words.
1. What is Merton’s strain theory? How might this theory help make sense of the possible
links between unemployment and crime? (Use the readings from Week 3.)
2. According to Durkheim, is crime normal or pathological? (Use the readings from Week 3.)
3. Outline and evaluate the main points of Kelling and Wilson’s (1982) ‘broken windows’
thesis. (Use the reference below and the readings from Week 6.)
Kelling, G. and Wilson, J. (1982) Broken windows. The Atlantic [online]. Available at:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/304465/ [Accessed 6
August 2017].
4. According to Feeley and Simon (1992), what is meant by the ‘new penology’? (Use the
reference below and the readings from Week 6)
Feeley, M. and Simon J. (1992) The new penology. In: McLaughlin, E. and Muncie, J., eds., (2013)
Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings. 3rd ed. London: Sage, pp. 510-523.
5. Identify and critically discuss three reasons behind the change in crime control since the
1970s. (Use the readings from Week 6.)
6. According to Kindynis (2014), what are the problems with ‘crime mapping’? (Use the
reference below and the readings from Week 7.)
Kindynis, T. (2014) Ripping up the map: criminology and cartography reconsidered. British Journal
of Criminology. 54 (2), pp. 222–243.
7. What is meant by the ‘metropolitan bias’ in criminology? (Use the readings from Week 8.)
8. Explain how ‘race’ is relevant to our understanding of crime and its control. (Use the
readings from Week 9.)
9. Is society less concerned with ‘crimes of the powerful’ than ‘crimes of the street’? (Use
the readings from Week 10.)