Crime and Sin; The Perceived Correlation in Early Modern England
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This 7 page paper looks at crime and punishment in England between 1550 and 1750. From the beginning of this period it was recognised that poverty and crime were related, hence much of the motivation for the introduction of the Poor Laws. The way in which control was exercised was though the association of crime with sin, this gave the church power and influence of the way in which the poor lived and behaved. The paper is based on the book 'Crime In Early Modern England 1550-1750' by Sharpe. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEcrieng.wps

Criminal Law, Identity And Culture
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4 pages in length. In the late 1800s, Zebulon Reed Brockway - author of "The Ideal of a True Prison System for a State" - asserted that "the causes of crime are primarily in the person, secondarily in the circumstances that surround him;" since that time, myriad crime theories have evolved to correlate these two elements of criminal behavior. More specifically, the connection that exists between cultural identity and crime reflects a most critical component of what compels certain types of people to commit criminal acts. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCcrimident.rtf

Criminology/Theory Integration
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A 12 page research paper that examines the ongoing debate among criminologists concerning theory integration. This examination examines the parameters of this debate and argues that theory integration is a logical step for advancing this field. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khcrith2.rtf