Imagine that your Senator has just written an editorial piece in your local newspaper announcing that he wants to end all federal grants which are used to fund “the development of criminological theories”.
He feels, in his words, that: “It is a waste of time and money to support those bleeding-heartliberals who sit around theorizing about the causes of crime.
We don’t need theories to stem the tide of increasing crime; we need to get tough, “lock up the bad guys, and throw away the keys”.
Respond to this hypothetical situation with a hypothetical letter to the editor either supporting or disagreeing with this politician’s position. Remember that neither the Senator or the readers of the newspaper are criminologists.
You will need to educate them about the status of research and theory in the field of criminology and how it relates or does not relate to public policy.
Whatever position you take, offer support from the texts
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