ESSAY: Intro to criminology

1. Give a brief summary of the article Attempted Crime and the Crime Drop. This portion should 3-4 paragraphs summarizing the main points of the article. Be sure to include the research hypotheses and major findings.
2. Do the findings indicate empirical support for the theory? Explain your answer.
3. What are the policy implications of the theory? Be specific. 
4. The length of the critique should be approximately 3-4 pages in length. The critique should be typed, doubled spaced, using 12 point font.  Please use subheadings as appropriate. Be sure to cite your sources when appropriate using American Psychological Association 6^th edition format.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Research on the increase/ decrease in the rate of crime continues to unravel the success rate or failure rate of the different mechanisms set out by various security agencies. The measures set out has realized especially a reduction of crime-related activities as reported in the late 1980’s and the early 1990’s. The article by Graham Farrell seek to make a contribution on the reduction of two crime rates: attempted vehicles related crime and domestic burglary. The report is based on a comparative evaluation of literature and on the many security surveys that have continued to be carried out. Based on data, particularly from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the findings show that the decline in the two crime related activities had been delayed by 2-4 years. The reports show that between the year 1993 and 1997, the rate of crime related to domestic burglary reduced by 21% while attempts of the crime dropped by a paltry…