Reference no: EM133428545
Assignment:
Required Readings:
Chapter for Canada: Handbook of Homicide. Homicide in Canada Dawson, M.
Chapter for China: Handbook of Homicide. Understanding Homicide in China Liqun Cao.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in homicide trends and patterns and explanations between Canada (Brookman Chapter 20) and China.
The main questions that must be addressed in this paper are:
How and in what ways do trends and patterns in, and explanations for, homicide in Canada differ from other parts of the world?
1. Options for the theoretical explanations for homicides:
Chapter : Biological Explanations of Homicide (Understanding homicide. Chapter: Biological Explanations of HomicideBrookman, Fiona)
Chapter : Psychological explanations of Homicide Understanding homicide. Psychological Explanations of Homicide Brookman, Fiona)
Chapter5: Sociological explanations of Homicide (Understanding homicide. Sociological explanations of homicide Brookman, Fiona)
2. Are trends and patterns similar in some respects but different in other characteristics?
3. How might these similarities and differences be explained?
4. Do explanations vary cross-nationally?