Reference no: EM133650941

Introduction:

Identifying and reading academic scholarship is an important skill to develop and can be challenging for people who are at the beginning stages of their academic career. As an introductory class, this assignment is intended to provide an extra level of support and guidance with this endeavor.

Instructions:
• Find a recent research article
o Must test or apply one of the main criminological theories from the list below
? Differential association theory
? Social learning theory
? Social bond theory
? Life course theory
? Developmental taxonomy
? Strain/anomie theory
? General strain theory
? General theory of crime/self-control theory
? Social disorganization theory
? Rational choice theory
? Labeling theory
o Must be from published in a peer-reviewed academic journal
? PRO TIP: Watch the video in Canvas on how to find academic scholarship for guidance
? PRO TIP: Theses, dissertations, book chapters, or websites do not meet this criteria
o Must be empirical
? PRO TIP: Most empirical articles will have a section titled something like
"Methods" or "Methodology." Theoretical reviews or overviews do not meet the criteria
? PRO TIP: Pick an article that you can understand the basics of what the author(s) did and found.