Article Review

Write a separate essay for each question.
Page limits are specified for each question.

1. (4 pages) Explain the study conducted in the article, “The Social Context of
   Criminal threat, Victim Race, and Punitive Black and Latino Sentiment”, by Stewart,
   Johnson, Warren, Rosario and Hughes, Criminology 2019. Discuss in detail both the
   research in the article and the way in which theory is central to it. Are the theories
   supported by the findings? What are the policy implications of the findings?
2. (4 pages) Examine the article, “Development of Impulsivity and Riskseeking: Implications for the Dimensionality and Stability of Self-Control”, by Forrest,
   Hay, Widdowson and Rocque, Criminology, 2019. Describe in detail both the points
   made in the article and the authors’ use of the theories that are on our syllabus in making
   these points. Clarify the implications of article’s analysis for future research and for
   public policy.
3. (4 pages) Discuss the research and the findings in, “Does Gang Membership
   Pay? Illegal and Legal Earnings Through Emerging Adulthood”, by Augustyn, McGloin
   and Pyrooz, Criminology, 2019. Explain the findings and the importance of
   criminological theories in the study. What are the policy implications of the findings?

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