Criminology - Sociological
Theory Evaluation
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PositivesBofBfunctionalismB-
BAnswerB>BFirstBtoBrealizeBcrimeBcanBhaveBpositiveBfunctions.B
>BUsefulBforBshowingBhowBcrimeBandBdevianceBisB
BfoundBinBallBsocieties.
>BExplainsBpatternsBshownBinBofficialBcrimeBstatistics.
NegativesBofBFunctionalismB-BAnswerB>BDoesn'tBspecifyBrightBamountBofBcrime.
>BMayBbeBfunctionalBtoBsome,BbutBneverBvictim'sB
Bfamily.
>BWrongBtoBsuggestBcrimesBreinforceBsocialB
Bsolidarity,BwhenBitBmayBhaveBoppositeBeffectBofB
BfearBandBisolation.
PositivesBofBStrainBTheoryB-BAnswerB>BUsefulBforBexplainingBwhyBtheBworkingBclassB
BcommitBmoreBcrime.
>BExplainsBofficialBcrimeBstatistics,Be.g.BmoreB
BpropertyBcrimeBbyBworkingBclass.
NegativesBofBStrainBTheoryB-BAnswerB>BAssumesBeveryoneBhasBtheBsameBgoal.
>BDoesn'tBcoverBcrimeBforBnon-monetaryBgainBorB
BthoseBcommittedBbyBpeople,BwhoBalreadyBhaveB
BtheB"AmericanBDream".
Theory Evaluation
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PositivesBofBfunctionalismB-
BAnswerB>BFirstBtoBrealizeBcrimeBcanBhaveBpositiveBfunctions.B
>BUsefulBforBshowingBhowBcrimeBandBdevianceBisB
BfoundBinBallBsocieties.
>BExplainsBpatternsBshownBinBofficialBcrimeBstatistics.
NegativesBofBFunctionalismB-BAnswerB>BDoesn'tBspecifyBrightBamountBofBcrime.
>BMayBbeBfunctionalBtoBsome,BbutBneverBvictim'sB
Bfamily.
>BWrongBtoBsuggestBcrimesBreinforceBsocialB
Bsolidarity,BwhenBitBmayBhaveBoppositeBeffectBofB
BfearBandBisolation.
PositivesBofBStrainBTheoryB-BAnswerB>BUsefulBforBexplainingBwhyBtheBworkingBclassB
BcommitBmoreBcrime.
>BExplainsBofficialBcrimeBstatistics,Be.g.BmoreB
BpropertyBcrimeBbyBworkingBclass.
NegativesBofBStrainBTheoryB-BAnswerB>BAssumesBeveryoneBhasBtheBsameBgoal.
>BDoesn'tBcoverBcrimeBforBnon-monetaryBgainBorB
BthoseBcommittedBbyBpeople,BwhoBalreadyBhaveB
BtheB"AmericanBDream".