Describe the theories that arose during the conservative era. What about the social climate of the time that gave rise to these theories?
What will be an ideal response?
Deterrence, rational choice, broken windows, moral poverty, routine activity, environmental--rejecting mainstream and critical criminology. America turned to the political right during the Reagan and Bush years of the 1980s and beyond. During this time, new criminologies emerged claiming that crime was due not to the faults in society but rather to the faults of individuals. To at least some degree, these explanations may be seen as attempts to revitalize--dressed in new language and with more sophisticated evidence--the models of crime that were popular a century ago. These theories vary in their scientific merit, but they are consistent in suggesting that the answer to crime rests largely in harsher sanctions--especially the expanded use of imprisonment--against offenders. In this sense, these theories are best considered conservative explanations of crime.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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What will be an ideal response?