Fundamentals of Criminology
Research Essay
The research essay marks your debut as a junior criminologist. You will select one particular type of criminal offence and choose whichever criminology theories you have studied that can best explain it. The research essay requires you to conduct research about the chosen theories and offence using different academic sources, and to analyse this research to explain the cause(s) of your chosen criminal offence.
A research essay can seem like a daunting task. Break it down using the following steps.
• homicide
• assault
• sexual assault
• robbery
• theft
• arson
• fraud
• embezzlement
• stalking
• intimate partner violence
• drug dealing
• drug trafficking
• terrorism
• kidnapping
• hacking
• phishing
• shoplifting
