Property crime, and trait theory

Property crime, and trait theory Each question just simply needs to be answered with an even word count for each. The 825 words is split between both questions. ESSAY QUESTIONS: QUESTION 1 Property crimes in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Britain generally decreased for a protracted period between the mid 1990s and mid or late2000s. Using materials from the readings, lectures and any other outside sources you choose, provide AT LEAST two possible explanations for these cross-national trends. Make sure to back up your explanations with material from the texts and/or lecture notes, giving special attention how each explanation specifically factors into the reduction of property crime. QUESTION 2 Trait theorists argue that biological and psychological factors play a role in behavioural orientation, especially related to aggressive, violent or anti-social behaviour. Social structure theorists, however, counter with the fact that, as Larry Siegel notes, “[P]eople living in equivalent social environments tend to behave in a similar, predictable fashion. If the environment did not influence human behaviour, then crime rates would be distributed equally across the social structure, which they are not.” Using the readings and any outside resources you choose, formulate what you think would be the best response from the perspective of trait theory to this criticism of social structure theorists. You may also use outside sources as needed.