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Article 1: Wright, K. A., & Bouffard, L. A. (2014). Capturing crime: the qualitative analysis of individual cases for advancing criminological knowledge. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. doi: 10.1177/0306624X14549308

Questions to Consider:

1. What was the data source of this study?
2. The study utilizes qualitative analysis to advance which criminological issue?

Learning Objective: 5-2:  Describe the five theoretical frameworks criminological theories use  to explain crime

Article 2: Pratt, T. C., Holtfreter, K., & Reisig, M. D. (2010). Routine online activity and internet fraud targeting: extending the generality of routine activity theory. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 47, 267–296. doi: 10.1177/0022427810365903

Questions to Consider:

1. What is a chief consumer concern about online victimization?
2. Describe the two objectives of the study.

Learning Objective: 5-3: Identify crime prevention strategies that reduce limit offenders’ desires and opportunities for criminal behavior

Article 3: Omori, M. K., & Turner, S. F. (2012). Assessing the cost of electronically monitoring high-risk sex offenders. Crime & Delinquency. doi: 10.1177/0011128712466373

Questions to Consider:

1. What is the overriding goal of electronic supervision when electronic monitoring is used with sex offenders?
2. What were the results of this study?

Learning Objective: 5-3: Identify crime prevention strategies that reduce limit offenders’ desires and opportunities for criminal behavior