Are low-income delinquents reacting against middle-class values, as Cohen contends, or is there a low-income culture with its own set of values and attitudes with which delinquents are conforming, as Miller contends?
o Introduce your exam with a paragraph that describe your key topics and its goals. Briefly describe the theoretical perspectives and concepts of Cohen and Miller. -- THIS IS INTRO PARAGRAPH
o Using information from Chapter 6 textbook "Criminology The Essentials 4th edition" by Anthony Walsh and Cody Jorgensen (I will attach pdf of this), describe the strengths and weaknesses of two theoretical perspectives of Cohen and Miller. You should identify 2-3 examples and describe them clearly and specifically.
o Conclude with specific description of policy and prevention implication of strain/anomie or subculture theories. The purpose of the question is to invite you to consider how to match an understanding of roots of a social problem to solutions.