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1、CriticalThinking1.WhatwasNicolaeCeausescu’srationaleforbanningabortioninRomania,i.e.howdidheseebanningabortionbefittingtheRomanianeconomy?2.DescribetheincentivesCeausescuusedtoincreasethebirthrateinRomania.Weretheseincentiveseffective?Explain.3.AsaresultofCeause
2、scu’spolicies,whathappenedtotheaveragequalityoflifeinRomania?Explain.4.DescribethegeneralbehaviorofthecrimerateintheUnitedStatesbetween1970and1999(increasingordecreasingfromyeartoyear).5.Listeachoftheexplanationsofthedropinthecrimethatoccurredinthe1990’sthataree
3、valuatedbyLevittandDubner.6.Oftheexplanationsyouidentifiedinthepreviousquestion,whichonesdonotappeartoinfactbevalid?Whichonesdoappeartobevalid?7.Theargumentlinkingthedropincrimetotherobusteconomyinthe1990’swouldseemtobequitestrong.Provideabriefexplanationofwhatt
4、hedatahavetosayabouttheviabilityofthisexplanation.8.WhatrationaledosomecriminologistsofferfortheargumentthatimprisonmentratesshouldbeloweredaspartoftheefforttoreducecrimeintheUS?Wastheirlogicsound?Ifnot,whatfallacydidtheycommit?9.Whatdoestheavailableevidencehave
5、tosayaboutwhetherincreasedrelianceonprisonsisaviableexplanationforthedropincrimeinthe1990’s?10.Whatdoestheavailableevidencehavetosayaboutwhetherincreasedrelianceoncapitalpunishmentisaviableexplanationforthedropincrimeinthe1990’s?11.Explainhowanincreaseinthenumbe
6、rofpoliceofficerscouldcausethecrimeratetodecline.Doestheevidencesupportthisexplanationforthedropincrime?Explain.12.Manyobserversmaintainedthatthedropincrimeinthe1990’swasatleastinpartduetotheadoptionofinnovativepolicingstrategies.FocusingontheexperienceinNewYork
7、City,whatdothedatetellusabouttheviabilityofthisassertion?Shouldwethenconcludethatsmartpolicingisnotagoodthing?Whyorwhynot?13.WhatpercentageofhomicidesintheUSinvolveagun?HowmanygunsarethereintheUScomparedtothenumberofadults?Basedonyouranswerstothepreviousquestion
8、s,formulateahypothesisregardingtherelationshipbetweenthecrimedropinthe1990’sandlawssuchastheBradyActandinitiativessuchasthevariousgunbuybackprogramsthatwereimplemente
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