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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