CR[M 2650 READING ENTRY Assignment instructions 1. Look through the Toronto Star, The National Post or the Globe and Mail. Find one recent article (i.e. published after May. 2017) on crime. criminality, criminaljustice, punishment or crime policy. You may also select the one provided on eclass. Append the news article to your assignment. 2. Pick a theoretical perspective on Cultural criminology based on the following reading: Ferrell, Jeff. (2011). \"Cultural Criminology" (Chapter 6), in Cultural Criminology: Theories of Crime (ed.Je' Ferrell). London: Routledge. (Cultural criminology attempts to theorize the interplay ol' cultural processes. metliu practices, and crime: the emotional and embodied dimensions ol'crimcantl victimization: the particular characteristics ol' crimc within late modernilutc capitalist culture: and the rule ui'criminology ilsclt' in constructing the reality 01' crime). 3. Examine the article from the lens of your chosen theoretical perspective. Spend no more than 12 sentences summarizing the article. The rest ofthe assignment should be your analysis of the article. 4, Discuss the theory's explanatory strengths. 0 How well does the theory explain the criminological issue(s) raised in the news article? Explain by way ofexample (from the article) and elaborate with analysis. When undertaking your analysis, we expect that you will synthesize and incorporate course material from lecture and from your assigned readings. C What policy recommendations might follow from use ofthat theoretical perspective? 5,Discuss the theory's explanatory weaknesses. o What does the theory fail to address? Or what does the theory not address well? Elaborate by way ofexample (from the article) and with further analysis. 6.Please follow the following formatting instructions: 0 Your assignment should be a maximum length of2 pages. lfyou write more than 2 pages, your tutorial leader will not read the additional pages. Writing within these tight page constraints requires that you write as succinctly and as concisely as possible. This might require several drafts. 0 Please use font size 12, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and double spacing. EVALUATION OF READING ENTRY Knowledge base How well does the student know the theory and its concepts? Is there evidence of a close reading of the assigned texts? How well can the student pinpoint the theory's strengths and weaknesses? 4 (excellent) = evidence of extensive knowledge base 3 (good) = evidence of thorough grasp of subject matter 2 (adequate) = evidence of acceptable level of knowledge 1 (marginal) = evidence of slightly better than minimal knowledge (i.e. there is evidence of some familiarity with the subject matter) 0 (inadequate) = evidence of minimum knowledge (i.e. there is little evidence of even supercial understanding of subject matter) /4 Skill in applying theory to news article How well has the student applied the theoretical perspective to the criminological issue in the news article? Has the student discussed all the relevant issues that would be discussed by the theorist? How well has the student synthesized and incorporated lecture material and assigned course readings in your analysis? Does the student's analysis include some original thinking? 4 (excellent) = high/exceptional degree of skill. good synthesis and analysis, and some elements of originality 3 (good) = fairly high degree ofskill, and good synthesis and analysis 2 (adequate) = able to apply theory 1 (marginal) = barely able to apply theory 0 (inadequate) = did not apply theory correctly /4 Writing skill cocoa Is the assignment well-written? Are the student's ideas logically ordered? Does the assignment show a good organization of ideas? Are there any spelling and/or grammatical errors? f2