Discuss the foundations and principles of the criminological theory

Part 2 of the Research Paper includes the section focused upon the selected criminological theory. In this section, students will (1) discuss the foundations and principles of the theory, (2) compare and contrast the theory to at least two other criminological theories, and (3) discuss why this theory was selected to explain why an individual decides to commit crime as well as how the theory assists criminal justice professionals in understanding criminal activity. Please note that students are only explaining why the theory was selected in the last part of this section. A full discussion on the topics highlighted in item three (3) above shows what will be included in the final paper. In addition to the textbook, students must incorporate at least four additional scholarly resources as part of their discussion about the selected criminological theory. Part 2 of the Research Paper should be five-seven pages in length, not counting the cover and reference pages. Please review the general guidelines for papers to obtain a description of other formatting requirements.