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THIS IS is simple and straightforward.

First, read and summarize the only article on our syllabus that we have not yet read: Crime on the Line: Telemarketing and the Changing Nature of Professional Crime, providing a theoretical analysis of this article. Specifically, I want you to offer an interpretation of this article from each of the three main sociological perspectives discussed at the beginning of the semester: functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism.

Second, identify and explain what you define as the two most important sociological themes you encountered in your engagement with our text, In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime.

Essays should be the equivalent of at least five typed, double-spaced pages. As always, please remember that spelling, grammar, and punctuation count. Please be certain to proofread your work prior to submission.