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Explain why theory testing is important in criminology?
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  • Allows for identification of what explanations are better for understanding which theories best explain various aspects of the crime problem
  • Enables us to look for better explanations and disregard others that have received only minimal or no support
  • Has serious implications for real-world program development and continuation
  • Generates new knowledge that in turn is used for theory construction and revision evolution
  • Involves close empirical scrutiny of theoretical statements that can result in newly contended relationships
  • Overall field moves forward and remains current in both the assessment of society's crime problems and informing responses by the criminal justice system
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