Useful linking words and phrases that can be used at the start of new paragraphs: A contrary explanation is that,

Although, As a consequence, As a result, As we have seen, At the same time, Accordingly, An equally significant aspect of Another, significant factor in Before considering X it is important to note Y By the same token, But we should also consider, Despite these criticisms, its popularity remains high !ertainly, there is no shortage of disagreement within !onsequently, !orrespondingly, !onversely, !haytor, in particular, has focused on the Despite this, Despite these criticisms, the popularity of X remains largely undiminished "ach of these theoretical positions make an important contri#ution to our understanding of, "vidence for in support of this position, can #e found in, "vidently, $or this reason, $or these reasons, $urthermore, %iven, the current high profile de#ate with regard to, it is quite surprising that %iven, the advantages of outlined in the previous paragraph, it is quite predicta#le that &owever, &aving considered X, it is also reasona#le to look at &ence, 'n addition to, 'n contrast, 'n this way, 'n this manner, 'n the final analysis, 'n short, 'ndeed, 't can #e seen from the a#ove analysis that, 't could also #e said that, 't is however, important to note the limitations of 't is important however not to assume the applica#ility of, in all cases 't is important however not to overemphasis the strengths of 'n the face of such criticism, proponents of, have responded in a num#er of ways (oreover, )otwithstanding such criticism, its popularity remains largely undiminished )otwithstanding these limitations, it worth remains in a num#er of situations

)oting the compelling nature of this new evidence, has suggested that )evertheless, remains a growing pro#lem )onetheless, the num#er of, has continued to e*pand at an e*ponential rate Despite these criticisms, its popularity remains high +n the other hand, critics of, point to its #lindness, with respect to +f central concern therefore to, sociologists is e*plaining how societal processes and institutions ,roponents of, have also suggested that -u#sequently, -imilarly, .he sentiment e*pressed in the quotation, em#odies the view that, .his interpretation of, has not #een without its detractors however .his approach is similar to the, position .his critique, unfortunately, implies a singular cause of, .his point is also sustained #y the work of, .hirdly, .his counter argument is supported #y evidence from, .he use of the term, .herefore, .here appears then to #e an acceleration in the growth of .here is also, however, a further point to #e considered .hese technological developments have greatly increased the growth in, .hus, .o #e a#le to understand, /ndou#tedly, 0hile such failures must not #e discounted, there were in comparison small, when compared 0hilst the discussion in the preceding paragraph, 0hether crime rates were actually lower at this time continues to #e a matter of de#ate "vidence from

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