Assignment #2: Crime and Causation
INSTRUCTIONS: (5 pages), Times New Roman, 12 font size, double-spaced, all responses must be answered using paragraph form. Cover page, reference page, and in-text citations must be in APA writing format. Points will be deducted if the assignment is not in APA.
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This assignment challenges you to draw from all four parts of the course as outlined in the syllabus. Your paper should cover all of the three sections below.
Assignment #2 Summary
I. You are choosing a crime of your choice. In this paragraph, you will define and explain this crime. BE sure to cite where you learned this from. You will discuss the legalities of this crime. Ex. I choose Robbery and will discuss the different types of robbery and the sentencing for robberies.
II. You will discuss your own thought, support it with a legit theory from class, on why people commit that particular crime that you chose. Ex. People commit robbery because they are poor. Class conflict theory teaches that due to disparities in the lower class, a person is more likely to engage in criminal behavior because they are poor.
III. You will discuss policies or implications that society has placed to deter people from committing the crime you chose. Ex: Society has created agencies to help individuals find employment as a way to target those in need, thus decreasing the need to commit robbery.
I. What are the Definition and description of crime.
First, you should choose a type of crime in which you are interested in such as homicide, robbery, drug dealing, terrorism, etc. It is fine if you are more interested in discussing categories of crime such as property or violent crimes in general, but be sure that you narrow the topic somewhat. Once you have decided on the crime that you want to explain, you should define and describe the criminal behavior. You may want to include a legal definition of the crime, but more importantly, you need to discuss the behavioral patterns of the crime. For example, an essay about homicide would benefit from a discussion of expressive and instrumental murders. A discussion of robbery would require an analysis of different types of robbers such as profession and opportunists.
II. Theoretical analysis. (NOT your OWN theoryan already developed theory)
To explain the criminal behavior that you choose, you will choose a theory discussed in the course. I expect you to describe the foundation in which the theory is based on. Within your discussion, you must cite at least three scholarly journal articles or books.
The theoretical section should have the following sub-components:
a.) Discussion of the assumptions of human nature on which your theory is based.
b.) Clear definitions of the concepts important to your theory.
c.) An explanation of the major cause(s) of crime by specifying the relationships between concepts.
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III. Implications for public policy.
Finally, your description of criminal behavior and theory to explain the crime should be connected with a discussion of social control and public policy. Thus, you should address how effective formal (or informal) social control institutions are likely to reduce the criminal behavior you discuss. For example, would harsh punishments be more effective than rehabilitation to control thieves? Is it even possible to correct individuals criminal behavior? Briefly discuss the best role of police and courts with regards to the criminal behavior. For example, should we make longer prison sentences and add more police to the streets?
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