Category: Criminology

Each student is required to complete the term project, which is a 15-20 page (not counting the cover, abstract, and reference page) research paper in proper APA format. In preparation for the paper, students will submit a thesis statement, an annotated bibliography, and a rough draft.
PROFESSOR NOTES ON PREVIOUS WORK SUBMITTED FOR YOU TO CONSIDER:
Thesis Statement: Great choice. Please be very specific in the standardization and all recommendations that you make.
Annotated Bibliography: Don’t forget your abstract to begin your paper. It should explain your paper’s goal. Your sources in the annotated bibliography should have been alphabetized as they are on the reference page. Also, you’ll need a well-developed section before the conclusion that explores prospective security training and its potential effectiveness and benefit. It will help set your paper apart from others that have covered this topic and already discussed the efficacy of current and newly implemented training.
ROUGH DRAFT: Please condense your abstract a bit more. It needs to be more concise. You don’t have to go into great detail in the abstract. You only have to detail the objective and goal of your paper to your reader. Also, your header should be in all caps. You may have to shorten it so that it doesn’t run over into the page number if placing it in caps increases the size. Proofread for common errors, such as missing commas, misspellings, and use of first-person writing.

Using APA format, write a six page (double-spaced) literature review, including all of the articles in the “Literature Review Readings” folder.
Conclude by discussing how you feel the literature can be improved upon, or else how these studies can be replicated in your area.

I need a 5-page paper on why victimization lessens the seriousness of the offender’s crime. it needs to include references to the Terrance Williams Case and include a biblical perspective. This is a last-minute order, I need it by 10 tonight. It needs to have 6-7 sources. I will include the layout for the paper. Please and Thank You. Also, this paper needs to be plagiarism-free and AI-free.

My proposed out come is: My topic for my class project is going to be comparing or contrasting anti-colonial or postcolonial criminology with Classical Criminology, Positivist Criminology and Merton’s Strain Theory. My proposed outcome is that an in-depth understanding of the historical, cultural, and social factors that impact criminological ideas may be obtained by comparing anti-colonial and postcolonial criminology with classical criminology, positivist criminology, and Merton’s strain theory. By comparing anti-colonial/postcolonial criminology with classical/positivist theories, I anticipate that this study will focus on the weaknesses of traditional criminological frameworks in addressing the wide range of postcolonial cultures. In addition, despite its impact, researchers suggest that Merton’s Strain Theory might not correctly reflect the difficulties encountered by postcolonial cultures. Therefore, an in-depth examination of its significance in various cultures is necessary. The study intends to contribute to the discussion of criminological theories by examining these contrasts and comparisons.
My research question is: When focusing on crime and social deviance, how do anti-colonial and postcolonial criminological views differ from Merton’s Strain Theory, Positivist Criminology, and Classical Criminology? What social, historical, or cultural factors play a part in these differences, and how do they differ from established criminological frameworks?
The paper outline is: • Summary
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Theoretical Framework
• Methodology
• Main Body/Findings
• Discussion and Analysis
• Conclusion
• References
Four articles that must be used in the paper are

The components of this assignment include an introduction to the topic, research question, purpose statement, and a literature review of at least ten sources, six of which must be peer-reviewed. The specific research question should relate to a general topic in the course.
Introduce your topic by describing its background and explaining how it relates to the course and your ultimate research question;
State your specific or combination of CBRN WMD that you want explore more in-depth that will generate new ideas for WMD planning;
Offer a brief (one or two paragraph) purpose statement outlining your approach to the scenario and what you hope to show in your research;
Complete a literature review of ten sources on the subject you plan to write on. At least 6 of the 10 sources must come from peer-reviewed journals. Use APA style in citing your sources.
Your paper must be at a minimum of 15 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Although a review of ten sources on the subject are required and at least 6 of the 10 sources must come from peer-reviewed journals, additional sources should be used for the remainder of the paper. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.

The United States continues to use the death penalty even though many Western democracies and a growing number of states have banned executions. Public support for the death penalty among Americans is waning. The finality of death leaves no room for error. Convictions must be based on reliable physical evidence that leaves no doubt who should be held accountable for the death of an innocent person. In many criminal cases, eyewitness testimony and confessions are no longer viewed as reliable. Whether you are a death penalty proponent or opponent, we can all agree no innocent person should be put to death as a result of a wrongful conviction.
Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:
Describe the impact of wrongful convictions for those sentenced to die on death row.
Resources
Textbook: Criminal Justice Policy: Origins and Effectiveness
Website: Innocence Project
Website: Death Penalty Information Center
Video “Lessons from death row inmates”
Instructions
Read Chapter 9 of Criminal Justice Policy: Origins and Effectiveness.
Review the Innocence Project website.
Review the Death Penalty Information Center website.
Watch the video “Lessons from death row inmates” by David Dow.
In a two to three page paper (not including the title page or reference page), address the following:
Title Page: Include a properly formatted APA title page with an original and meaningful title, your name, the course, and the submission date.
Impact: Describe the impact of wrongful convictions for those sentenced to die on death row.
Real World Examples: Explain the reasons for wrongful convictions. To support your thinking, cite at least two (2) specific examples where someone on death row was exonerated. Cite your sources.
Policy Adjustments: Conduct some independent research to understand some penalty policy changes ideas that are being advocated that could reduce the number of wrongful convictions in the future. Cite at least two (2) credible sources.
References
The paper must follow APA Style requirements.
When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor by the end of the workshop

Based on the information in the attachment, You would need to Create a scholarly journal and compare it to at least two other scholarly journals with the same information and answer these questions. Why does research A say something different than research B? Did they use different methods, have diverse participants in the study, and what are some common similarities in the articles?

Develop a study evaluation table that identifies patterns in research studies. In this table, you may want to include the sample used, hypotheses tested, main independent and dependent variables, and any significant limitations to the study. This table should be used to summarize your literature review in a visual display. Try aiming to cover 5 studies.

ATTACHED FILE IS AN EXAMPLE TEMPLATE:
You are currently a pro bono junior attorney working for a legal team that specializes in criminal defense. You have been asked to gather background information on a defendant of your choosing. In order to help the team build a solid defense, you must provide a 10-15 minute oral presentation (using Microsoft PowerPoint) explaining 2 biopsychosocial risk factors that could have contributed to their antisocial behavior. You can choose any offender for your presentation, but you must be able to find enough publicly available information to provide a good defense. The legal team will be using the presentation to determine whether you would be a good addition to their legal team for their next case. There are 3 main parts to this presentation:
Topic Scope: The legal team first needs to know the scope of your presentation and whom you want to defend. Thus, you should:
Identify the offender that you want to defend
Describe the relevant history of the offender
Provide clear details of their crimes
Identify 2 specific, documented biopsychosocial risk factors that the offender has that seem relevant in explaining their antisocial behavior (NOTE: documented means you can cite a trustworthy source that has claimed that the defendant has the factor you are identifying. Please include a citation for the source that stated that your defendant has the factor you identified.)
Explanation: The legal team also needs to evaluate how strong your defense argument will be. You should:
Clearly, thoughtfully, and thoroughly explain how or why the biopsychosocial factors could have contributed to the offender’s antisocial behavior
Use at least 2 scholarly sources (and APA format) to help you make connections between the biopsychosocial factors and the offender’s antisocial behavior
Sanction: After you have provided your argument, tell the legal team what sanction you will argue for your defendant.
Identify at least 1 limitation or argument that the prosecutor could have against the defense you made.
Counter-argue the potential argument that the prosecutor could have.
Make a specific recommendation for what sort of sentence or punishment you think the offender should receive (this might not be the same sentence/punishment that they actually received in real life — remember that you are supposed to be their legal representative!).
Explain why your recommendation is appropriate based on the biopsychosocial factors/explanation you identified — in other words, explain why the sentence/punishment you are recommending would be relevant and effective for your defendant.
Given that you may be chosen as one of the legal representatives for the defendant, you will also be evaluated on the quality of your presentation as well as the quality of your delivery.
For presentation quality, you will be evaluated on the organization and content quality of your slides as well as how well your presentation flows. Your first slide/page (title slide/page) must include your full name and the name of the offender that you will be discussing. Your last slide/page must be the References list of the sources you used to support your claims in your presentation. Your in-text citations and References list should be in APA format.
For delivery quality, you will be evaluated on how well you orally present the information.
If you would like some help with organizing your defense, you are welcome to use this template. You are not required to use the template, but it may help you in keeping track of the points you should be addressing in your presentation.
Submission Details
You must create and submit a deck of slides using Microsoft Powerpoint. Your slides should display information that you believe is important for the legal team to see/read. Because you are giving an oral presentation to the legal team, you can either:

Define a problem statement that, in your opinion, would be useful and practical for you to investigate.
Organize your sources by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and problem.
Write a literature review that would seem to offer the greatest potential for developing a good theoretical framework, using 7 to 10 references.
Develop the theoretical framework incorporating its basic functions as discussed in the text.
Generate a set of testable hypotheses based on your research question and the theoretical framework.