Discuss recommendations and strategies to help build high integrity among criminal justice personnel. Be sure to discuss police, courts, and corrections separately and highlight how these strategies may be similar and how they may be different. Select an occupation in one of the main areas (police, courts, and corrections). What are the qualifications that are necessary in order to obtain a position in career selected.
Category: Law : Criminology
The paper needs to be at least 5 full pages in length; length does not include r
The paper needs to be at least 5 full pages in length; length does not include references page, title page, abstract, or appendices. Students must include at least 5 different resources on the references page. Additional resources are encouraged but not required; Wikipedia cannot be used as a resource. The paper needs to comply with APA style and students need to review papers for grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Students are encouraged to have their paper reviewed by the writing center and will receive 5 extra credit points if they submit documentation verifying the writing center reviewed the paper with the student.
Outline for the individual paper (50 Points):
Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Overview of Topic: What Is It?
What the Research Shows
My Personal Opinion/Thoughts
Conclusion
References
Appendices (if applicable)
Dates to note for the individual paper:
8/28/2024-Student needs to identify their paper topic
10/14/2024-Student needs to have their rough draft complete for peer review.
10/30/2024-Student peer reviews are due.
11/8/2024-Individual paper is submitted.
Topic choices:
Students must comment on the Individual Paper Topic Forum stating their paper topic choice. Students are required to reply to that thread with the topic they choose for their paper. Keep in mind – it is first come, first serve, as multiple students should not be choosing the same topic. Thus, be sure to read through all of the replies before you post your topic choice to ensure another student has not already chosen it. If there is a persuasive topic the student is interested in that is not listed, students must get approval from the instructor first, which can be sent as a request via email. Students must choose their Individual Paper Topic by 11:59pm on 8/28/2024.
CRM 330 Individual Paper Grading Rubric (65 points)
Breakdown of Points:
5 pts Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation
5 pts APA Formatting and References (Remember to use both in-text citations and full citations)
40 pts Content
2.5 pts Title Page (Needs to follow APA format with a Running Head)
5 pts Abstract (Discuss what the paper will cover, what the research will show, and your opinion; keywords can be included)
2.5 pts Introduction (Introduce the paper topic and discuss the layout of the paper)
10 pts Overview of Topic: What is it? (Example: What is Teen Court, how is race related to delinquency, etc.)
10 pts What the Research Shows (Discuss research from both sides of the debate)
5 pts Personal Opinion/Thoughts (Discuss your views and attempt to persuade the reader one way or the other)
5 pts Policy Implications & Conclusion (Wrap the paper up and discuss any future implications)
Students will pick a juvenile court case and create a Presentation (through Powe
Students will pick a juvenile court case and create a Presentation (through PowerPoint, Canva, Prezi or a similar program) about said juvenile case, which will need to:
Identify the court case (5 pts)
-What is the name of the case?
-What year did it occur?
-What was the premise of the case?
– Identify the juvenile, the juvenile’s offense, involvement previously with the juvenile justice system
Discuss the outcome of the case (5 pts)
-How was it resolved? (dismissed, found to be delinquent, found not to be delinquent)
-What was the disposition for this case?
-What were the implications of this case?
Identify any influential factors from the course that contributed to the crime/s (5 pts)
– Race, gender, gang affiliation, family dynamics, age of onset, socioeconomic status, mental health, school involvement, etc.
Identify at least one theory that can be used to help understand the youth’s behaviors and actions (5 pts)
-What is the premise of the theory?
-Why did the juvenile do what he/she did?
-How does this theory explain the juvenile’s behavior?
Using all the above information, develop a case management process for the case (10 pts)
-What would the student decide as a charge for the youth? (do you agree with the original charge, agree to a plea to a lesser charge, etc.)
-Identify a pending hearing placement (detention, ERC, home, house arrest, etc.)
-Identify if the student would pursue informally or formal route
-Identify services required of youth (counseling, substance abuse treatment, etc.)
-Identify the student’s recommendation for disposition and overall outcome
-How are these recommendations similar/different to the actual court process and outcome of the case?
1.What is a drug ? 2.Do you think that Jeremy Bentham’s conception of people bei
1.What is a drug ?
2.Do you think that Jeremy Bentham’s conception of people being ruled by ‘two masters,’ pain and pleasure, is enough to explain why people use drugs? Why or why not? (explaining drug behavior)
3.Acupuncture is an ancient form of treating disease via needles. In China, acupuncture is a way of fixing illness by manipulating ‘chi’ (or ‘qi’) energy: vital energy, or the ‘life force.’ Chi energy is related to the centuries old Taoist philosophy: that the universe was originally created out of chaos, but split into two opposing forces: yin, and yang; elemental forces such as light/dark, male/female, present in all things and mutually dependent upon one another. In the Chinese system of health, the challenge is in maintaining the balance between yin and yang, thereby preventing illness.
No one understands how chi energy works, and the ways by which the Chinese go about manipulating Chi energy bears no resemblance to nerve charts such as we have in the West. The Chinese method of healing involves, therefore, a different geography of the body than Westerners are accustomed to.
That said, acupuncture has also become a popular alternative therapy here in the West, and acupuncture is even covered under some health insurance plans.
But do you think that it is necessary to understand the underlying philosophy of Chinese medicine for acupuncture to ‘work’?
Please watch the documentary The Mystery of Chi, by Bill Moyers.
How do you see ‘set’ and ‘setting’ playing a part in the success of such a therapy?
Have you, or someone you know, ever explored an alternative health therapy — and do you think that mindset had an important role to play in the success of the treatment?
4.Do you believe that Weil’s contention in The Natural Mind by Andrew Weil– that is is ‘natural’ for us to want to alter our consciousness — is true or not? Please elaborate on your response, utilizing material from Weil to support your argument. (Please respond to this question after you have read the first few chapters in Weil’s book!)
Provide a 750-1,000 word essay on 3. What do you think is the most pressing issu
Provide a 750-1,000 word essay on
3. What do you think is the most pressing issue to address in criminology and criminal justice and why?
The two readings are attached at the bottom to help with the assignment and the
The two readings are attached at the bottom to help with the assignment and the instructions are attached as well
1. List the six major historical events that Davis and Gurr identified as the r
1. List the six major historical events that Davis and Gurr identified as the roots of America’s culture of violence, as discussed in the lecture.
2. Multicide
3. Serial murder
4. Mass murder
5. Spree murder
6. List, and briefly define, the typologies of serial murderers identified
by Holmes and DeBurger, as discussed in the lecture.
7. Organized serial killer
8. Disorganized serial killer
9. List, and briefly define, the types of victims identified by Mendelson,
as discussed in the lecture.
10. Culturally violent offender
11. Criminally violent offender
12. Situationally violent offender
13. Assault
14. Battery
15. Forcible rape
16. Statutory rape
17. Murder
18. First-degree murder
19. Malice aforethought
20. Premeditation
21. Second-degree murder
22. Felony murder doctrine
23. List, and briefly define, the three characteristics of voluntary
manslaughter as discussed in the lecture.
24. Involuntary manslaughter
25. Define and describe any two of the following as discussed in the
lecture: workplace violence, school violence, school shooters, guns, stalking, kidnapping.
26. List, and briefly define, each of the three main types of rape as discussed in the lecture.
27. List, and briefly define, each of the four main types of rapists as discussed in the lecture.
28. List, and briefly define, the different types of domestic violence as discussed in the lecture.
29. Culture of violence
30. Subculture of violence
31. List the main ideals of the code of the street
32. Intensive career criminal
33. Intermittent career criminal
CLASSICAL AND NEUVE THEORIES
34. List, and briefly define, the three problems Beccaria identified with the legal system of the 1700s, as discussed in the lecture.
35. The rational actor
36. Law as a social contract
37. Deterrence
38. Blind justice
39. Deterrence theory
40. Rational-actor theory
41. Routine activity theory
42. Motivated offender
43. Suitable target
44. Absence of guardians
45. Crime-specific focus
46. Absolute deterrence
47. Restrictive deterrence
48. Specific deterrence
49. General deterrence
50. Severity
51. Celerity
52. Certainty
53. Subjective expected utility
54. Bounded rationality
55. Costs of crime
56. Moral costs of crime POSITIVIST THEORIES
57. “Criminal type”
58. Criminogenic traits
59. Atavism
60. Criminal predisposition
61. “Perfect storm” situation for criminal behavior
62. Life-course persistent criminality
63. List each of the biological factors that have been identified as
relating to crime, as discussed in the lecture.
64. Modern positivism
65. Kin selection
66. List, and briefly define, each of the biological factors that either
cause or predict criminal behavior according to the body as predictor theory, as discussed in the lecture.
67. List, and briefly define, the identifiers of criminal personality from MPQ results, as discussed in the lecture.
Scenario You are a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) senior special agent as
Scenario
You are a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) senior special agent assigned to the National Joint Terrorism Task Force (NJTTF) based in Washington, D.C. The State Department recently requested your assistance at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, where the facility is hosting a training course on mitigating violent crimes. The ILEA training director has requested that you provide a lecture on either a notable serial killer or a recent act of terrorism and discuss what types of factors may have influenced the perpetrator’s deviant behavior that manifested in this significant criminal activity. The director advised that the goal is not only to provide a case study, but also to discuss the relevance and impact of various criminological theories when assessing criminal behavior as an ethical criminal justice professional. In support of this assessment, an analysis should focus on the role of cultural views and norms, as well as the correlation between criminological theory and practice. The focus of the lecture should be to mitigate future criminal activity through deterrence and intervention.
Directions
Using the scenario above, create a written draft of your lecture that focuses on the application of theory when analyzing an incident of criminal behavior. Choose one of the following incidences of criminal behavior as the focus of your lecture:
Jeffrey Dahmer profile
Ted Bundy profile
Terrorism in the U.S. (Beltway Snipers)
Resources that support each of these incidences are included in the “Supporting Materials” section below.
The following required elements should be included:
Describe the incident of criminal behavior chosen (100–150 words). Include the following in your description:
What crimes took place?
Who committed the crimes?
Where and when did the crimes take place?
Explain how cultural views and values drive the criminal behavior (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What is the correlation between culture and the criminal behavior?
How do certain cultures view the criminal behavior differently?
Are there differences in culture and geographic location regarding the legality of the criminal behavior?
Do you feel that the criminal behavior is influenced more by nature or one’s environment?
Explain the importance of applying theory versus making broad generalizations to explain the criminal behaviors (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What are the advantages of applying theory to explain the criminal behavior?
What are the disadvantages of making broad generalizations?
Explain the role of ethics when applying theory to the criminal behavior (100–150 words). Include the following in your explanation:
Why is ethics an important facet of criminology and the criminal justice profession?
How does ethics play a pivotal role in the application of criminological theory to the crime chosen?
Explain the correlation between criminal behavior theory and criminal justice practices (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What theory is best applicable to the criminal behavior chosen?
How did that theory affect policies related to the criminal behavior?
Terrorism in the U.S. (Beltway Snipers)
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/muhammad1181.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20230427140229/https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog885/l5_p5.html
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/beltway-snipers
Describe the personality disorder of the individual that you have chosen as a ba
Describe the personality disorder of the individual that you have chosen as a basis for your executive briefing report. Briefly introduce the individual’s background and identify him or her as either psychopathic or sociopathic. Describe his or her personality traits that relate to either psychopathy or sociopathy. Explain what distinguishes the individual as being a psychopath or sociopath instead of the alternative.
Introduction: Summarize the individual’s background and provide appropriate and necessary contextualizing information.
Personality Disorder
Identify the individual’s disorder as either psychopathic or sociopathic, and describe the traits that the individual displays as they relate to the specific disorder. What distinguishes the individual as being a psychopath or sociopath instead of the alternative?
Milestone One: Draft of Personality Disorder
In Module Two, you will submit a paper describing the personality disorder of the individual you have chosen as a basis for your executive briefing report. Briefly introduce the individual’s background and identify him or her as either psychopathic or sociopathic. Describe his or her personality traits that relate to either psychopathy or sociopathy. Explain what distinguishes the individual as being a psychopath or sociopath instead of the alternative.
Submit the assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Scenario You are a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) senior special agent as
Scenario
You are a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) senior special agent assigned to the National Joint Terrorism Task Force (NJTTF) based in Washington, D.C. The State Department recently requested your assistance at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, where the facility is hosting a training course on mitigating violent crimes. The ILEA training director has requested that you provide a lecture on either a notable serial killer or a recent act of terrorism and discuss what types of factors may have influenced the perpetrator’s deviant behavior that manifested in this significant criminal activity. The director advised that the goal is not only to provide a case study, but also to discuss the relevance and impact of various criminological theories when assessing criminal behavior as an ethical criminal justice professional. In support of this assessment, an analysis should focus on the role of cultural views and norms, as well as the correlation between criminological theory and practice. The focus of the lecture should be to mitigate future criminal activity through deterrence and intervention.
Directions
Using the scenario above, create a written draft of your lecture that focuses on the application of theory when analyzing an incident of criminal behavior. Choose one of the following incidences of criminal behavior as the focus of your lecture:
Jeffrey Dahmer profile
Ted Bundy profile
Terrorism in the U.S. (Beltway Snipers)
Resources that support each of these incidences are included in the “Supporting Materials” section below.
The following required elements should be included:
Describe the incident of criminal behavior chosen (100–150 words). Include the following in your description:
What crimes took place?
Who committed the crimes?
Where and when did the crimes take place?
Explain how cultural views and values drive the criminal behavior (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What is the correlation between culture and the criminal behavior?
How do certain cultures view the criminal behavior differently?
Are there differences in culture and geographic location regarding the legality of the criminal behavior?
Do you feel that the criminal behavior is influenced more by nature or one’s environment?
Explain the importance of applying theory versus making broad generalizations to explain the criminal behaviors (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What are the advantages of applying theory to explain the criminal behavior?
What are the disadvantages of making broad generalizations?
Explain the role of ethics when applying theory to the criminal behavior (100–150 words). Include the following in your explanation:
Why is ethics an important facet of criminology and the criminal justice profession?
How does ethics play a pivotal role in the application of criminological theory to the crime chosen?
Explain the correlation between criminal behavior theory and criminal justice practices (150–200 words). Include the following in your explanation:
What theory is best applicable to the criminal behavior chosen?
How did that theory affect policies related to the criminal behavior?
Terrorism in the U.S. (Beltway Snipers)
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/muhammad1181.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20230427140229/https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog885/l5_p5.html
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/beltway-snipers