Criminology

Write a 750 – 1000 word, APA style paper discussing restorative justice. In your paper answer the following questions: What is it? Is it a viable model to both punish and rehabilitate the juvenile offender? Are there programs you believe would work better? In your paper include a title sheet and 2-3 references. No foreign […]

What appears to be the primary issue debated in the application of the Child Pornography Act of 1996? What is the latest ruling by the Supreme Court regarding this matter? Discuss the current state of privacy in regards to Internet communications and transactions. Include rationale articulated by the courts and point out inconsistencies. Generally speaking, […]

A 12-year-old boy was caught in the act of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female acquaintance by the victim’s 16-year-old brother, who had arrived home and observed the juveniles in the act. The 12-year-old juvenile suspect, in addition to sexually assaulting the victim, had beaten her with the heel of a shoe that was nearby. The […]

You will gain an understanding of the evolution of correctional philosophies and the correctional system in the United States. The corrections process is a result of society responding to deviance. Responding to deviance has evolved in many ways around the globe. The United States has its own evolution of corrections. This LASA will explore the […]

Due Week 7 and worth 120 points   Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research your community’s current efforts to deter or prevent juvenile delinquency through incarceration programs or other sanctions.   Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:   Identify at least two (2) juvenile delinquency reduction efforts / […]

There are four general principles of effective intervention that have become organizing concepts of community corrections. They have stimulated what has become known as the “what works” movement. Write a paper outlining the four general principles of the “what works” movement. Thesis: Your thesis (which is part of your first paragraph) should list the four principles […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the U.S. corrections system. Answer the following questions in your paper: What are the state and federal objectives of punishment? How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer. What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which sentencing model […]

One of the problems that you will face in the real world is that of public perception of rehabilitation and community corrections programs. Intermediate sanctions are mechanisms and programs that relate to the supervision of criminal offenders not under strict confinement or incarceration. Gaining support from the public for these programs requires well-documented presentations that […]

In Week 2, you submitted your Topic Selection and Proposal. Throughout the length of the course, you have read about your topic, increased your knowledge about your topic, and gathered credible information while conducting research on your topic. Now, you get to consolidate all of your research and assignments into one deliverable final Research Project. […]

7-12 slide Power Point Presentation with an introduction, speaker notes, a conclusion and a reference page in which you discuss: How do the programs work to reduce juvenile crime? What are the programs’ major goals, objectives, and core beliefs? How do community-based programs address issues related to juvenile gang violence? What is the role of […]