CJA 204 Week 1 Assignment Criminal Justice System Paper

Week One Assignment

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

? Define crime, its relationship to the law, and the two most

common models of how society determines which acts are

criminal.

? Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal

justice system.

? Identify choice theories and their assumptions in regards to

crime.

? Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the

criminal justice process.

? Identify the goals of the criminal justice system.

? Address your thoughts on whether the criminal justice system is

really a system.

Include information learned from the CJi Interactive activities in your

paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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