CJA 323 All Assignments

Week 1

. Individual Assignment: Crime Data Comparison Paper

Utilize the FBI Uniform Crime Report data and select one offense, such as burglary, in two metropolitan areas (cities). Choose metropolitan areas with different data.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper, comparing the occurrence of that offense in the selected areas. Identify the number of occurrences of your crime known to the police for each area, and answer the following questions:

Which area had more reported incidents?

What were the rates of the crime for each area?

Did the rates change over time in either area?

What factors might explain the differences in the rates?

Format your paper according to APA standards

Week 2

. Individual Assignment: Prison Term Policy Recommendation Paper

Read the following: You are the criminologist advisor to a member of the state legislature. The legislature soon votes on a bill that would double the maximum prison term for anyone convicted of armed robbery. Your boss knows the bill is popular, but wonders if it will do much good. What recommendations do you make? What are the reasons for your recommendation?

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper, addressing the scenario.

Format your paper according to APA standards.

Week 3

Learning Team Assignment: Neighborhood Watch Research Study Paper

Read the following: A small suburb of a large metropolitan area has implemented a neighborhood watch program. The mayor has asked you to determine if the program is having any effect on complaints received about suspicious behavior, deviant behavior, and crime.

Write a 1,750- to 2,800-word paper, addressing the scenario.

Structure your paper as a research study to answer the mayors concerns. Address the following elements:

Explain why you selected this design.

Choose one or more criminological theories that support neighborhood watch programs. Explain how the theory supports such programs.

Develop one or more hypotheses and operationalize the concepts.

Format your paper according to APA standards.

Week 4

Individual Assignment: Personal Application of Criminology Paper

Read the following: You are the parent of a 16-year-old boy. You come home and find the door ajar. Inside, you discover your sons friend looking in a kitchen drawer. He says he is trying to leave your son a note. On the counter next to him is a lock pick and some of your jewelry. The boy smells of marijuana. You tell the boy to leave immediately and he does. Do you call the police, call the boys parents, tell your son, or do something else?

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper, explaining your response.

Format your paper according to APA standards.

Week 5

Learning Team Assignment: Future Crime Scenario Paper

Read the following: A doctor has applied for a patent on new technology, involving the use of advanced computers to create a new type of organism. One goal is to genetically alter these organisms for use in human organ growth and transplant. The doctor says that, if she is not granted a patent, she will continue her research.

Write a 1,750- to 2,800-word paper, addressing the scenario.

Address the following questions in your paper:

Should the doctors activity be considered a violation of thae law, a deviant act, or neither?

If this activity is a violation of the law or should be, how may it be stopped, especially if the doctor goes overseas?

Is the doctors research an abuse of technology?

Does such research have any victims?

Should those who develop new technology be required to have their innovations screened?

What other strategies may be used to allow society time to evaluate new technology before it is implemented?

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to accompany the paper.

Format your paper and presentation according to APA standards.