CJA 323 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.

Discussion Questions

What are some key recent changes to the Common Law approach to rape? How have these changes altered the way rape is defined, reported, and prosecuted?

What event in U.S. history helped make organized crime a major law enforcement concern? Explain how this happened.

Would the association between drugs and crime disappear if drugs were legalized? Explain your answer.