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As part of this course, you will be asked to write a Term Paper that seeks to explore the application of two theories to a particular form of crime. In preparation for this, it is crucial that you are able to examine a particular crime in the context of a […]

What did Clemmer mean? Does prisonization affect all prisoners in the same way? Assignment should be at least 4 pages long – excluding references which should also be in text as well.

According to the text, crime has been part of the human condition since people began to live in groups. Ancient documents indicate that conduct we now call murder, theft, or robbery was identified as criminal by civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. Criminal laws regulate human conduct and tell […]

The United Kingdom has begun a policy to collect and retain the DNA of juveniles involved in crime and recently came under fire for retaining the DNA for other juveniles who were never charged or convicted of an offense. Recently, the United States federal government has proposed a policy to […]

The concept of Community Oriented Policing was launched to law enforcement agencies around the country in the early 1980’s. It has been introduced as the solution to the problematic nature of police-community relations. Considering the problems inherent in the multicultural composition of both the community and the police and the […]

According to Zimring & Hawkins: “Crime is not a problem – lethal violence in America is”, analyze this statement from the perspective of changing concepts of crime and justice. Provide at least one example related to this statement. You DO NOT need to research this quote just relate to it […]