Using what you know about hate crime offenders’ mentality from today’s lecture and readings, why might an individual target a physically or mentally disabled individual specifically? What hypotheses might you have about the offender and his/her/their motivation?
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Who does this social issue impact? What are the general demographics of the individuals that your selected social issue impacts?Explain.
Define Social Issue 1. What is the social issue you will examine in your Sociology Tree course project? Provide a 1-2 sentence description of the social issue you have selected. Crime in Chicago as a social issue 2. Provide a 2-3 paragraph overview of this social issue and discuss why the issue is a social […]
Which of the arguments above do you consider largest contributing factor to the dark figure of crime? In other words, which one do you believe to be of most concern for crime analysts and the degree of accuracy to which their statistical crime analyses concludes?
People may be unaware that a crime has been committed because they view it as normal or trivial behavior. Victims are unaware that they have been victimized – either because of the nature of the crime, such as fraud, or because the victims are drunk, mentally ill, or otherwise incapable of understanding what has happened. […]
Write a 1–2 page paper that details the responsibilities of the crime analyst.
Assignment Details: When a crime analyst works with mapping in the police department, he or she has several responsibilities. Write a 1–2 page paper that details the responsibilities of the crime analyst. What can the analyst learn? Consider trends, patterns, and strategic crime analysis in your response. Who depends on this information the analyst maps? […]
What impact has feminism had in the study of women and crime?Discuss.
Topic: Feminism Paper details: What impact has feminism had in the study of women and crime?
List and explain the major forces that created U.S. criminal law. Provide an opinion of whether or not criminal law provides the most effective way to deal with crime and recidivism. Your post must weigh the challenge between keeping people safe and protecting individual liberties. Offer one or two suggestions for improvement to the current criminal law system within which we operate.
This essay is for a discussion post for my criminal law class. I’ll post some of the articles that will need to be referenced below. Evolution of punishment: The Historical Development of Criminology: Detail the history of criminal law. List and explain the major forces that created U.S. criminal law. Provide an opinion of whether […]
Analyze which of the two jurisdictions has lower recidivism rates. Identify whether the recidivism rate is the best indicator of success or failure of treatment versus punishment philosophy.
-Explain the differences between the treatment and punishment concepts. -Examine types of treatment versus types of punishment for juvenile crimes. -Build the case for which one (i.e., treatment, punishment, or combination of both) you believe has the stronger position based on your research and the specific juvenile crime to which you will apply the concepts […]
Describe how at least 3 different actors in a courtroom exercise discretion and discuss how that power can be abused.
Instructions In Chapter 5, you learned the critical role that discretion plays in the criminal justice system. Prosecutors have the power to exercise wide latitude with their decisions regarding whether or not to charge a person with a crime and judges have the power to determine whether or not bail will be set and at […]
Discuss,In terms of seizing and processing items of physical evidence at the scene, what critical aspects should be priority?
Assignment Details Physical evidence may be comprised of solid, liquid, and in some cases, gas whose presence or lack of presence is evidence of the actions occurring during the commission of a crime. Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs) must have the training and experience to recognize items of potential evidence at the scene to preclude collecting […]
Identify and explain 4 exceptions to the exclusionary rule established by the U.S. Supreme Court that allow for the search and/or seizure of evidence without a warrant.
Law enforcement officers and crime scene technicians must use caution and protect themselves at all times from contracting AIDS or hepatitis. Bodily fluids must always be treated as though they were infectious. Crime scene technicians most often use dust particle masks or N-95 masks at routine crime scenes. They are considered the most common type […]
