THINKING LIKE A CRIMINOLOGIST

THINKING LIKE A CRIMINOLOGIST

INSTRUCTIONS:
The purpose of these writing assignments is to allow you to apply the concepts of the theories presented in thisclass (and your textbook reading assignments) to real life situations.
These areNOTresearch papers! These assignments require that you apply the knowledgeYOUhave acquired in this class!
ASSIGNMENT LENGTH: MINIMUM OF1,000 words (not including the heading, repeat of question, or works cited/bibliography page!)Microsoft Word will give you a word count. 1,000 words is approximately equal to two single-spaced pages of content.
YOUR ANSWERS MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS! If you use any outside sources, YOU MUST USE QUOTATIONS IF MATERIAL IS COPIED DIRECTLY, AND ALL OF YOUR OUTSIDE SOURCES MUST BE PROPERLY CITED BOTH IN THE ASSIGNMENT ITSELF AND IN A WORKS CITED OR REFERENCE PAGE!!!! Failure to follow this will result in a grade of 0. You may use APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of Style, or any other approved format to cite your sources as long as you do it properly.
Your paper will be graded in accordance with grading rubric which can be found in the Modules Section of Canvas.
ASSIGNMENT #2 Due December 4, 2022 (50 points)
Criminology is the scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior. Your textbook describes numerous theories that attempt to explain the root causes of criminal behavior. Your assignment is to develop yourown theoryof the causes of crime.
You may incorporate one or more of the theories presented in the text or you may develop your own.
You may also narrow your theory down a specific crime (or group of crimes) or you may offer a general theory.
There is no right or wrong, however, your paper needs to be well thought out and you must be able to defend your theory.
The paper must beoriginal and in your own words.Make sure that you properly cite any outside sources used in your paper

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