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CJA 346 Wk 1 Discussion – Collecting Statistical Data
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Identify at least 2 tools used in collecting statistical data on crime reporting.
- What are your identified tools’ strengths and weaknesses, especially for reporting victimization information?
- Which tool(s) would work best within your local community? Please explain.
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
CJA 346 Wk 2 Discussion – Classical Schools and Theories of Criminal Behavior
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- In the readings this week, you learned about Sutherland’s differential association theory and the 9 key concepts he proposed. Select 1 of the 9 key concepts and explain why you agree or disagree with Sutherland’s premise.
- Based on this week’s readings, how did the social learning theory improve on the ideas of Sutherland’s differential association theory?
Due Monday
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CJA 346 Wk 3 Discussion – Development and Social Theoretical Approaches
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
According to social process theories, crime occurs because society imposed a definition of crime on some behaviors.
Due Thursday
According to social process theories, crime occurs because society imposed a definition of crime on some behaviors.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- How do social process theories help explain the occurrence of public order offenses?
- What explanation would social process theories give for white-collar offenses that may or may not have any identified victims?
Due Monday
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CJA 346 Wk 4 Discussion – Victimology and Victimization
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
In recent years, legislation has been passed into law recognizing the rights of crime victims in criminal proceedings. For example, the Crime Victims’ Rights Act of 2004 reverses the view that victims do not matter in the criminal process. These rights are defined in 18 U.S.C. §3771.
Respond to 1 or more of the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- What is the impact of the crime victims’ rights legislation on the criminal justice system?
- What legislature or process changes would you suggest to further assist victims during criminal proceedings? How would these changes be advantageous?
- In your view, which of the listed rights within the 18 U.S.C. §3771 do you think is most important? Explain your answer.
- How might federal crime victims’ rights protect a victim of terrorism when the perpetrators have been arrested and charged? Consider that the terrorists can be either transnational or domestic.
- If you were counseling a victim of terrorism, how would you explain their rights and the process they must participate in throughout criminal proceedings?
Due Monday
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CJA 346 Wk 5 Discussion – Victim Advocacy and Victim Populations
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
School violence and workplace violence, including acts that involved shootings, have been in the news in recent years. The 2009 shooting at Fort Hood resulted in the deaths of 13 individuals. The federal government classified this incident as workplace violence, sparking a debate on what classifies a criminal act as workplace violence and what classifies it as domestic terrorism.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- In your assessment, was the classification of the Fort Hood incident accurate?
- What are 2 distinguishing characteristics of an act of domestic terrorism? How do these differ from characteristics of workplace violence?
- Should there be any difference in the way victims of either domestic terrorism or workplace violence are treated? Why or why not?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.