CJA 204 Week 1 Criminal Justice System Paper

Resources: p. 18 ofReference and Citation Examples located in the Center for Writing Excellence on the student website and CJi Interactive

Complete the following CJi Interactive activities located on the student website:

• Ch. 1 > Learning Modules

  • Criminal Justice Goals
  • Criminal Justice Process
  • Due Process vs. Crime Control

• Ch. 1 > Myths & Issues Videos

  • Issue 1: Is the Criminal Justice System Really a System?

• Ch. 2 > Learning Modules

  • Defining Crime
  • Violent Crime
  • Property Crime
  • White Collar and Organized Crime

• Ch. 2 > Myths & Issues Videos

  • Issue 1: Crime v. Deviance

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

• Define crime, its relationship to the law, and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.
• Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system.
• Identify choice theories and their assumptions in regards to crime.
• Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process.
• Identify the goals of the criminal justice system.
• Address your thoughts on whether the criminal justice system is really a system.

Include information learned from the CJi Interactive activities in your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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