Assignment: Root Comparison Of Crime
Instructions
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Project 1: You are working as a criminal justice research specialist in a local television production company. The managing director has an assignment for you. The company will be producing a documentary on the root causes of specific crimes that occurs in low-income, "inner-city" neighborhoods. The focused crimes are personal assault, robbery, burglary, and theft. While race and ethnicity are not factors, there may be other identifiable factors or theories that motivate or predict a personal propensity to criminal behavior. Your assignment is to:
1. Identify at least three such factors/theories and,
2. Compare each with the other two determining which is the most likely to be the primary contributor to criminal activity.
1. Theory 1, compared to 2 and 3
2. Theory 2, compared to 1 and 3
3. Theory 3, compared to 1 and 2
3. Collectively, these comparisons must be supported by at least three cited sources from the course instructional materials or outside scholarly sources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.