ASSIGNMENT #1
1.) Your course textbook examines situational, social, and community-based approaches to crime prevention. Which do you believe is the best approach to crime prevention.
Be sure to explain your answer in detail and discuss why the other two approaches are lacking with regard to crime prevention. Support your response with valid points from your weekly reading and/or any other reputable source.
In other words, provide more than just an "I think" response.
ASSIGNMENT #2
2.) CRITIQUE ARTICLE BOTH UPLOADED FILES MUST BE USED FOR THE CRITIQUE PAPER.
Directions for Article Critique Paper
Article Critique Paper
The article critique paper should be at least 3-4 pages long and include the following:
Main Findings in this Study (1-2 paragraphs maximum)
- What are the primary findings of this study?
- Why do the authors think they found what they did?
Contribution to the Literature
- Say what primary contribution this study has added to our understanding of the topic. What major question does it answer for us, and why do you think this information is important to our knowledge of community structure and problems?
- How does this reading fit in with the other readings and course concepts we've covered? (Note: the strongest papers will relate their reading to both the theoretical and substantive material we've covered)
Limitations
- List 2 or 3 weaknesses of this reading (note: please focus on the researcher's ideas and how they could do what they did better, not format or what the researcher didn't include)
- For each weakness, provide ways that the study could be improved and/or what you would expect to find if you changed the study in the way you're suggesting
Connection to a Current Event
- Locate a recent news article dealing with a similar topic (less than 5 years old). Explain how your article relates to the current event.
That is, what do you think the author of your reading would have to say about your news story?
- You MUST turn in a copy of the news article with your paper
A Test of Social Disorganization Theory in High-Risk Urban Neighborhoods By Beverly Kingston,David Huizinga,Delbert S. Elliott