Assignment:
These questions have multiple parts so be sure to answer all parts of the question. Your answers should be a minimum of 1 page long per question.
The exam will be submitted as a paper and be in APA format, typed in 12 font Times New Roman, and shall not have been turned in previously to any other instructor for any other course or assignment. Each Question is a minimum of 1 page long and this does not include the bibliography or source page for that question. All sources used should be on a Bibliography at the end of the exam document. It is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document. The research paper shall be an individual effort and not a group project. Since criminal justice is a social science, the writing requirements of the American Psychological Association, otherwise known as the APA, will be in effect for the research paper assignment.
1. Spiritual and natural explanations have always been important in the criminal justice system. Discuss each and the role they play. Give 2 examples of each.
2. How has the recent research on the effects of specific deterrence verses perceptual deterrence changed the way the entire concept of deterrence is viewed? What additional studies should be conducted to clarify the issue?
3. What body types have been found to be more associated with crime? What do you believe is causing this to happen?
4. Explain the research in the "Delinquency Areas" of Chicago and discuss the results.
5. Discuss Merton's five modes of adaption and give an example of each.