“acting-out behavior – running away, attempting suicide, engaging in self-mutilation, becoming sexually promiscuous, being on drugs, and having a high level of apathy” can be seen in teens who have been sexually abused as very young children. What are your thoughts on Child Sexual Abuse? For the perpetrator of a crime, is this a mitigating factor that reduces culpability? How so or why not?
Select two Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in Los Angeles, California to research which address Juveniles Needs. These should not be publicly-funded or government organizations. Explain in a one page paper why you selected them.
The police are organized around the enforcement of not only the criminal law but also of moral behavior generally. How do the police engage in the identification and enforcement of morality? What are the implications of having the police enforce standards of behavior? Do the police, in fact, decide what appropriate moral behavior is?
Provide a profile of the protagonist.
Discuss their demographics (age, gender, socio-economic status, location), the characteristics of their offending behaviour and the history of their offending behaviour
Outline your chosen theory.
Explain the central principles of the theory (what does it try to explain?) and briefly examine the literature of the theory (refer to the articles in your annotated bibliography)
Outline critiques of the theory
Apply your theory to the protagonist.
Examine and discuss how your selected theory explains the behaviour of the protagonist
Provide examples to support your argument
Highlight any deficiencies of the theory – what can it not explain?
Describe how an ethical officer may inadvertently cause an innocent person to confess.
Critically reflect upon 3 years of probation as a police officer in the UK.
Explain the experiences of families who file cases of dowry death in courts in India.
What extent should prisons be painful places and how painful are our (UK prisons?Discuss.
Critically evaluate how CPTED can be employed to bring crime prevention benefits to a range of business circumstances.
Critically analyse crime motivation theories and their suitability for use within the workplace context.
You must submit a 2,000 word written essay in answer to one of the following questions:
Critically discuss the use of custodial sentences for children who are convicted of serious offences. To what extent could restorative justice provide a suitable alternative to custodial sentences?
With reference to the deviancy amplification spiral (Wilkins 1964), critically discuss the relationship between public attitudes to young people and the development of youth justice policy. Use recent examples from England and Wales to illustrate your argument.
With reference to research evidence, describe the typical characteristics of children involved in two of the following types of offences: sexual offences; homicides; ‘county lines’ drug offences. Critically discuss the current youth justice responses to the children and young people involved and highlight areas for improvement.
With reference to relevant statistics, summarise the extent of discrimination within the youth justice system relating to two of the following factors: gender; ethnicity; status as a looked after child. Critically discuss potential explanations for such discrimination.
Outline the background to and the principles of the ‘Child First’ positive youth justice approach. What are the benefits and disadvantages of this approach when compared with other models of youth justice?
