Criminology Stand Alone Project

10 pages total. I am also attaching this document.

STAND-ALONE PROJECT

MJ620 Criminology

 

Stand-Alone Project:  Recent Developments in Criminological Research

 

 

You should begin working on the Stand-Alone Project early in the course. Each lesson provides a benchmark for completing the Stand-Alone Project in a timely manner while working through the course.  You will find this information in the “Stand-Alone Project Benchmark” section of each lesson.

 

Instructions:  The purpose of this research project is to familiarize you with the latest developments in the field of criminology and the publications in the discipline. You will select and review at least five (5) academic journal articles dealing with crime causation and/or developments in criminological theory. The scholarly articles you select must be dated after January 1, 2013 and come from recognized publications in the field, including but not limited to the following.

 

Law reviews

Criminology

Journal of Criminal Justice Research

Justice Quarterly

The Justice Professional

Criminology

 

Public Policy

Journal of Criminal Law

Criminology and Police Science

Law and Society Review

American Journal of Sociology

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

 

You may also use articles from websites such as these, which can be found on the inside cover of your textbook:

 

www.asc41.com

www.jrsa.org

www.ncjrs.org

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/international

www.rand.org/crim

www.crimetheory.com

www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/lectures.htm

http://talkjustice.com/cybrary.asp

www.appstate.edu/

Please do not include articles from newspapers or newsstand magazines.

As you read these academic articles, reflect on the major themes of the course and textbook, especially the two perspectives on criminal behavior: social problems versus social responsibility.

Based on your review of articles, write a 10-page, double-spaced, paper that includes the following components:

Part A         Summarize each of the five (5) articles.

Part B         For each article, write a critique of the research and/or conclusions; include the strengths and weaknesses of each article, including flaws in the research that the journal authors themselves may recognize as strengths and weaknesses.

Part C         For each article, make connections to content discussed in Lessons 1-6, either from the Lecture and Research Updates, the Required Readings, or the textbook.

Part D         Apply examples from the research presented in some of the articles to one (1) or more theories of crime causation.

Part E         Draw and support personal conclusions about issues of crime causation using evidence from the articles, research studies, and the text.

Part F          Make comments about areas needing further research and/or analysis.

Your Stand-Alone Project responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the project itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style. Note your assigned grade will be based on the overall quality of your paper, content, structure, correct use of English, correct use of APA format, and lack of grammar or spelling errors. (A 10-page response is required.)  (200 points)

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