CJS 200 Assignment: Inside Criminal Law
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Assignment: Inside Criminal Law
During these past two weeks, you have discussed the structure of the criminal justice system
and the models that comprise this system; you have explored the definition of crime; and you
have established the various causes and trends that lead to crime. Having this background
knowledge helps to build a foundation for understanding criminal law.
• Resource: Pages 76-91 of Criminal Justice in Action
• Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
• Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper examining certain aspects of criminal law. In your
paper complete the following:
o Describe the purposes of criminal law.
• Describe the two main functions of criminal law.
• Describe the written sources of American criminal law and their purposes.
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CJS 200 CheckPoint: Causation of Crime
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CheckPoint: Causation of Crime
An effective approach to understanding the criminal mind is to look at the theories and
statistical trends that influence the causation of crime.
• Resource: Pages 30-43 of Criminal Justice in Action
• Due Date: Day 2 [Individual] forum
• Write a 350- to 700-word response addressing the following points:
o Compare and contrast two theories on the causation of crime.
o Choose one crime trend outlined in the text and explain its relationship to one of the
crime theories you just compared.
o Relate this crime trend to your specific geographical area (city or state).
o Support your findings with statistics.
• Summarize your findings.
• Post your CheckPoint as an attachment
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CJS 200 CheckPoint: Models of the...