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Question 3: Do a “mock walk-thru” of your bedroom. Using the concepts described in our textbook, describe what you see.

Based on what you learned throughout the entire course, please complete your papers based on the following prompts/questions and using the writing guidelines outlined in this syllabus. Write a reflection paper based on what concepts/theories you learned about in this course that you find most interesting (and why), which ones will stick with you in the future, and which ones you will be able to use in your future career (and how).

Based on what you learned in the above listed chapters, please complete your papers based on the following prompts/ questions and using the writing guidelines outlined in this syllabus. Use each of the strain theories discussed here to explain Patrick Latko’s murder spree. Which theory appears to make the most sense? • What makes control theories different from differential association and strain theories? • How do the main assumptions of the conflict perspective differ from positivi...

Based on what you learned in the above listed chapters, please complete your papers based on the following prompts/ questions and using the writing guidelines outlined in this syllabus. Which personality theory seems most plausible for explaining crime? Why? Can disorganization theory be extended to rural areas? Why doesn’t everyone who is socialized in a deviant subcultural setting become criminal? How does Cohen’s middle-class measuring rod have current applicability for lower-class...

Based on what you learned in the above listed chapters, please complete your papers based on the following prompts/ questions. How does criminology differ from criminal justice? Identify some of the classical theory’s key assumptions about human nature. Do you think that humans generally behave according to these assumptions or do you have criticisms? What are the strengths and weaknesses of trying to explain crime from a biological perspective? Provide a real-world example of how so...

Question 2: What one area of forensic science has a special attraction to you as an area of study? Describe why you find this specific area interesting and how you envision yourself utilizing this information.

Question 2: Visit your local library or surf the internet for famous criminal cases involving forensic odontology. Discuss the facts of the case and how forensic odontology contributed to the conviction of the perpetrator.

Using your textbook and by conducting additional research, answer the following questions: How has the field of microanalysis progressed over the past few decades? What are some of the more recent inventions/modifications that improve this scientific field?

Assignment question #2: Describe how the advent of computers aided law enforcement officials in solving crimes. Research the internet and give specific cases as examples.

(1) Discuss quantitative and qualitative research. What are some types of quantitative studies that can be used to study crime? What are some potential problems that can arrive from using these types of studies? What are some types of qualitative studies that can be used to study crime? What are some potential problems that can arrive from using these types of studies? (2) Discuss why it is difficult to arrive at a universally accepted definition of crime. (3) Discuss the view that crime prote...