PART III COURSE PROJECT
CRIMES AND THEORIES
Directions: This course project will include a written
component for each module that will be turned in at the end of the course in
Module 8. Criminology is the study of
crime and criminal behaviors based on theory.
Your textbook defines a theory as a series of interrelated propositions
that attempts to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately
control some class of events. A theory
gains explanatory power from inherent logical consistency and is “tested” by
how well it describes and predicts reality.
To assist you with this project, the textbook defines theories
throughout. The
theories associated with criminology can be applied to the crimes we see
committed in the news each week. Thus,
this course project will involve locating two crimes (one in your local or
nearly surrounding communities and one national) and applying the crimes you
locate to one of the theories learned in this course.
For example: Situational Choice Theory could be related to a
crime of robbing a person because this type of crime often depends on the
situation involved, such as a victim being in the right place at the right time
and other factors that lends to the ability to commit the crime, including
location, time of day, environmental factors, and the victim
being alone and in possession of items the offender desires.
Requirements: For
each module, locate a local and national crime, describe the details and source
of the crime (also be sure to keep a reference page with all the sources used
throughout the course project). Identify
an appropriate theory learned during this course, describe the theory, and
then explain how the theory relates to the crime
chosen. Thus, each part should require
at least one paragraph as follows:
1. Chosen
description and details of the crime
2. Chosen Theory,
including definition and founder
3. Explanation of
how the chosen theory relates to the chosen crime.
Repeat this process for each crime – one local and one
national for a total of a minimum of six paragraphs per Module. Sources of crimes include newspapers,
websites, television news stations, etc.
You can use theories repeatedly for this project; however, try to use
varying theories to
demonstrate an understanding of as many course
criminological theories as possible.
Be sure to include APA formatting, including a cover page,
in-text citations, and a reference page (please visit the Academic Resource
Center for concise APA guidelines). For
each module, be sure to include the date with either Local or National next to
the date as the title for that module
assignment. Note that
there must be two titles for each module (one for local and one for
national). Grading will be in part on
ensuring that the course project included both a local and national component
for each module. Thus, the final project
should have a minimum of 16 Crimes with
Theories Applied (two per module). You will also be graded on your APA
formatting, reference page, grammar, and spelling.
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