Prior to beginning this assignment, please read the assigned textbook chapters:

• Chapter 3: Rejecting Individualism: The Chicago School
• Chapter 4: Crime in American Society: Anomie and Strain Theories
• Chapter 5: Society as Insulation: The Origins of Control Theory

Also watch the Differential association theory: The psychology of criminal behaviorLinks to an external site. video.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, it may also be helpful to review the Table of Contents in your textbook and the List of Major Criminological Theories Download List of Major Criminological Theories.

In your paper,

• Evaluate one theory from each of the three “schools/perspectives” of criminological theory (biological, classical, and sociological) to discuss in your paper:
• Assess the role (briefly) of the three theories (one from each school/perspective) you chose in explaining the causes of criminal behavior.
• Analyze only one of the three theories (biological, classical, or sociological).
• Evaluate the relationship between your chosen theory and criminal behavior.
• Establish a link between your chosen theory and a current criminal case. The case you find must be from the last three years.
• Use examples from the textbook and the criminal case you chose to support your assertions.

The Theories of Crime: Biological, Classical, or Sociological? paper

• must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least two scholarly, credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

In your final paper, you will need to reference at least eight scholarly or credible sources in addition to the Otu (2021) text and the Peters (2021) text. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review the following: 

• A Decade of Change: Roper v. Simmons, Defending Childhood, and Juvenile Justice PolicyLinks to an external site.
• Section 4, Reading 20, in Criminal Justice Policy Issues
• Chapter 10 in Advanced Introduction to Public Policy
• Creating a Racial Equity & Social Justice PolicyLinks to an external site.
• Excellence in policing initiative: Policing reformLinks to an external site.
• Juvenile JusticeLinks to an external site.
• Measuring Complex State Policies: Pitfalls and Considerations, With an Application to Race and Welfare PolicyLinks to an external site.
• Office of Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLinks to an external site.
• OJJDP FY 2022 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment InitiativeLinks to an external site.
• “Key Takeaways” and “Introduction” sections in Pandemic Policymaking and Changed Outcomes in Criminal CourtsLinks to an external site.
• Introduction, Principle 1, and Principle 10 in Principles of Effective Juvenile Justice Policy UpdateLinks to an external site.
• 2023 State of the State Addresses: Criminal Justice and Public Safety PrioritiesLinks to an external site.

Consider exploring the Revising Public Policy for Criminal Justice IssuesLinks to an external site. interactive as it contains additional resources that may assist with this assignment.

In this week’s interactive media, you are a hypothetical policy analyst. For this assignment, you have been asked to evaluate how criminal justice policies affect social justice and operations in criminal justice. Recall the material on the policy process and the discussion by Peters (2021) of stages in this process from Week 1 of this course. Your job will be to explain how you would advance your proposals for revisions to policy through each stage. Remember the discussion by Peters (2021) about moving a policy issue to an agenda.

Before your final paper, please refer to aligning your paper with the assignment promptLinks to an external site.. Your final paper should include section titles that align with the prompts. In your final paper, you will propose a change in public policy to address issues for criminal justice and a change in a criminal justice policy to address social justice. For the first two prompts (there are six prompts total), you will prepare a literature review of criminal justice policies and of effects of policies (for effects, think about research findings) on areas in social justice. Consider this material on Writing a Literature ReviewLinks to an external site.. Consider how literature and theories may support your proposals for policy changes.

You will need to explain how to move your proposals for public and criminal policy changes through the policy process. You will also address questions about theory. Recall your study last week of interest groups, bureaucracies, political aspects, and other factors, and consider sources from the prior modules. The Research Paper Project Management PlanLinks to an external site. resource provides guidance on planning your paper. You must reference at least eight scholarly or credible sources in addition to the Otu (2021) text and the Peters (2021) text in your final paper.

Prompts for your Policy Revisions for Criminal Justice Issues and Social Justice final paper:

In your paper,

• Examine two theories in criminal justice and how they apply to policy and organization for the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems.
• Assess the effects of criminal justice policies for law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections on social justice and the criminal justice system.
• Construct a public policy revision to address two criminal justice issues and a criminal justice policy revision to address a social justice issue.
• Explain how a theory, policy model, and policy instrument apply to your public policy revision and criminal justice policy revision.
• Analyze interest groups, the media, the public, bureaucracy, and political interests as factors in your public policy revision and criminal justice policy revision.
• Investigate process and federal, state, and local interests for your public policy revision and your criminal justice policy revision.