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Essay Instructions: The paper needs to be 1000 - 1200 words and have atleast 4 sources. The topic must include information regarding criminal acts and offender behaviors.

Essay Instructions: Research paper relating to theoretical dimensions involving criminal acts and offender behavior with present day implications and future trends.
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Each essay should be (at a minimum) one page in length.

Exam Questions
1. Explain community corrections and what purpose it fulfills in the overall field of criminal justice. Identify and describe programs and services that are usually found in community corrections. Discuss what you feel are strengths and weaknesses of community corrections programs.

2. Explain the formal juvenile justice “process” that would ensue if a 15 year old youth was caught and arrested for armed robbery of a fast food restaurant.

3. Think about what you learned in your studies regarding predictions on future trends in law enforcement. Describe three of the “predictions” that you feel would greatly enhance law enforcement services in the next decade. Explain and support why you chose these predictions.

4. Predictions are that terrorist will continue to commit heinous criminal acts against our citizens in the future. If this prediction comes true, what, if any, effects will this have on the corrections system. Will Criminal Justice Administrators need to rethink what “model” (more punitive or restorative model) of justice should be used if more and more terrorist are incarcerated in our prison system? Why or why not?

Essay Instructions: CASE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS
Read the story below, then find and apply developmental reasons that support the current law upheld. Do not just state your own personal opinions. Use your textbook as the primary resource and be sure to cover all the major areas/domains discussed in the required readings (chapters 8?10). You are not required to do research for this assignment.

In a small town in Michigan, the unbelievable happened. A 6 year old boy brought a gun to school and shot his first grade classmate in the school library. They had a playground scuffle the day before. After the shooting, he threw the gun down and ran out of the room. School authorities found him hiding in a corner and placed him in their office, where he calmly drew pictures as he waited. Police say that he told them the shooting was an accident and he had only been trying to scare her. In the following investigation, it was found that the shooter lived in a home where father and grandfather were in prison on gun-related charges. He lived with his mother, an uncle and a younger sibling. In searching the boy?s home, police found another stolen gun, a 12 gauge shot gun and drugs. You might be asking yourself, at what age are children held responsible for committing a criminal act. A law professor has pointed out that children under age 7 are not considered criminally responsible; those between 7 and 14 are presumed to lack responsibility and the state must prove otherwise; and those older than 14 are held accountable. A 19 year old male in the household who allegedly possessed the stolen gun was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Again, according to our legal system, children under 7 are not held responsible for crimes. It is said that a 6 yr. old cannot form criminal intent.

What developmental factors from your textbook reading of chapters 8?10 support this legal decision?
Your paper should be 2 pages of text, have 1? margins, be double spaced, and use 12-pt Times New Roman font. APA format is required. Your paper should consist of a cover page, 2-page body of text (citing any information taken directly from the textbook), and a reference page. Do not use long quotes for this assignment; it is best to put ideas into your own words, but remember to cite those ideas.

Please ensure that it is in APA Format the book that will be used is The developing Person through the Life span eighth edition By Kathleen Berger