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Essay Instructions: Choose one out of the three essays options below. Please write an essay, MINIMUM 1,000 (that's equivalent to 4 pages in 12 pt. font, double-spaced).

I want to be able to gauge whether or not you "get it." Thus, your essay should be specific, detailed and explicit with respect to how you analyze the concepts and perspectives based on the knowledge you have gained so far.

Please remember to CITE YOUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION. Not just in the reference section of your paper, but WITHIN the paper as well. If you state a fact, you must cite where you got that fact from!

Also remember to PROOFREAD your work! Misspellings and grammatical errors can disrupt the flow of your writing so please be check your work before submitting it.

One last note: this paper is relatively SHORT. Mininum 1,000 words is NOT a lot(yes, it can be longer). If you work on your paper thoughtfully and do what is requested, you will have no trouble fulfilling that minimum word requirement. However, if your paper does not fulfill the minimum word requirement, I will DEDUCT points. For every 200 words your grade will go down one half letter.

Please contact me with any questions.

Good luck! I look forward to reading what I KNOW will be excellent work from you all!

I. Explain the role of anomie in one criminological theory learned this semester. (Note: to do this, you will have to explain what anomie is, then explain how it relates to the theory.)

II. Your neighbor, Homer Simpson, is arrested for killing his friend Barney Gumble and robbing Moe?s Tavern. You subsequently find out from Chief Wiggum that the previous evening Homer?s wife, Marge, left him for his co-worker Lenny. In addition, Homer?s boss, Mr. Burns, informs you that he fired Homer the week before. Choose a theory that might explain Homer?s criminal actions.

III. Explain labeling theory.


I choose #3 but if you feel one of the other options is better then you can choose what's easiest for you.

Essay Instructions: This is a formal academic papers in which you discuss various definitions and/or theoretical treatments of a major concept, Labeling Theory of Deviance. Consider the implications of these treatments for using the concept to understand some more concrete, specific phenomenon. Use theoretical examples,then analyze how the definitions used by researchers matters for their work. You must use professional, peer-reviewed, research literature to support your statement. You want to use 2 ? 3 definitions and at least 2 ? 3 journal articles. Word length will be provided at the end of the text. Direct quotations should be limited to appropriate use. For citations and references (?literature cited? list) you should APA.

Essay Instructions: Labeling theorists are adamant about the labels that offenders are given throughout the criminal justice system. Labels, such as ex-felons, are deepening the very behavior that they are meant to halt because of stereotypes that incite an individual trying to recover after a prison term. The labeling theory argues that the criminal justice system is limited in its capacity to restrain unlawful conduct but also is a major factor in anchoring people into criminal careers.

The cultural deviance theory explains the causes of criminal behavior in urban areas are not about the poverty suffered in those areas but the product of a distinct lower-class culture whose focal concern is deviance against the norms of society.

The theory identified 3 influential versions:

?Lower-class culture as a whole is responsible for generating crime in urban areas.
?Urban lower-class areas produce subcultures that are responsible for the rise of crime.
?Subcultures of crimes in which individuals come together to band in creating crimes for their own personal gain and satisfaction in urban areas
Write a 5?6 page paper answering the following questions:

?Pick 1 other theory and strategy to avoid stereotyping individuals in the criminal justice system?
?Is there a legitimate reason to consider labeling theory a legitimate crime causation theory? Why?
?In your opinion, where do gangs fit in the 3 influential versions of cultural deviance theory? Why?
?Which 1 of the 2 theories would you use to explain the following problem:
?The number of youths joining gangs in the inner city has doubled, while the number of gang leaders serving time in prison and being released after good conduct has increased. The crime rate for gang violence has risen 20% from last year.
Requirements

?Your opinion statements must be justified by theory or real-life strategies and practices of law enforcement activity.
?The explanation of cause of criminality in question 3 must use the case provided.
?You must use the labeling theory or cultural deviance theory in answering questions.
?You must use APA style in citing and creating your reference page.
one source can be Race and Crime (second edition) by Shaun L. Gibbidon and Helen Taylor Greene 2009, Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91320

Essay Instructions: For reference purposes only:
Paternoster, R. & Iovanni, L. (1989). The labeling perspective and delinquency: An elaboration of the theory and an assessment of the evidence. Justice Quarterly, 6, 359-394. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2248/is_149_38/ai_)

Issues to be explained in the term paper are as follows:

1. Why the labeling theory occurred in relevance to juvenile delinquency?

2. How this theory can be used to predict and prevent the likelihood of a similar crime occurrng in the future?

3. Suggestions that the theory would probably give on how to process the (juvenile delinquents) as offenders through the criminal justice system?

Require an abstract and bibliography with no less than 20 references all typed in Times New Roman 12 pt. font using APA format 300 words per page.