Short Assignment #4
Azmain Ahmed…
Hubert Kadyszewski discussion 7
When it comes to our prison system, It is clear that people with mental health issues are usually not treated properly. When mentally struggling people break crimes and are taken to jail, they are sometimes treated as any other criminal …
Short Assignment #1
- https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/15/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news
- Three people were accidentally killed by Israeli forces. There was a random search and check being conducted in Shejaiye and three people had been deemed suspicious by the forces so, they were taken as hostages and soon after shot
Assignment #4
After reading a New York Times article called”Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops”, I don’t fully support the idea of completely banning traffic stops as there’s a good argument about their role in crime prevention. Regular …
Short Assignment #3
Azmain Ahmed
On this podcast episode from Ear Hustle, we learn about a man named Tommy Shakur who was incarcerated at San Quinten for the murder of Stanford Bursey at the age of 19. He was part of the Eight …
Assignment #3 Hubert Kadyszewski
Looking at Tommy Ross’s history with crime, I think that applying the theory of social learning makes sense to me. I think that the people he would be with on a daily basis along with the behavior of people around …
Manifer Triunfel – Short Assignment #3
Merton’s Strain Theory postulates that criminal behavior and deviance arise from a disconnection between socially regulated means and culturally prescribed ends. He outlines five potential adjustments that individuals may make to this societal strain, including Conformity, in which individuals embrace …
Khalid J. Jemmott – Assignment 3
Tommy Shakur Ross’s case can be applied to Social Learning Theory (SLT). Listening to “Ear Hustle,” you hear about Ross’s life and what led him to prison today. The sense of belonging is an emotion that humans want to experience, …
Short Assignment #4
Do you think we must rethink how we enforce traffic laws in cities and suburbs? Do traffic stops accomplish their task of deterring unsafe driving?
Read the article in the New York Times that highlights how police chiefs, prosecutors, and …
Short Assignment #3
Learning Objective: Identify the extent to which the theories of criminology have been applied both in practice and in policy.
In completing this assignment, you will learn how to present a theory in your own words and apply it to
…Short Assignment #2
Learning Objective: Identify the extent to which the theories of criminology have been applied both in practice and in policy.
For this assignment, I would like you to think about how your neighborhood or community tries to prevent criminal activity.
…Short Assignment #1
Learning Objective: Describe the history, structures, and purpose of criminology.
Over the course of several days, browse the print or online editions of a major U.S. newspaper. Identify and record the various types of crimes reported in the news over …
