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CJS 240 Successful Learning

• CJS 240 Entire Course

• CJS 240 Week 1 Checkpoint Statistics Checkpoint

• CJS 240 Week 1 checkpoint Statistics Checkpoint
• CJS 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• CJS 240 Week 2 Checkpoint Delinquency Deterrence
  Response
• CJS 240 Week 2 Assignment Individual Theories
  Assignment
• CJS 240 Week 3 Checkpoint Sociological Theories
  Response
• CJS 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• 1. CheckPoint Statistics
• Complete the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and
  Self-Report Data Matrix in Appendix B. To
  complete this matrix, list two pros and two cons
  of using UCR data and two pros and two cons of
  using self-report data.
• Locatetwo Web resourcesone official and one
  unofficialwith information about occurrences of
  delinquency in the United States. Copy and paste
  the URLs into Appendix B.

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• CJS 240 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CJS 240 Week 2 Assignment Individual Theories
  Assignment

• . Discussion Questions
• Are juveniles truly capable of understanding
  the seriousness and consequences of their
  actions? If so, at what age are they capable of
  understanding? At what age should juveniles be
  tried as adults? Explain your answers.
• Is the participationin delinquent activities a
  normal part of maturing or are there specific
  factors that initiate this behavior? If taking
  part in delinquent activities is part of
  maturing, what contributes to the progression
  from normal adolescent behavior to chronic
  offending? Explain your answers.

• Assignment Individual Theories
• Resource pp. 47-80 of Juvenile Delinquency
  The Core.
• Write a 500- to 750-word paper explaining why
  some adolescents are motivated to commit crimes
  while others in similar circumstances are not.
  Support your explanation by applying at least two
  of the following individual theories of
  delinquency
• o Routine activities theory
• o General deterrence theory
• o Specific deterrence theory

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• CJS 240 Week 3 Checkpoint Sociological Theories
  Response

• CJS 240 Week 2 Checkpoint Delinquency Deterrence
  Response

• CheckPoint Delinquency Deterrence Response
• Write a 300- to 350-word response explaining
  how the threat of punishment does or does not
  deter juvenile delinquency. Provide examples of
  general deterrence, specific deterrence, and
  situational crime prevention strategies.
  Additionally, identify which concepts of
  deterrence you believe offer the best method for
  controlling juvenile crime.

• CheckPoint Sociological Theories Response
• Resource pp. 101-105 of Juvenile Delinquency
  The Core.
• Locateby searching the Internetfederal,
  state, or local programs with elements that
  exemplify the application of each of the
  sociological theories listed below

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• CJS 240 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CJS 240 Week 4 Assignment Gender and Family
  Assignment

• Assignment Gender and Family
• Ch. 6 7 discuss the influence gender and family
  have on delinquency. In addition, you have read
  briefly about gender and the juvenile justice
  system.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper answering the
  following questions

• Discussion Questions
• Describe a community in your city or state that
  currently exemplifies the concept of social
  disorganization. What solutions might you
  implement to revitalize that community?
• During the 1960s, social structure theories
  strongly influenced the development of
  delinquency prevention programs. Why did many of
  the earliest programs fail? What is being done
  differently today in the development of
  prevention programs?

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• CJS 240 Week 4 Checkpoint Case Study Critique
  Checkpoint (Appendix C)

• CJS 240 Week 5 Checkpoint The Justice Systems
  (Appendix D)

• CheckPoint The Justice Systems
• Complete the System Comparison Matrix, the 200-
  to 300-word response on controversial issues in
  the juvenile court system, and the selection of
  your final project position in Appendix D.
• Post Appendix D as an attachment.

• CheckPoint Case Study Critique
• Read the case study provided in Appendix C.
• Write a 200- to 350-word response answering the
  following questions
• o What are some possible reasons caseworkers were
  not aware of the conditions in the Jackson home?
• o From the information presented in the case
  study, determine whether the nine members of the
  Division of Youth and Family Services staff
  should have been fired.

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• CJS 240 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment Corrections and
  Treatment

• Write a 350- to 700-word paper summarizing
  information on juvenile corrections and
  community-based treatment programs. Include the
  following in your paper
• o Community-based treatment
• ? Describe two or three community-based treatment
  efforts.
• ? Briefly explain the purpose and importance of
  these treatment efforts.
• o Institutionalization

• Discussion Questions (Students will be placed in
  small groups to answer DQ 1 this week)
• What is more importantfreedom of press to
  publish pictures and names of juvenile offenders
  or juveniles rights to private court
  proceedings? Explain your answer.
• Should certain juvenile offenders be waived to
  adult courts? Why or why not?
• Should juveniles who commit serious capital
  crimes under the age of 16 be eligible for the
  death penalty? Why or why not?
• What are the benefits of a comprehensive
  juvenile justice strategy? What aspects of a
  comprehensive strategy contribute to those
  benefits? What are the drawbacks to implementing
  a comprehensive juvenile justice strategy?
  Discuss specific programs that contribute to a
  comprehensive juvenile justice strategy using
  programs you may be familiar with or have heard
  about in the media such as Drug Abuse Resistance
  Education (D.A.R.E.), teen courts, drug courts,
  or Big BrothersBig Sisters.

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• CJS 240 Week 6 Checkpoint Probation

• CJS 240 Week 7 Checkpoint Gang Development and
  Control Checkpoint (Appendix E)

• CheckPoint Gang Development and Control
• Complete the Gang Development and Gang Control
  tables in Appendix E.
• Post Appendix E as an attachment.

• CheckPoint Probation Presentation
• Create an informative 5- to 7-slide Microsoft
  PowerPoint presentation about probation and the
  roles and responsibilities of probation officers.
  Assume the role of a juvenile probation officer
  recruiter and address the presentation as if to
  an audience of individuals interested in applying
  for the position of a juvenile probation officer.
  Your presentation must include
• o General information regarding probation

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• CJS 240 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CJS 240 Week 8 Assignment Drug Czar Presentation

• Assignment Drug Czar Presentation
• Read the Applying What You Have Learned
  Scenario on p. 256 of Juvenile Delinquency The
  Core.
• Create a 7- to 10-slide MicrosoftPowerPointpre
  sentation on the advantages and disadvantages of
  the three drug control policy strategies
  presented during the open hearing in the
  scenario. Assume the role of the drug czar in the
  presentation. Present the policy or policies that
  you believe are the best strategies for reducing
  youth drug use.

• How do peers affect delinquency? Do delinquents
  seek out antisocial and delinquent peers as
  friends or does having delinquent peers cause an
  individual to become delinquent? Explain your
  answers.
• How is academic failure related to delinquency?
  Do delinquents fail at school or is academic
  failure responsible for delinquency? Explain your
  answers.

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• CJS 240 Week 8 Checkpoint Drug Use and
  Delinquency Response

• CJS 240 Week 9 Capstone DQ

• . Capstone Discussion Question
• The future of the juvenile justice system under
  debate. There has been a movement supporting
  aggressive measures on juvenile crime while
  researchers see more public support for
  prevention and intervention methods. Consider the
  future of the juvenile justice system. Should
  there be a juvenile justice system? Why or why
  not? Should there be a comprehensive juvenile
  justice strategy or should the juvenile justice
  system focus on one particular strategy? Explain
  your answers.

• CheckPoint Drug Use and Delinquency Response
• Research the University Library for two
  current, scholarly journal articles that
  highlight the reasons of youth drug use and the
  link between drug use and delinquency.
• Write a 200- to 350-word response answering the
  following questions according to the journal
  articles
• o What are the main reasons of youth drug use?
• o How does drug use relate to delinquency?

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• CJS 240 Week 9 Final Punishment versus
  Rehabilitation

• 1. Final Project Justice System Position Paper
• Throughout this course you have become acquainted
  with explanations of juvenile delinquency,
  correlates of juvenile delinquency, and the
  intricacies of the juvenile justice system. For
  your final project, assess one of the
  controversial issues regarding the juvenile
  justice system.
• Resource Appendix A

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