JUS 506

JUS-506Topic 5 DQ1 According to the article by Kocsis and Palermo (2015), what characteristics have traditionally been used in creating offender profiles? What do the authors consider problematic when evaluating trait-based profiling?

JUS 506 Topic 5 Assignment 1, Geographic Profiling

JUS-506 Topic 7 DQ1 Explain how and to what extent mental illness plays a role in violent criminal behavior. JUS 506 Topic 7 DQ2 Mass shootings have become an increasing concern among American criminologists. Read “Mass Shootings in America: Moving Beyond Newtown” and analyze the myths versus reality of what we know to be true about this particular type of violent criminal behavior. What prevention techniques might be effective for potential mass shooters?

JUS 506 Topic 6 Assignment 1, Crime Control Techniques

JUS 506 Topic 6 DQ 1 Analyze Cohen and Felson’s routine activities theory. Is this theory able to fully explain all types of crime? Why or why not?

JUS 506 Topic 5 DQ 2 Despite its glamorous Hollywood image, criminal profiling has a reputation for underperforming among criminologists and researchers. How might newer versions of criminal profiling that utilize modern technology change the game and be more effective in catching criminals?

JUS 506 Topic 8 Assignment, The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

JUS 506 Topic 7 Assignment, The Impact of Violent Media

JUS 506 Topic 6 DQ 2 Lifestyle theories of victimization assert that changing roles and schedules in daily life affect the number of situations with high victimization risks that a person experiences. Describe lifestyles that are considered most at-risk versus those considered least at-risk for victimization. Do you believe crime preventive measures that use this type of theory and research are “blaming the victim” or simply using common sense to try to reduce an individual’s risk?

JUS-506Topic 8 DQ 1 The pornography industry is one of the most lucrative in the nation— some estimates are that it grosses more than $4 billion annually—however the women and girls who work in this industry see very little of that money. Prostitution as well is highly profitable for a growing number of pimps and human traffickers selling both women and children. What are the legal and moral differences between these two types of sex work, and how have changing social norms contributed to t...