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You are an investigative reporter for a large news network. You
are working on a news piece identifying how theories of crime
explain specific crimes including the demographics of perpetrators
and victims. You are required to make a thirty-minute presentation
to your producers to convince them to run your story.
Choose a specific crime from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Program at the following:
Research this crime using your textbook, the Argosy University
online library resources, and the Internet. Be sure to include the
UCR and other crime reports in your research
Based on your research, develop a presentation that addresses
the following:
- Define the crime. Include both the legal definition and others
as necessary.
- Summarize demographics of the crime for both the perpetrators
and the victim. Be sure to cover the following:
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Socioeconomic characteristics
- Other relevant diversity issues
- Choose two theories of the causes of crime that have been
discussed and analyzed so far in the course; apply those theories
to the selected crime. Be sure to cover the following:
- Explain the type of each theory in detail.
- Discuss the development of each theory and the main theorists
associated with them.
- Compare and contrast the two theories of crime selected.
Discuss the ways in which they fit with the crime and the specific
demographics associated with the crime.
- Based on your research, develop your own hypothesis of the
cause of this crime. Using the theories that you have chosen, you
can develop your own “combination” theory.
- Give valid reasons and scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in
support of your theory.
You are allowed to present your theory in first person; however,
be careful not to abuse this privilege.
Your presentation should include the following:
- A title slide and a reference slide (these will not count
towards the total number of slides).
- At least five sentences of speaker notes for each section to
clarify anything not included in the slides. (As this is a
presentation the slides should cover the main points and the
details should be covered in the speaker’s notes.) The speaker
notes should be properly referenced.
Develop a 10–15-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming
convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.ppt.
By
Wednesday, November 25, 2015, deliver your
assignment to the
M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Grading Criteria and Rubric
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Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
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Maximum Points
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| Provide definitions of the crime. Include both the legal
definition and other definitions that you find in your
research. |
20 |
| Draw from the UCR and other crime reports to summarize
demographics of the crime for both the perpetrators and the victim.
Include details about gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic
characteristics, and other relevant diversity issues. |
24 |
| Explain the type of each theory. |
20 |
| Discuss the development of each theory and the main theorists
associated with each. |
24 |
| Compare and contrast the two theories of crime selected.
Discuss the ways in which they fit with the crime and the specific
demographics that are associated with the crime. |
32 |
| Based on your research, develop your own hypothesis of the
cause of this crime. Using the theories that you have chosen, you
can develop your own “combination” theory. Give valid reasons and
sources in support of your theory. |
36 |
Presentation Components:
Organization (12)
Usage and mechanics (12)
APA elements (16)
Style (4) |
44 |
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Total:
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200
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