Crime    Year      Occurrences    Male population over 14 years of age, Chicago, IL             2016      1,229,676  Homicides with firearms              2016      705    Assaults with firearms  2016      3,629    Homicides – others        2016      […]

Community-Based Participatory Research Concepts of Dialogue Why is dialogue, as described by Freire, a critical component of CBPR? How might Freire’s concept of dialogue relate to your understanding of self-reflection?       MPH509 Community-Based Participatory Research   Module 2 Discussion   Case Study Reflection   Review the article on Henry Clark from Module 2 […]

Community-Based Participatory Research Group Policy Activity: Part 5 – Mock Legislative Visit Presentation Reflection Review your classmates’ presentations posted in Module 7 Group Policy Part 5 Mock Legislative Visit Discussion. Consider the following questions and share your responses here. Only an initial post is required, but responses to other classmates’ posts are encouraged.   How […]

Community-Based Participatory Research CBPR Skill-Building Activity – Part 1 Walking Tour   Purpose   CBPR Skill-building: To help you develop skill in CBPR, you will complete a walking tour, a photo-voice project, and a community asset map, as a three-part activity.   Course Outcomes   Through this assignment, the student will meet the following course […]

Community-Based Participatory Research CBPR Skill-Building Activity – Part 3 CBPR Skill-building: To help you develop skill in CBPR, you will complete a walking tour, a photo-voice project, and a community asset map.   Course Outcomes   Through this assignment, the student will meet the following course outcomes:   CO 1: Articulate the principles of CBPR […]

For this assignment, analyze and argue both sides of the following two issues. In your responses, be sure to explain the interrelationship between the classifications of crimes based on their potential harm to society.   Issues   Using information on p. 284 of your textbook, compare and contrast your jurisdiction’s definition of “burglary” compared to […]

After the previous presidential election, do you believe that the voting rights of Americans are infringed upon? Do you think the requirements for voter identification creates discrimination? What are the Texas Voter ID Law requirement? How has political campaigns and elections in Texas affected voter turnout in the presidential election?

Find and review criminal procedure guidelines for your jurisdiction, or, if appropriate, use the Uniform Code of Military Justice. For example, see California’s Title 4 Criminal Rules. Provide your classmates with a provision that you believe supports the prosecutors and one that supports an accused person. Explain why you think these provisions support the given […]

The paper for this course requires students to select one criminological theory and evaluate how that theory affects an individual’s decision to engage in criminal behavior as well as how the theory assists criminal justice officials in understanding criminal behavior. This research paper is broken down into the following two components that will be completed […]

The Significance of the Frontier in American History” by Frederick Jackson Turner   Some terms Turner used that you may find confusing:   Germanic Germ theory = a nineteenth-century theory developed by German scholars positing that civilizations grew and matured in the same way as plants. Any group of people originated as a seed and […]