CJ340 8-3

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Kathryn Corey CJ-340 8-3 Practice Activity Types and classifications of offenders as defined by law What kinds of crimes are there? Types of crime as defined by law Do people's actions depend on society's definition of what defines a crime, or are cultural conceptions of crime and the laws that surround it more influential? What types of things influence someone to choose to go against the law? The relationship between sociology and criminology What distinguishes sociology from criminal law? How classical and positivist schools of thought have influenced criminal justice practices Are the ways in which we put prisoners to death morally justified? How biological and psychological theories have influenced criminal justice practices How do crimes and criminal behavior stem from biological factors? Can the physical attributes of offenders be used to identify them, and how significant a role does genes play in the causes of delinquency? How sociological theories have influenced criminal justice practices

What makes some people more likely to commit crimes than others in society? Which social theory explains the motivations underlying criminal activity? What causes certain people to become involved in criminal activity? How critical and interactionist theories may explain criminal behavior and influence the criminal justice system In what ways do theories of crime advance our knowledge of criminal justice? How far does our freedom of choice go influenced by and restricted by outside factors? How criminal justice professionals utilize criminological theories In what ways is the criminal justice system impacted by classical theories? What makes people choose to follow the herd or not? How cultural views and values drive human behavior What behavioral effects do people's assumptions about culture have? What effects do socializing goals have on the cognitive process? The importance of applying theory versus making broad generalizations to explain behavior Theories study and explain behavior in what ways? The role of ethics in the application of theory What effects do ethics have on the criminal justice system? The correlation between criminal behavior theory and criminal justice practice

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