Research Proposal

Moral development and forms of moral reasoning transpire in an individual throughout the life span as one gets older, and the morality changes and evolves over time (Williams and Arrigo, 2012, pp. 122). Kohlberg’s stages of moral development can be applied to the assessment of individuals who are criminals. Passini (2010) states the “Full

“The developed world deprives children of a basic and inalienable right: unstructured outdoor play. Children today have substantially less access to nature, less free range, and less time for independent play than previous generations had.” This quote is from the research based paper titled, “Where the Wild Things Should Be: Healing Nature Deficit Disorder through the Schoolyard." This article touches many aspects of how children now a days need more exposure to nature like it was on the older days. Currently, there are many playgrounds around the United States and even more the world. This article is trying to bring awareness to the problem of if playgrounds do not have enough nature or is too safe then it is

The second level of Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral development is the Conventional Level. The Conventional level consists of stages 3 and 4. Stage 3 is based on interpersonal expectations. Those who are at this stage try to be a “good” boy or a “good” girl and live up to others’--such as close friends and family’s-- expectations. Stage 4 is based on Law-and-Order. They are not only focused on what their family and friends say; they are now focused on society. These stages are usually reached by early teens. They don’t blindly follow rules;

It is understood that at an early age, it is impossible to some advocates, for children to have the mental ability like that of a normal adult, to plan and execute a crime and moreover to understand the consequences of it. Therefore it is controversial where or not to try them as adults. During the adolescent years, it is asserted that a child becomes mature and begins to understand important concepts like society and expectations they are still trying to deal with society, their own inner battles of peer pressure, lack of direction, impulsiveness and lack of identity, according to the Legal and Justice Center. At

My top ten research topics that I find interesting to pursue are the following: (1) approach for extra ( increase in minimum wage) income and advertising, (2) concussions in football, (3) should transportation security (TSA) regulations be changed ?, (4) should regulations regarding the use of cellular phones while driving be standardized ?, (5) should driving under the influence (DUI) laws be changed ?, (6) concealed guns be permitted in stores, (7) computer forensics, (8) financial crimes, such as embezzlement, (9) cyber terrorism, (10) cyber criminology, internet child pornography.

Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. (2006). The psychology of criminal conduct (4th ed.). Cincinnati: Anderson.

Following the “Minnesota Career Information System” that Minnesota has a large employment with 9,582 firms for Computer and Information Systems Manager. There have many opportunities for me easy to get a job after graduating college. Moreover, I like to work on the computer to operate the whole system for a company. I also want to lead my team to bring more efficiently and create new computer hardware or software to promote my company development. My interesting career is a Computer Information Systems Manager that require at least bachelor’s degree and have experiment of working in Information Technology (IT) at least five years. Computer Information Systems Manager also allows people to organize system, communicate every day, develop and maintain products, and manage computer security. This is a popular occupation for people have passion in computer recently. Computer Information System Manager can work in a good environment, but they need to face conflict with many situations and high social interaction. This essay will describe learning about Computer Information System Manager from personal experiment, discuss career goals and related personal strengths, outline questions in research about this career, and provide on annotated bibliography research paper.

It is important to not only be educated about people’s differences but also comprehend why these differences exist. As criminal justice professionals we are given an immense amount of power at every stage of the system to make decisions that have the ability to completely change someone’s life for the better or even for the worse (Maniglia 2016). To ensure that the best decision is being made for each defendant, we as professionals, must take into consideration the reasons why people ended up in the system in the first place. For example, when encountering individuals who were raised in or near the inner city statistically they are more likely to be involved in the criminal justice system as defendants because committing crimes are not seen as criminal acts but rather acts that temporarily solidify a social status.

Correlating to the tenth chapter we are studying in the field of criminology, this article can best relate to the Developmental Perspective theory (Walsh and Hemmens 2014). This theory makes the argument that most criminal involvement occurs or begins in adolescence (Walsh and Hemmens 2014). Developmental Perspective theory makes the case that an individual’s criminal propensity develops and forms at a young stage in life (Walsh and Hemmens 2014). This theory explores the acceleration and declaration of offending and criminal acts (Walsh and Hemmens 2014). The Developmental Perspective theory tries to corroborate with the idea that age causes a decrease in negative emotionality, as well as an increase in conscientiousness (Walsh and Hemmens 2014). Rebecca is one of the over nine thousand American prisoners who are now

I have a positive attitude to the opinion the author mentions in the article. Life is hard, tough and miserable. There are too many elements in our lives that can make us to be disappointed and frustrated. Therefore, self- confidence is required to avoid losing confidence. Everyone has a own unique opinion or idea, so, there are always people who stand against us or even spread rumors behind us. But those are just their own opinions,

It is unfair for American children to know that though they can be innocent, they are treated as adults when they turn thirteen in some states. Although children have to learn the difference between what is right and wrong in their first years of life, most of them do not have enough experience to show that they are capable of living within society independently. Nonetheless, when they commit a serious crime-accidentally or purposely, the state mandate allows the judicatures to try them as an adult. There is a flaw here because they do not have a set personality, nor they can readily understand how humans abide by the law, nor do they have the cognitive ability to understand how to live in society. This paper will argue that the idea of

In our ever increasing complex criminal justice systems throughout the world, it is relevant and important to maintain a substantial amount of knowledge and theory around this major structural tool. This can be achieved by drawing on the necessary theoretical background of criminal offending and how our court systems deal with convicted criminals. However before concluding on the outcomes of courts, it is essential and appropriate to gain a wealthier understanding of social and environmental influences on these offenders, as well as to explore the many core theories that undoubtedly contribute to the pre-dispositions and prior characteristics of a person’s deviant offending nature.

Criminals are born not made is the discussion of this essay, it will explore the theories that attempt to explain criminal behaviour. Psychologists have come up with various theories and reasons as to why individuals commit crimes. These theories represent part of the classic psychological debate, nature versus nurture. Are individuals predisposed to becoming a criminal or are they made through their environment.

We are born with a sin nature, which can lead to very malicious circumstances. As we continually grow and understand the social norms in our culture, we learn what is right from what is wrong. In the tragic event of a young child not knowing these principals of right from wrong, he shot and killed a fellow student at the age of only 6 years’ old. Due to the fact that this child was at such a young age the child that committed the crime was acquitted of the charged held against him. The legal system determined that the child was not at fault because of their age and their ability to determine what is right and wrong. In this essay I want to apply concepts and theories used in developmental psychology to explain why our legal system acquits young children of criminal acts which include violence and murder.

Those few people that reach stage 6 in moral development are committed to such a higher level of ethics they believe outweighs society’s laws and rules (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). This minority group feels dignity should be granted to all people (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). The question posed is how concerned citizens in a neighborhood should deal with a twice-convicted child pedophile just released from a 15-year prison sentence living in their community. Under Kohlberg’s moral development, stage 6 members would need to reason the situation by determining two factors (Williams & Arrigo, 2012). First, they need to understand how everyone involved feels about the situation. The second situation simply has them put themselves in the shoes of each party