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TEACHING ACTION PLAN – PREVENTION AND ENTRY IN THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM | Teaching plan | Outcome | Learning objectives | Identify some of the risk factors associated with Gang membership.Identify some of the risk factors for juvenile offenders. Identify ways of tackling gang culture and juvenile crime. | Some of the learners already had some prior knowledge of the subject.All learners gained a basic understanding of the subject and made progress in identifying society’s ills.Most made a verbal
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reviewed. The major psychological theories of crime have been influenced to some extent by other fields (i.e.‚ criminology‚ sociology‚ & biology) (Feldman‚ 1993; Hollin‚ 1989). Criminology may have had the largest effect on the development of behavioural theories of crime (Bartol‚ 1991; Hollin‚ 1989). As such it is important to briefly review the two predominant schools of thought in criminology‚ classical‚ and positivist theory. (Clinnar & Quinney‚ 1986; Feldman‚ 1993; Hollin‚ 1989). The classical
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The rational choice perspective has a six core concepts and four decision making models: criminal behavior is purposive‚ criminal behavior is rational‚ criminal decision-making is crime-specific‚ criminal choices fall into two board groups: ’involvement’ and ‘event’ decisions‚ there are separate stages of involvement‚ criminal events unfold in a sequence of stages and decisions(Cornish and Clark). Criminal behavior is purposive when a person decided to commit an offense just to satisfy their needs
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There are many theories in the field of criminology that analyze the motivation of a criminal. Some individuals are inspired by the thrill of danger‚ welcoming the stimulation of a challenge. Undertaking a crime of this nature is exhilarating for this type of offender. Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery‚ displays Edward Pierce’s unquenchable thirst for a challenging adventure‚ which entails his use of intellect‚ manipulation‚ and wealth to mastermind the greatest theft in Victorian times
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Can the act of a crime ever occur without a legitimate victim? This is a question that has remained in the conscious of the social science community for a prolonged period of time. More specifically in the field of sociology and criminology due to the controversy surrounding the very term. In order to comprehend the background of this heavily debated question and to formulate an accurate position through the following arguments. It is of grave importance to first understand the definition of all
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Study Guide Chapter 4 1. Rational choice theory has roots in the __________ school of criminology developed by the Italian social thinker‚ Cesare Beccaria. 2. At the end of the 19th century‚ the popularity of the classical approach began to decline as _____ criminologists focused their attentions on internal and external factors - such as poverty‚ IQ‚ and education - rather than personal choice and decision making. 3. Crime is ________ because criminals will react selectively to the characteristics
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Introduction Geographic profiling is an investigative process rooted in Environmental Criminology (Brantingham & Brantingham 1981) and is a tool used by international police forces‚ whom use the crime scene locations of a linked series of offences to examine the likelihood of the geographical area the offender most likely works or lives in – known as their anchor point- (Rossmo‚ 2000a) in order to narrow down the area in which the police will focus their investigation to identify a suspect. This
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B U R E A U O F C R I M E S T A T I S T I C S A N D R E S E A R C H CRIME AND JUSTICE Bulletin Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Number 54 February 2001 What Causes Crime? Don Weatherburn It is difficult to find a succinct‚ broad and non-technical discussion of the causes of crime. This bulletin provides a brief overview‚ in simple terms‚ of what we know about those causes. After presenting some basic facts about crime
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References: Clarke‚ R.V. (1980). "Situational Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice." British Journal of Criminology. 20‚ 136–147 Clarke‚ R.V Clarke‚ R. V. and Weisburd‚ D‚ (1994). "Diffusion of Crime Control Benefits." In R. V. Clarke (ed.)‚ Crime Prevention Studies‚ Vol. 2.Monsey‚ NY: Criminal Justice Press Clarke‚ R Cornish. D.B. and Clarke‚ R.V. (eds.) (1986)
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