This assignment supports the following Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Marketable Skills:
SLO 1: Describe the history and philosophy of the American Criminal Justice system.
SLO 2: Explain the nature and extent of crime in America.
SLO 3: Analyze the impact and consequences of crime.
SLO 4: Evaluate the development, concepts, and functions of law in the criminal justice system.
SLO 5: Describe the structure of contemporary federal, state, and local justice agencies and processes.
Marketable Skills:
Communication: Written (SLO 4)
Critical Thinking: Analysis & Problem Solving (SLO 3)
Critical Thinking: Problem Solving (SLO 3)
Empirical & Quantitative: Scientific Method (SLO 3)
Social Responsibility: Historical Perspective (SLO 1, SLO 2, & SLO 5)
Social Responsibility: Intercultural Competency (SLO 3)
Social Responsibility: Social Justice (SLO 4)
Assignment Overview:
Part I: Using two states, select a felony statute from each state. Compare their elements. Explain their differences and similarities.
Part II: Using one method (UCR, NCVS, NIBRS) of how crime is measured, evaluate the statistics of the felony statute selected in Part I.
Part III: Using the NIBRS compare San Antonio, Texas murder to Cleveland, Ohio. List five details from the data that stand out to you. Explain how these five details help policing the area.
Create a two-three-page paper, no more than three pages, discussing your responses.
Additional Assignment Resources:
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr (Links to an external site.)
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/nibrs (Links to an external site.)
