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CRJ 110 – Module 5 Homework Assignment

PART I: SHORT RESPONSE 

Directions: Answer the questions below. Your response to each should be at least one paragraph 

in length. 

1. What is a typology? What are some of the typologies of violent crime that this module 

discusses? 

2. What are the key issues to be considered in explaining patterns of homicide? 

3. What are the key issues to be considered in explaining and preventing the crimes of rape 

and child sexual abuse? 

4. What are the different kinds of robbery that this module discusses? Describe the criminal 

careers of robbers. 

5. What different kinds of assault can be identified? Describe what is known about intimate 

partner violence. 

6. Provide a useful definition of workplace violence. What do we know about the offense? 

7. Explain the major patterns of stalking. 

8. What are the major forms of property crime that this module discusses? Explain the 

difference between professional property offenders and persistent property offenders. 

9. What are the different kinds of larceny-theft discussed in this module, and how common is 

each? 

10. How frequently does burglary occur? What are the types of burglars discussed in this 

module? How do the motivations of the various types of burglars differ? In what ways are 

they the same? 

11. With what kinds of illegal activities are receivers of stolen goods generally involved? How 

are stolen goods resold? 

12. What is arson and what different kinds of arson can be identified? What motivates 

arsonists? 

PART II: COURSE PROJECT: CRIMES AND THEORIES 

(Compilation of Modules 1-8) 

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turned in at the end of the course in Module 8. Criminology is the study of crime and criminal 

behaviors based on theory. Your textbook defines a theory as a series of interrelated 

propositions that attempts to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of 

events. A theory gains explanatory power from inherent logical consistency and is “tested” by 

how well it describes and predicts reality. To assist you with this project, the textbook defines 

theories throughout. The theories associated with criminology can be applied to the crimes we 

see committed in the news each week. Thus, this course project will involve locating two crimes 

(one in your local or nearly surrounding communities and one national) and applying the crimes 

you locate to one of the theories learned in this course. 

For example: Situational Choice Theory could be related to a crime of robbing a person because 

this type of crime often depends on the situation involved, such as a victim being in the right 

place at the right time and other factors that lends to the ability to commit the crime, including 

location, time of day, environmental factors, and the victim being alone and in possession of 

items the offender desires. 

Requirements: For each module, locate a local and national crime, describe the details and 

source of the crime (also be sure to keep a reference page with all the sources used throughout 

the course project). Identify an appropriate theory learned during this course, describe the 

theory, and then explain how the theory relates to the crime chosen. Thus, each part should 

require at least one paragraph as follows: 

1. Chosen description and details of the crime 

2. Chosen Theory, including definition and founder 

3. Explanation of how the chosen theory relates to the chosen crime. 

Repeat this process for each crime – one local and one national for a total of a minimum of six 

paragraphs per Module. Sources of crimes include newspapers, websites, television news 

stations, etc. You can use theories repeatedly for this project; however, try to use varying 

theories to demonstrate an understanding of as many course criminological theories as possible. 

Be sure to include APA formatting, including a cover page, in-text citations, and a reference 

page (please visit the Academic Resource Center for concise APA guidelines). For each module, 

be sure to include the date with either Local or National next to the date as the title for that 

module assignment. Note that there must be two titles for each module (one for local and one for 

national). Grading will be in part on ensuring that the course project included both a local and 

national component for each module. Thus, the final project should have a minimum of 16 

Crimes with Theories Applied (two per module). You will also be graded on your APA 

formatting, reference page, grammar, and spelling.