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Essay Instructions: Victimology- What it is, how its used and by whom, How can it be used to prevent crime.

Sources class book? only Conklin; Criminology, 11th ed. Pearson, Prentice Hall Publishers
Scientific journals 1 or 2
or web sites FBI.gov or edu sites only 1or2
four references

Essay Instructions: Victimology and Alternatives to the Traditional Criminal Justice System. Prepare a paper on whether the use of shaming,peacemaking and restorative justice offer useful alternatives to our traditional criminal peacemaking and restorative justice offer useful alternatives to our traditional criminal justice system,particularly from the point of view of the victims. If there ae difficulities with thier use, could they be made to work...what changes would need to be made to our current system?

Essay Instructions: Victimology: Determining Exactly Who's a Victim

You work for a judge who is preparing court opinions for the following cases. Create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

?Whether the suspect can be charged with any crime.
?Cite the appropriate statute that supports your opinion using APA.
?A discussion of the felony-murder rule
?A brief note on Mississippi's statute for forgery.

Case 1: Sam owns two rental properties that he has not been able to find tenants for. In desperation Sam decides to destroy the properties to not only collect the insurance money, but to avoid paying further taxes and upkeep on the properties. Sam decides to burn the buildings down. In preparation for this he makes sure that the structures are far enough away from neighboring properties so the fire does not spread. What Sam does not know is there are two people squatting in one of the buildings, and in the fire they are both killed.

Case 2: Sally is angry with her boyfriend Tom, and while at a party Sally throws a drink in Tom's face. Tom responds by slapping Sally. The police are called to the party. Is either party excused because of the conduct of the other?

Case 3: Jimmy accidentally locked his house keys in the house. None of his friends or family had a spare key, so he had to break into his house to get the keys. Someone driving by the house saw Jimmy breaking into the house and called the police to report a burglar. The police came out to the house to investigate.

Case 4: Beth and Danny are married and live in Mississippi. Beth was out of town, and she asked Danny to sign her name on the back of her check and deposit it in the bank. Analyze and explain whether Beth's permission matters in this case.

Click here to learn about the Mississippi Code Title 97.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Prepared a detailed report of court opinions for four cases.

Analyzed and explained whether the suspect can be charged with any crime, in each of the cases.

Cited and explained the appropriate statutes to support their opinion using APA, in each of these cases.

Analyzed and gave a detailed description of the felony law rule.

Analyzed and summarized the Mississippi's statute for forgery.

Written Components.

Essay Instructions: Discuss the effect of victimology as it relates to criminal opportunity and the solving of violent criminal acts. Define the classes of victimology and provide an example of each class.