8 Performance Assessment: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control
Articulate and analyze perspectives about crime and participation in social deviance.
Write a 500- to 600-words (minimum) paper thoroughly discussing each of the following:
- Define deviance and methods of social control, and provide examples.
- Explain the theoretical perspectives on crime and the law.
- Summarize the key ideas behind popular theories of social deviance and crime
- Use theories to explain trends and examples of social deviance and crime.
- Describe the criminal justice system and types of crimes
Basic Requirements (assignment criteria):
- Assignment has been proofread and does not contain any major spelling or grammatical errors.
- A minimum of 500- to 600-words in length, double spaced, 1 inch margins.
- Resources are cited in APA format in a reference list and using parenthetical citations (if you need help with this, review course resources).
- Relevant terms and concepts are used and defined.
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Pts |
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Define deviance and methods of social control, and provide examples
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Definition and descriptions are accurate and well explained with specific examples
20.0 pts
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Definition and descriptions are accurate but could use greater elaboration.
18.0 pts
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Definition or description is lacking key elements
16.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Explain the theoretical perspectives on crime and the law.
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Explanations of theoretical perspectives on crime and the law are accurate.
20.0 pts
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Explanations of theoretical perspectives on crime and the law are accurate, but could use greater elaboration.
18.0 pts
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Explanations of theoretical perspectives on crime and the law are lacking key elements
16.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Summarize the key ideas behind popular theories of social deviance and crime
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Summaries of theories of social deviance and crime are accurate and clearly explained.
20.0 pts
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Summaries of theories of social deviance and crime are accurate but could use greater elaboration
18.0 pts
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Summaries of theories of social deviance and crime are lacking key elements
16.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Use theories to explain trends and examples of social deviance and crime.
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Theories are accurately used to explain trends and examples of social deviance and crime.
20.0 pts
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Theories are accurately used to explain trends and examples of social deviance and crime, but could use greater elaboration.
18.0 pts
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Theories to explain trends and examples of social deviance and crime are lacking key elements.
16.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Describe the criminal justice system and types of crimes
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Descriptions of the criminal justice system and types of crime are accurate and clearly described.
20.0 pts
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Descriptions of the criminal justice system and types of crime are accurate but could use greater elaboration.
18.0 pts
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Descriptions of the criminal justice system and types of crime are lacking key elements.
16.0 pts
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20.0 pts
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Total Points: 100.0
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