Posted: January 23rd, 2016
Summarize the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime.
Use the Internet and your textbook to research the criminological and victimization theories presented in the group lists below. Select two (2) criminological theories (Group 1), two (2) theories of victimization (Group 2), and fill in the chart below using the following instructions. You will be graded on four (4) theories in total (not including the pre-filled example):
Group 1 – Select two (2) of the following: Bio-social Theory; Psychological Theory; Social Structure Theory; Social Process Theory; Social Conflict Theory; Labeling Theory; or Developmental Theory.
Group 2 – Select two (2) of the following: Deviant Place Theory; Routine Activity Theory; Deviant Lifestyle Theory; or Victim Precipitation Theory.
- Summarize the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime.
- Identify subcategories of the theory and describe each.
- Apply the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Briefly explain why the theory applies to the example you identified.
- Use at least three (3) quality academic resources as references, such as journal articles, newspapers, magazines, and publications from law enforcement associations. Note: Wikipedia, blogs and similar websites do not quality as quality academic resources.
| Summarize the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime.
Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletely summarized the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. | Insufficiently summarized the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. | Partially summarized the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. | Satisfactorily summarized the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. | Thoroughly summarized the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. |
| 2. Identify subcategories of the theory and describe each.
Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified subcategories of the theory and did not submit or incompletely described each. | Insufficiently identified subcategories of the theory and insufficiently described each. | Partially identified subcategories of the theory and partially described each. | Satisfactorily subcategories of the theory and satisfactorily described each. | Thoroughly identified subcategories of the theory and thoroughly described each. |
| 3. Apply the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Briefly explain why the theory applies to the example you identified.
Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletelyapplied the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Did not submit or incompletelybriefly explained why the theory applies to the example you identified. | Insufficientlyapplied the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Insufficientlybriefly explained why the theory applies to the example you identified. | Partially applied the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario.Partially briefly explained why the theory applies to the example you identified. | Satisfactorilyapplied the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario.Satisfactorilybriefly explained why the theory applies to the example you identified. | Thoroughlyapplied the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Thoroughlybriefly explained why the theory applies to the example you identified. |
| 4. 3 references
Weight: 5% |
No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 5% |
More than 8 errors prese |
Expert paper writers are just a few clicks away
Place an order in 3 easy steps. Takes less than 5 mins.