Prior to beginning this assignment, consider that Messer, Patten, and Candela (2016) provides a helpful summary of life course theory on pages seven through eight. Also, note that Salvatore (2017) provides a helpful summary of life course theory on pages one through two. In addition, consider pages 697–698 in Zoutewelle-Terovan and Skardhamar’s (2016) article which provides helpful summaries of criminological theories. Review information in the Wright (2012) text on processes for law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections. Finally, review the web-based materials FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting (Links to an external site.) and National Institute of Justice (Links to an external site.), which support this assignment in for this week.
In this assignment, you will explore a criminal justice issue and an associated criminal justice process. You will also consider an application for criminology that is relevant to that criminal justice issue.
This assignment consists of two parts: researching a criminal justice issue using the Ashford University Library’s database of scholarly journal articles and exploring the issue through the appointed prompts.
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This assignment consists of two parts: Researching a criminal justice issue using the Ashford University Library’s database of scholarly journal articles and exploring the issue through the appointed prompts.
Researching a Criminal Justice Issue
To find an article from the Ashford Library, please follow these steps:
Searching for an article from the Ashford Library u
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Searching the Ashford University Library using the Library Website
*Note: To access the Ashford University Library directly, click on the Writing Center and Library links in your left navigation. Watch the Database Search Tips (Links to an external site.) video for more and see Searching the Ashford University Library document for assignment-specific search tips.
Summarizing the Issue and Processes. As you respond to the elements below, think about questions or issues addressed by the author(s) of the source that you select.
In your paper, drawing upon the article and/or other relevant scholarly or credible sources, address the following:
The Issues in Criminal Justice paper
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Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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