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As a crime analyst, you will conduct research in criminology and use the data you find to explain fundamental theories on the causes of criminal behavior. Crime analyst teams frequently use evidence-based approaches to study crime, integrate research and theory, and discuss their findings using written and verbal communication to determine patterns and make crime-prevention plans.
Scenario
A team conducting a strategic analysis of changes in recent crime in your state has asked you to give a presentation to an affected community. They have asked for your help using evidence-based theories to interpret criminal behavior and reveal potential patterns that can be used to inform crime-prevention efforts.
Preparation
Select data or an event in your state within the past 12-24 months involving charges for a particular type of crime. You can use the Interactive Data Analyzer from the U.S. Sentencing Commission to view federal offenders' crime data or the FBI's What We Investigate press release search tool on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website to locate violent crime events in the news. Align your chosen crime to a school of thought or criminology theory presented in this course that explains criminal behavior.
Assessment Deliverable
Using real-life information from the state of Georgia about a crime of your choice, 10- to 12-slide presentation for the affected community as if you were a crime analyst explaining fundamental theories on the causes of the recent criminal behavior.
Include the following in your analysis of criminal behavior using an evidence-based theory:
- Explain at least 2 of the school of thought or criminology theory's fundamental principles. Include any assumptions underlying the development of the theory or give relevant examples that show how to interpret the idea.
- Defend why your selected school of thought or criminology theory best explains the desired criminal behavior in the data or event.