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Evaluate the changing demographics of society and their impact on the criminal justice system.

Instructions:

You answer the three following short essay questions below with peer review references in well-constructed paragraphs that make sense. It must be your own work. Please use the attached textbook as one of your references.

1 - Daly and Chesney-Lind considered five (5) insights to be distinctive features of feminist theory? List and describe these features, using at least 500 words not including the references. How do feminist theories relate to the criminal justice system? Keep in mind what other social demographic factors may come into play.

2 - Laub and Sampson identify five (5) aspects to the process of desistance during adulthood. Identify and briefly explain these five aspects, using at least 500 words, not including the references in the word count. Aside from the demographic of age, are there any other demographic characteristics, which may affect desistance?

3 - Based upon the various biosocial risk and protective factors you have studied thus far, define "risk factor" and "protective factor." Then identify and explain 3 risk factors and 3 protective factors. Again, specify any demographics (age, gender, race, education, etc.) which may influence risk and/or protective factors. Your answer must be at least 500 words in lengthnot including the references.

Textbook - Criminological Theory - Sixth edition - J. Robert Lilly, Francis T. Cullen, and Richard A. Ball