Overview
In this journal assignment, you will outline the various crimes and behaviors that a criminologist may study.
Prompt
In order to better understand the roles and responsibilities of criminologists, you must first explore the crimes and behaviors that criminologists may study. This journal assignment will allow you to identify the typologies of crime and how characteristics of crimes and criminals are measured. You will apply this information to learn more about one specific crime.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Describe the typologies of crime (i.e., the classifications of crime within the field) (50–100 words).
Explain how the characteristics of crime are measured (75–100 words).
Explain how the characteristics of criminals are measured (75–100 words).
Choose one crime studied by criminologists and answer the following questions (150–200 words):What is the type of crime chosen?
What are the characteristics of this specific crime?
What are the characteristics of criminals who commit this specific crime?
What to Submit
This assignment should be 350 to 500 words in length. Sources should be cited according to APA style.