Discussion : Current Event

The Assignment:

Create a presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Powtoon, etc.) about a recent criminal event or criminal justice action (e.g., major court  decision, policing activity) that relates to race and ethnicity that was reported in one of the following major newspapers: the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, or the Washington Post.

You must post your presentation or link to the presentation to the discussion 3 board. Please include headings to help differentiate the sections

Details:

I. Title of Article, Source of Article, and proper APA citation of the article (APA should be at the end of the presentation). You must provide a link to the article.

II. Summary of the Article.

Briefly give the facts of the article/case.

III. Define law-related terminology based on Maryland's definition. Examples:

A. Murder

B. Criminal Negligence

IV. Charges and Outcome: Indicate whether the primary charges, are criminal or civil and the specific charge. For example:

A. Criminal-Murder, Second degree. Guilty

B. Supreme Court Upheld Lower Court Decision

V. Explain why you chose this article and your reaction to the information. Take a position on the issue contained in the article. How do you feel about this event? How does this event affect you?

VI. Explain how this issue impacts the criminal justice system and/or society

VII. Relate at least two criminological theories to the current event (if you selected a court case decision,select theories that would relate to the issues in the court case).