PART I: SHORT RESPONSE

Directions: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Respond to the questions in your own words and use your textbook to support your work. Be sure to cite any references used. Please use proper APA citations when using any source, including the textbook. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines

1. Name the five main assumptions of the positivist school of thought.

2. Define positive and negative reinforcement, and give one example of each that is related to crime.

3. Briefly summarize the meanings of the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Each amendment summary should consist of three to five sentences.

4. Define mere suspicion, reasonable suspicion, and probable cause.

5. Define preponderance of evidence, clear and convincing evidence, and beyond a reasonable doubt.

PART II: CASE SCENARIO

Directions: Please write a one to two paragraph response for the following case scenario. Each paragraph must be five to seven sentences in length. Be sure to cite any references used. Please use proper APA citations when using any source, including the textbook. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines.

Scenario: Mark, age 21, grew up in a low income neighborhood where gangs were common. He dropped out of school because it was much more lucrative to engage in criminal behavior. He had been raised by his mother in a single parent family, and he had no siblings, just his gang members. He joined a gang and soon became involved with criminal behavior, including vandalism, stealing cars, and burglaries. Discuss various theories of criminology. What theory category would likely explain his criminal behavior?

PART III: WEEKLY JOURNAL

Directions: Please complete the following task.

Task: The Timetable of World Legal History (www.duhaime.org/LegalResources/LawMuseum/LawArticle-44/Duhaimes-Timetable-of-World-Legal-History.aspx) provides brief descriptions of important historical legal developments. This website also provides links to other sources of legal information. Choose among the available topics, for instance, the actual text of the Magna Carta, and write a summary that is one to two pages in length about the information you found. Please use proper APA citations. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines.