The document outlines an assignment to develop a prevention plan for a specific criminal behavior. Students must first select and describe a criminal behavior in a 2-3 page paper, identifying the target area and group to focus on. They should discuss research on the origins of the behavior and propose preliminary prevention ideas, citing sources to support the effectiveness of the approaches. The goal is for assignments in the course to build toward a final prevention plan. Grading will consider the description of the behavior and group, discussion of risk factors and theories, prevention ideas, and writing quality.

1. WHO DOES THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST HELP WITH THE
REST OF THEM FOR THIS CLASS BECAUSE THEY ARE
LINKED TOGETHER SO I NEED THE SAME PERSON
DOING THEM.
Assignment 3: Select a Specific Criminal Behavior
The goal of this course is to create a prevention plan for a
specific criminal behavior. Throughout the course, you will
complete interrelated assignments in each module that build
toward the LASA assignment, a prevention plan.
The first step toward this end is to identify a specific criminal
behavior for which you will develop a prevention program. The
first chapter of the textbook describes a variety of criminal
behavior problems, such as status crimes, juvenile offenders,
and drug abuse.
Once you select the criminal behavior, you should do a
preliminary literature search to ensure that you will have ready
access to scholarly resources.
Create a 2- to 3-page paper describing your selected criminal
behavior. You must consider the following when creating your
paper:
Describe the criminal behavior in detail, including any research
you have found on the origins or development of this behavior
(in approximately 1 page).
Discuss the specific target area you want to address in the
problem (in approximately 1 paragraph).

2. Describe the specific group you want to focus on from among
those affected by the criminal problem, i.e., juveniles, women,
etc.
Describe the possible prevention and intervention ideas (in
approximately 1 page).
Discuss research support for the effectiveness of your proposed
prevention or intervention ideas (in approximately 2–3
paragraphs).
For example, suppose you pick juvenile sex offenders and want
to develop a prevention program for adolescent sex offenders.
Specifically, you want to target risk factors associated with that
population.
Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material
used for this assignment in APA format.
Submission Details:
By the due date assigned, save your paper as
M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the
Submissions Area.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described the criminal behavior and described the specific
group on which you want to focus on.
24
Discussed the risk factors and etiology theories associated with
this type of crime.

3. 40
Described some ideas related to prevention or intervention.
24
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
12
Total:
100
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