700 words

Resources: p. 18 of Reference and Citation Examples located in the Center for Writing Excellence on the student website and CJi Interactive

Complete the following CJi Interactive activities located on the student website:

•  Ch. 1 > Learning Modules
•  Criminal Justice Goals
• Criminal Justice Process
• Due Process vs. Crime Control
•  Ch. 1 > Myths & Issues Videos
•  Issue 1: Is the Criminal Justice System Really a System?
•  Ch. 2 > Learning Modules
•  Defining Crime
• Violent Crime
• Property Crime
• White Collar and Organized Crime
•  Ch. 2 > Myths & Issues Videos
•  Issue 1: Crime v. Deviance

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

•  Define crime, its relationship to the law, and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.
•  Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system.
•  Identify choice theories and their assumptions in regards to crime.
•  Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process.
•  Identify the goals of the criminal justice system.
•  Address your thoughts on whether the criminal justice system is really a system.

Include information learned from the CJi Interactive activities in your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.