sociology

Directions

i.

Select

2

people

who have been

convicted of a crime, that you will

conduct a criminal analysis on by

applying sociological theories and

concepts

ii.

Create a PowerPoint or word

document w/ info about your criminal

(

directions on next slide

)

•

Slide 1:

Name & picture of the 1

st

person you will conduct

your criminal analysis on

•

Slide 2:

Detailed description of the crime committed

(

academic

sources only)

•

Slide 3:

Identify 2 factors (social, environmental,

psychological, economic) that impacted the person engaging

in criminal activity. Elaborate on why the 2 factors you

identified impacted the person engaging in criminal activity.

•

Slide 4

:

Apply 1 sociological theory to explain the persons

criminal behavior

•

Slide 5

:

Reference/Citation Page

(

academic sources only

)

•

NOW REPEAT STEPS 1

-

5

FOR YOUR

2

nd

CRIMINAL

Directions

i.

Please pick

2

PEOPLE

that you can find lots of research

on to complete this assignment

ii.

Only select your theories from the sociology textbook

iii.

Include in text citations (where appropriate) and a

reference

page.

iv.

Only

used

academic

sources

and

ensure

your reference

page is in proper MLA or APA formatting

v.

Keep the slides in order, label each slide (or use

subheadings if submitting a word

document)

vi.

View the slide in this week’s folder titled “How to Apply

Theory”

vii.

Points Possible =35

Tips for Success

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