Discribe the Criminal Behavior in Your Community

Use the previous selected criminal behavior that is of particular interest to you. Also use the FBI’s UCR program to further investigate this behavior.

Using the information you have gathered in previous assignments and prepare a 2- to 3-page paper responding to the following using APA style:

Describe the typical perpetrator of this crime with regards to gender, race, age, and socioeconomic status. Compare and contrast the criminal and civil legal systems regarding penalties, burden of persuasion, and key players.

Using the information noted in step 1, explain the causes of this criminal behavior. Justify your answers by integrating at least one historical and two different contemporary psychological theories with your explanation.

Please include a minimum of five scholarly peer-reviewed resources in your research.