Instruction
A. Read this CBS News story about California's Three-Strikes Law:
Three Strikes CBS News. Retrieved https://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-strikes-28-10-2002/
Based on your assigned reading and the news story, respond to the following:
i. Explain the ways in which this law both does and does not support deterrence theory.
ii. What evidence would show whether the law has deterrent effect on would-be criminals? (Note that you do not have to cite the evidence, only describe it.)
Response to the above in 800 words and in APA format
B. Read the following from the Office of Justice Programs Office of Sex Offender Sex Offender Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.smart.gov/SOMAPI/sec1/ch7_treatment.html Based on your assigned reading and the news story, respond to the following:
I. •Explain the ways in which psychological treatment or therapy both can and cannot contribute to preventing sex crimes. Use examples to substantiate your answer.
II. •If psychological treatment of sex offenders is proved ineffective, does that bring into question the validity of psychological explanations of crime? Why or why not?
Response to the second question in 800 words as well and in APA format