If you were a criminologist, what area or topic of crime would you choose to study? Why?

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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings
 Database: Bureau of Justice Statistics. (n.d.). Data collection: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Retrieved March 5, 2018, from https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245

Note: You will use this resource as part of the Assignment in Week 3.

 Database: Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.). Uniform Crime Reporting. Retrieved March 5, 2018, from https://ucr.fbi.gov/

Note: You will use this resource as part of the Assignment in Week 3.

 Krajicek, D. J. (2014, March 31). Can we trust crime numbers? The Crime Report. Retrieved from https://thecrimereport.org/2014/03/31/2014-03-can-we-trust-crime-numbers/ 

 Patten, D. J. (2015). An unfinished journey: The evolution of crime measurement in the United States. The Hilltop Review, 8(1). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1149&context=hilltopreview 

 Planty, M., Langton, L., & Barnett-Ryan, C. (2014). The nation’s two crime measures. Bureau Justice Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ntcm_2014.pdf

 Walsh, A., & Jorgensen, C. (2017). Criminology: The essentials (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Chapter 6, “Social Structural Theories,” pp. 100–120 

Criminology: The Essentials, 3rd Edition by Walsh, A.; Jorgensen, C. Copyright 2017 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Walsh, A., & Jorgensen, C. (2017). Criminology: The essentials (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Chapter 10, “Biosocial Approaches,” pp. 182–202 

Criminology: The Essentials, 3rd Edition by Walsh, A.; Jorgensen, C. Copyright 2017 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Walsh, A., & Jorgensen, C. (2017). Criminology: The essentials (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Chapter 11, “Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance” pp. 203–222

Criminology: The Essentials, 3rd Edition by Walsh, A.; Jorgensen, C. Copyright 2017 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 Rubio, J. S., Krieger, M. A., Finney, E. J., & Coker, K. L. (2014). A review of the relationship between sociocultural factors and juvenile psychopathy. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(1), 23–31.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

 Criminal Justice Research. (n.d.). Ethnic differences in psychopathy. Retrieved from http://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/forensic-psychology/ethnic-differences-in-psychopathy/

 Fox, B. (2017).?It's nature and nurture: Integrating biology and genetics into the social learning theory of criminal behavior.?Journal of Criminal Justice, 49(1), 22–31.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Rocque, M., & Posick, C. (2017). Paradigm shift or normal science? The future of (biosocial) criminology. Theoretical Criminology, 21(3) 288–303.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

 Palmer, B. (2013, March 8). Is criminality genetic??The family that preys together…. Retrieved from?http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/03/osama_bin_laden_son_in_law_does_criminality_run_in_families.html

 Document: Week 3 Template (Word document)

Required Media
 TED. (2013, October). Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_milgram_why_smart_statistics_are_the_key_to_fighting_crime