Assignment 1: Read Chapter 8 of the online (free) textbook listed in your course materials then answer the following prompt. Identify and explain 4 important terms from the text. Explain the term and

Assignment 1:

Read Chapter 8 of the online (free) textbook listed in your course materials then answer the following prompt. 

Identify and explain 4 important terms from the text. Explain the term and explain why the term has importance to you and the way you will understand the environment as a social problem. 

Link for Book: https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_social-problems-continuity-and-change/s11-crime-and-criminal-justice.html

Assignment 2:

A) Start by watching any 3 of the following 8 videos from John Oliver’s “This Week Tonight.”

B) After watching the videos please briefly describe the points of tension in EACH of the three videos that you watched and respond with your feelings regarding the point of tension.

C) Then apply the conflict perspective to one video, the interactionist perspective to one video, and the functionalist perspective to the third video.

Videos:

Police Accountability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaD84DTGULo&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=9

Civil Forfeiture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=2

Municipal Violations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjpmT5noto&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=4

Public defenders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkEzLuzmZ4&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=7

Bail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=5

Elected Judges:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poL7l-Uk3I8&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=3

Prisons by Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pz3syET3DY&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz

Prisoner Re-entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJtYRxH5G2k&list=PL2Wr--dAykGAhH_8KqweFxq2u-uqvBMxz&index=8

Assignment 3:

After watching "Thought Police: The Case of the Cannibal Cop" answer the following questions. 

(A) Do you believe that what you search online should be used as evidence of your intent to commit actions. 

(B) Play the Devil's Advocate, or embrace your beliefs, but write a legal argument for the Cannibal Cop being found not guilty. In making the case, explain three main reasons why he should be found not guilty. 

(C) Write a review of the film (75- 100 Words). 

Assignment 4:

Link for notes the assignment is referring to:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/crjbtk847f54lzm/CSP-+Crime+Notes.ppt/file

(A) Define and explain the difference between Deterrence, Incapacitation and Retribution

(B) After evaluating the notes, do you find yourself aligning more closely with the public order/conservative/crime control approach to criminal justice or the individual rights/due process/liberal approach to criminal justice? Please explain your answer.

(C) Identify and explain at least 3 different categories of crimes outlined in the notes.