Week Four Discussion  This discussion post covers the following: Course Outcomes Covered : 1. Identify and describe the different methods used in measuring crime and criminal behavior patterns. 2. Dis

Week Four Discussion 

This discussion post covers the following:

Course Outcomes Covered :

1. Identify and describe the different methods used in measuring crime and criminal behavior patterns.

2. Discuss the different schools of thought related to understanding the criminological approach to explaining deviant behavior .

3. Describe alternative explanations of crime and their relationship to the field of criminology.

4. Examine the criminological approach used in the various components of the criminal justice system.

6. Recognize methods for planning and implementing appropriate community alternatives to incarceration for criminal behavior.

7. Develop an awareness and understanding of the concept of punishment in an historical context from antiquity to the present.

Learning Objectives Covered:

1.  Examine the Social Process Theories.

2. Use the social process theories to explain crime.

3. Discuss punishment as it relates to white collar criminals.

Review the information from Chapter 5 of your eBook and the film, Scam of the century? Bernie Madoff and the $50 billion heist [Video file]. (2009). Retrieved July 11, 2017, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102588&xtid=40557 (Links to an external site.)

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Answer the following questions:

Discuss Bernie Madoff and the crimes he committed. Which of the Social Process theories in Chapter 5 of you eBook do you feel relates to Madoff, his crimes, and his motivation to commit the crimes (C.O. 1, 2, 4, L.O. 1, 2).

How did Bernie Madoff get away with his fraud for so long? Do you feel Madoff is sorry for his crime or sorry he got caught? Back up your opinion with facts and research. 

Why is it difficult to convict white collar criminals? What types of punishment or alternatives to incarceration was given to Bernie Madoff? What his punishment similar to other white collar criminals? (C.O. 6, 7, L.O. 1, 2).