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Answer following questions in their entirety (use the information on your text book but also apply critical thinking to elaborate). Although quality is more important than quantity, your total response for all questions should not be less than 4 pages (about a page each). Double space and 12 point font. Do not add extra spacing and do not include the questions in the body of your paper.
Here is the textbook: (these questions covers chapter 1-3)
Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society, SECOND EDITION (Randall Shelden, William Brown, Karen Miller, and Randal Fritzler), Waveland Press, 2016 (ISBN 978-1-4786-0765-6).
1. Compare and contrast the competing models of the criminal justice system. Which most closely relates our current state in the criminal justice system? Provide clear examples to justify your answer.
2. Describe the role that social class play in the criminal justice system. Provide clear examples of how it plays a role at different stages in the cj system and the criminal process.
3. Compare and contrast the harms done to our society from street crime, corporate crime, and state crime.
4. Briefly describe the Uniform Crime Report. Include a discussion of its strengths and at least three weaknesses.
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