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Assignment

Throughout the course readings, you have encountered various crime scenarios juxtaposed with different criminological and sociological theories.

Put another way, you have examined specific types of crime from different perspectives. As a criminal justice professional, you are or will become accustomed to focusing on the facts and the exact circumstances of a crime.

But what happens before a person chooses to commit a crime is more of a gray area-and an area where good work can be done. In this final Discussion, you consider how theory can inform your professional practice and effect positive social change.

Choose a success story from the COPS website listed in the Learning Resources.

Find one positive story in which the criminal justice profession plays a central role.

How has your understanding of the difference between crime and deviance and criminological theory affected how you view crime?

Refer to the readings from this course, the Discussion Board dialogue, and your view on these topics to illustrate your point.

In addition to enforcing the law, how can the criminal justice profession create positive social change?

Refer to one COPS success story example to illustrate your point.

Lawson, T., & Heaton, T. (2010). Crime and deviance (2nd ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan.