Describe how the theories could be applied to criminal behavior in your community.

Unit III Essay
In this unit, you learned about sociological theories of crime. The course textbook and the unit lesson provide multiple ideas
on the causes of criminal behavior, the sociological theories. For this assignment, you will compose an essay that explores
this topic. To write your essay, complete the following steps:
1. Analyze the sociological theories presented in this unit.
2. Select five theories that you feel would benefit your community. Rank them in order of most effective to least effective.
Describe how the theories could be applied to criminal behavior in your community.
3. Take the theory that you believe would benefit your community most effectively and find four sources you can use to
look at both sides of the issue, two supporting your choice and two not supporting your choice. Analyze and argue
both sides of the theory selected.
Your paper must be at least two pages in length. All parts of your essay should be composed in one, cohesive paper with an
introduction and conclusion. A minimum of four academically accepted resources must be used to support your analyses.
The Criminal Justice and Nexis Uni Databases in the CSU Online Library are excellent sources for material on these issues.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are
used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

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