CJS 240

CJS 240 Week 9 Final Punishment Versus Rehabilitation 

CJS 240 Week 9 Final Punishment versus Rehabilitation 

Throughout this course you have become acquainted with explanations of juvenile 

delinquency, correlates of juvenile delinquency, and the intricacies of the juvenile 

justice system. For your final project, assess one of the controversial issues 

regarding the juvenile justice system. 

Resource: Appendix A 

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word position paper arguing one of the following 

positions: 

1. The juvenile justice system should focus on rehabilitation. 

2. The juvenile justice system should focus on punishment. 

Include the following in your paper: 

1. Why should the juvenile justice system adopt the focus you have chosen? 

2. Explain how the specific focus you have chosen affects the following: 

a. Law enforcement 

b. Court processes 

c. Probation 

d. Corrections 

e. Community services 

f. Intervention programs 

3. What are some arguments that opposeyour views? 

Why are these arguments not as valid as your own? 

Provide evidence to support your claims. 

Explain how the advantages would outweigh the disadvantagesif the juvenile 

justice system were to adopt the focus you have chosen. 

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. 

Cite at least five sources to support your position. 

Post your paper as an attachment. 

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CJS 240 Week 8 Assignment Drug Czar Presentation 

CJS 240 Week 8 Assignment Drug Czar Presentation 

Resource: p. 256 of Juvenile Delinquency 

Read the “Applying What You Have Learned” scenario on p. 256 of Juvenile 

Delinquency. 

Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPointâ presentation illustrating the 

advantages and disadvantages of the three drug control policy strategies presented 

at the open hearing in the scenario. Take on the role of the drug czar in the 

presentation. Present the policy or policies that you, as the drug czar, believe to be 

the best strategies for reducing youth drug use. 

Include detailed speaker notes for each slide. 

Cite at least two sources in APA format to support your statements. 

Post your presentation as a Microsoft® PowerPoint® attachment. 

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CJS 240 Week 8 Checkpoint Drug Use And Delinquency Response 

CJS 240 Week 8 Checkpoint Drug Use and Delinquency Response 

Research the University Library for two current, scholarly journal articles that 

highlight reasons for youth drug use and the association between drug use and 

delinquency. 

Write a 200- to 350-word response answering the following questions: 

According to the articles: 

What are the main reasons for youth drug use?

In what ways does drug use relate to delinquency? 

Cite the articles in APA format. 


CJS 240 Week 7 Checkpoint Gang Development And Control Checkpoint 

(Appendix E) 

CJS 240 Week 7 Checkpoint Gang Development and Control Checkpoint 

(Appendix E) 

Complete the Gang Development and Gang Control tables in Appendix E. 

Post Appendix E as an attachment. 


CJS 240 Week 6 Checkpoint Probation Presentation 

CJS 240 Week 6 Checkpoint Probation Presentation 

Create an informative 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint presentation about 

probation and the roles and responsibilities of probation officers. Take on the role 

of a juvenile probation officer recruiter and address the presentation to an audience 

of individuals who are interested in applying for the position of a juvenile 

probation officer. 

Your presentation should include: 

General information regarding probation 

What is probation? Who is on probation? What are the conditions of probation? 

Roles and responsibilities of juvenile probation officers

What are the duties of probation officers? 

When do probation officers become involved in the court process? 

What are the responsibilities of probation officers? 

Prepare detailed speaker notes for each of the slides 


CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment Corrections And Treatment 

CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment Corrections and Treatment 

Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format summarizing information on 

juvenile corrections and community-based treatment programs. Include the 

following in your paper: 

Community based treatment 

Describe two or three community-based treatment efforts. 

Briefly explain the purpose and importance of the community-based treatment 

efforts you described 

Institutionalization Describe two or three issues affecting institutionalized 

juveniles. 

Address why the juvenile justice system should be concerned with those issues 

Aftercare programs 

Describe two of the three Intensive Aftercare Programs (IAP) discussed in the text. 

Address the importance of aftercare programs.

Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment 


CJS 240 Week 5 Checkpoint The Justice Systems (Appendix D) 



CJS 240 Week 4 Individual Assignment Gender And Family 

CJS 240 Week 4 Individual Assignment Gender and Family 

Ch. 6 & 7 discuss the impact gender and family can have on delinquency. In 

addition, you have read briefly about gender and the juvenile justice system. 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format answering the following 

questions: 

1. How does gender affect delinquency? 

2. What are some current explanations for gender differences?o How does 

family affect delinquency? 

3. How does family makeup affect delinquency? 

4. How does family behavior impact delinquency? 

5. Are delinquent females treated differently by members of the juvenile justice 

system? 

6. Are they treated unfairly? 

7. Do they benefit from being female? Why or why not? 

Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 


CJS 240 Week 4 Checkpoint Case Study Critique Checkpoint (Appendix C) 


Write a 200- to 350-word response answering the following questions: 

What are some of the possible reasons caseworkers were not aware of the 

conditions in the Jackson home? 

From the information presented in the case study, should the nine members of the 

Division of Youth and Family Services staff have been fired? Why or why not? 

Do you believe justice was served in this case? Why or why not? 

Could this situation have been prevented? If so, how? If not, why? 


CJS 240 Week 3 Checkpoint Sociological Theories Response 


Research the Internet to find federal, state, or local programs with elements that 

exemplify the application of each of the sociological theories listed below:o Social 

structure theorieso Social process theorieso Social conflict theories. 

Write a 100-word description for each program. You should have one program that 

exemplifies social structure theories, one that exemplifies social process theories, 

and one that exemplifies social conflict theories. Include the programs’ main 

elements and explain the aspects of each program that address the focus of the 

theory.

Cite your references in APA format. 


CJS 240 Week 2 Checkpoint Delinquency Deterrence Response 


Write a 300- to 350-word response explaining how the threat of punishment either 

does or does not deter juvenile delinquency. Provide examples of general 

deterrence, specific deterrence, and situational crime prevention strategies. 

Additionally, identify which concept or concepts of deterrence you believe offer 

the best method of controlling juvenile crime. 


CJS 240 Week 2 Assignment Individual Theories 

CJS 240 Week 2 Assignment Individual Theories 

Write a 500- to 750-word paper in APA format explaining why some adolescents 

are motivated to commit crimes while others in similar circumstances are not. 

Support your explanation by applying at least two of the individual theories of 

delinquency listed below:o Routine activities theoryo General deterrence theoryo 

Specific deterrence theoryo Biochemical theoryo Neurological theoryo Genetic 

theoryo Psychodynamic theoryo Behavioral theoryo Cognitive theory. 

Cite at least two sources to support your explanation. 

Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment. 


CJS 240 Week 1 Checkpoint Statistics 

CJS 240 Week 1 checkpoint Statistics 

Complete the UCR and Self-Report Data matrix in Appendix B. 

To complete this matrix, you will need to list two pros and two cons of UCR data 

and two pros and two cons of self-report data. Additionally, find one Web resource 

of official information and one Web resource of unofficial information about the 

occurrence of delinquency in the United States. 


CJS 240 Week 9 Capstone DQ 

CJS 240 Week 9 capstone DQ 

The future of the juvenile justice system under debate. There has been a movement 

supporting aggressive measures on juvenile crime while researchers see more 

public support for prevention and intervention methods. Consider the future of the 

juvenile justice system. Should there be a juvenile justice system? Why or why 

not? Should there be a comprehensive juvenile justice strategy or should the 

juvenile justice system focus on one particular strategy? Explain your answers. 


CJS 240 Week 7 DQ 2 

CJS 240 Week 7 DQ 2

How is academic failure related to delinquency? Do delinquents fail at school or is 

academic failure responsible for delinquency? Explain your answers. 




How do peers affect delinquency? Do delinquents seek out antisocial and 

delinquent peers as friends or does having delinquent peers cause an individual to 

become delinquent? Explain your answers. 




Should certain juvenile offenders be waived to adult courts? Why or why not? 




What is more important—freedom of press to publish pictures and names of 

juvenile offenders or juveniles’ rights to private court proceedings? Explain your 

answer.




During the 1960s, social structure theories strongly influenced the development of 

delinquency prevention programs. Why did many of the earliest programs fail? 

What is being done differently today in the development of prevention programs? 




Describe a community in your city or state that currently exemplifies the concept 

of social disorganization. What solutions might you implement to revitalize that 

community? 




Is the participation in delinquent activities a normal part of maturing or are there 

specific factors that initiate this behavior? If taking part in delinquent activities is 

part of maturing, what contributes to the progression from normal adolescent 

behavior to chronic offending? Explain your answers.




Are juveniles truly capable of understanding the seriousness and consequences of 

their actions? If so, at what age are they capable of understanding? At what age 

should juveniles be tried as adults? Explain your answers. 


CJS 240 Complete Course 

CJS 240 Complete Course 

CJS 240 Week 1 checkpoint Statistics Checkpoin 



CJS 240 Week 2 Assignment Individual Theories Assignment 





CJS 240 Week 4 Assignment Gender and Family Assignment 





CJS 240 Week 6 Assignment Corrections and Treatment 

CJS 240 Week 6 Checkpoint Probation(Presentation) 

CJS 240 Week 7 Checkpoint Gang Development and Control Checkpoint 

(Appendix E) 


CJS 240 Week 7 DQ 2

CJS 240 Week 8 Assignment Drug Czar Presentation(Presentation) 

CJS 240 Week 8 Checkpoint Drug Use and Delinquency Response 

CJS 240 Week 9 capstone DQ 

CJS 240 Week 9 Final Punishment versus Rehabilitation

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