Discuss Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department-fraud
Crime, Theory and Policy
The course material provided this semester was designed to familiarize you with distinct types of
crimes, theories criminologists use to explain them, and policy issues related to crime causation
theories. For your final paper you are to write a critical analysis of a crime of your choice,
relevant causation theories and present a policy to address it consistent with your theory choice.
More specifically
1. Choose a crime of your choice as the topic of your paper. Be sure to include a definition
of the crime
2. Choose at least two crime causation theories that you believe help explain why this crime
occurs. Be sure to state what the theory is, provide information about the historical roots
of the theory and relevant concepts of the theory that explain the crime.
3. Present a policy or response to the crime consistent with the theories you have chosen
that might have an impact on the crime occurring.
Your paper must include sections to introduce the reader to your ideas. Minimally, your paper
must include:
I. A title page
II. Introduction/Background to the Problem (1 page)
III. Sections related to the theoretical concepts and your topic (2 -3 pages)
IV. A policy sections wherein you discuss responses you would employ. (1 page)
V. A summary/conclusion (1 page)
VI. Reference section using APA formats at the end of the document (your reference
section must include at least 5 properly formatted scholarly references.
Other points to remember:
● Avoid plagiarism. Plagiarized papers will be given an F grade.
● If three or more consecutive words are used in your paper that are not your own,
please enclose these words in quotation marks (“words”) followed by the author’s
name, year and page number. Refer to reference books that provide information on
how to cite sources (in-text citation).
● Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, Times Roman, font 12, with 1-inch
margins on all sides of the page (top, bottom, right and left)
