New Dorp High School Ms. D. Deangelis, Principal

New Dorp High School Ms. D. DeAngelis, Principal

Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology Mr. M. Hojnacki, Assistant Principal

Criminology – Gr. 11 Mr. J. Caramanno, Instructor

Criminology: Fall 2016

Assignment #1: Due Friday, September 9, 2016

INTRODUCTION

This September, you will begin a two-semester course in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Criminology and Criminal Justice are social sciences, which combine the disciplines of sociology, law enforcement, history, forensic science, political science, psychology, among others. As a student in the Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology SLC, your elective courses provide you with a set of skills, practices, and dispositions unlike any other in the school, borough, city, and beyond.

TOPIC

Crime in New York City

ASSIGNMENT

Choose ONE of the following to report on.

1.  Statistics

a.  Research NYC Crime Statistics for the year you were born and the current year.

b.  Create a graph, table, chart, etc. showing the changes over this time.

c.  Type a paragraph indicating why such changes occurred. You may have to do some extra research to find out why.

Graph, table, chart etc. should be titled, labeled, and to scale with accompanied paragraph, typed Times New Roman, 12-point font, single-spaced. Print one page with your graph and paragraph or separate them on two pages.

2.  Photographs

a.  Find a collection of 4 different photographs showing NYC crime/living conditions in the 1970s.

b.  Write a brief summary indicating the problem shown, what were the possible causes, and how it was corrected. You may have to do some extra research.

Submit the photos along with the typed summaries. Summaries should be typed Times New Roman, 12-point font, single-spaced. Print one photo/summary per page, or combine.

3.  Article

a.  Read the article about current issues in New York City.

“Why We Need Broken Windows Policing” from City Journal, By George L. Kelling and William J. Bratton, Winter 2015.

Full Link: http://www.city-journal.org/html/why-we-need-broken-windows-policing-13696.html Shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/cityjournalarticle

b.  Type a one-page reaction to this article. You may wish to address the following in your response: What is your opinion on this policy? Do you believe in the broken windows theory? What do you like about this policy? Why? What do you disagree with? Why? Do you mostly side with the authors or their critics? What changes would you make to this policy? Can you think of any things that should be added to the policy? What do you think are the city’s greatest problems? Come up with your own justification as to why the city should keep or abandon this practice.

Response should be Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced, with your name at the top.

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