Juvenile Delinquency

In the year 2100, there was a young man named Jim who could travel through time. This young man has had serious infractions with the juvenile justice system. He has decided to travel back through time to start his life over.

He has a choice of two time periods. One is during the colonial period of America, and the other is during the early 21st century. Knowing Jim’s prsity for finding trouble, what would happen to him if he committed the crime of breaking and entering with the aggravating circumstances of assault during the colonial period? What would happen to him if he committed the same crime in the 21st century? This assignment will cover the history of the juvenile justice system, juvenile courts, and corrections, as well as theories that would be related to Jim and treatment options during both periods of time.

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 900€“1,200 words:
What would happen to him if he committed the crime of breaking and entering with the aggravating circumstances of assault during the colonial period? Explain in detail.
List the punishments and the reasons for why they are given.
List any theories that may be relevant to the topic.
What would happen to him if he committed the same crime in the 21st century? Explain in detail.
List the punishments and the reasons for why they are given.
List any theories that may be relevant to the topic.
Explain the procedure of the criminal justice system during both periods of time.
Will diversion be relevant during both periods of time? Will there be preventive options during both periods of time?
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Juvenile delinquency

The learning objective of this assignment is to explore multiple ways of measuring the same variable, and assess which measurements may be more valid (i.e., accurate) than others. You are required to analyze different measurements of the same variable.
1.    Part One –
You must find three scholarly empirical (i.e., the researchers collected data) articles, using the UCF library or Google Scholar
Each article must contain a different method of operationalizing/measuring the same variable (i.e., the concept must be the same but it must be measured differently)
You must choose a variable from the following list:
o    Arrest
o    Crime
o    Sentencing outcomes
o    Recidivism
o    Juvenile delinquency
o    Drug usage (of same drug for all articles)
o    Officer discretion
o    Prosecutorial discretion
o    Some other variable approved by me in writing
In the articles, you will find the measurement information in the Methods section.
o    (Hint – If there is no Methods section, it is not an empirical article.)
I recommend that you find your three articles on the same variable before moving to stage two.

2.    Part Two – Due Sunday, November 8, 2015 – Compare the three different types of measurement in a 3-5 page paper.
Analyze the three studies and the different ways they measure the same variable you chose. (If they use other variables too, ignore those.)
o    You must analyze the three measurements of your variable. To be analytical, you must:
?    Report the research question of each study and describe the sample
?    Report the method of data collection
?    Survey, officially-recorded
?    Qualitative or quantitative
?    Cross-sectional or longitudinal
?    Report whether it was primary or secondary data collection
?    Report the definition of the variable according to each source
?    If you quote, be sure to include the article’s page number in the APA in-text citation
?    Report how each source operationalized the variable (how did they measure it?)
?    Be sure to provide examples
?    Compare and contrast the definitions and measurements of each source
?    Give the reader your opinion as to the best method of measurement.
?    You must indicate which method of measurement you find to be the most valid (accurate) for the variable you have chosen, and make sure to include why you believe this to be true.
?    Make sure to consider how applicable each measurement was to the research question and data collection procedure
?    Additional criteria for the assignment include:
?    You must cite the articles in the text using APA format, as well as giving a full APA reference list at the end of the paper.
?    The paper must contain a labeled introduction and conclusion.
?    The paper should be between 3-5 pages (not including the reference section)
?    College level writing is expected, which means correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.

Juvenile delinquency

The learning objective of this assignment is to explore multiple ways of measuring the same variable, and assess which measurements may be more valid (i.e., accurate) than others. You are required to analyze different measurements of the same variable.
1.    Part One –
You must find three scholarly empirical (i.e., the researchers collected data) articles, using the UCF library or Google Scholar
Each article must contain a different method of operationalizing/measuring the same variable (i.e., the concept must be the same but it must be measured differently)
You must choose a variable from the following list:
o    Arrest
o    Crime
o    Sentencing outcomes
o    Recidivism
o    Juvenile delinquency
o    Drug usage (of same drug for all articles)
o    Officer discretion
o    Prosecutorial discretion
o    Some other variable approved by me in writing
In the articles, you will find the measurement information in the Methods section.
o    (Hint – If there is no Methods section, it is not an empirical article.)
I recommend that you find your three articles on the same variable before moving to stage two.

2.    Part Two – Due Sunday, November 8, 2015 – Compare the three different types of measurement in a 3-5 page paper.
Analyze the three studies and the different ways they measure the same variable you chose. (If they use other variables too, ignore those.)
o    You must analyze the three measurements of your variable. To be analytical, you must:
?    Report the research question of each study and describe the sample
?    Report the method of data collection
?    Survey, officially-recorded
?    Qualitative or quantitative
?    Cross-sectional or longitudinal
?    Report whether it was primary or secondary data collection
?    Report the definition of the variable according to each source
?    If you quote, be sure to include the article’s page number in the APA in-text citation
?    Report how each source operationalized the variable (how did they measure it?)
?    Be sure to provide examples
?    Compare and contrast the definitions and measurements of each source
?    Give the reader your opinion as to the best method of measurement.
?    You must indicate which method of measurement you find to be the most valid (accurate) for the variable you have chosen, and make sure to include why you believe this to be true.
?    Make sure to consider how applicable each measurement was to the research question and data collection procedure
?    Additional criteria for the assignment include:
?    You must cite the articles in the text using APA format, as well as giving a full APA reference list at the end of the paper.
?    The paper must contain a labeled introduction and conclusion.
?    The paper should be between 3-5 pages (not including the reference section)
?    College level writing is expected, which means correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.