Criminal Justice System

Resources: p. 18 of Reference and Citation Examples located in the Center for Writing Excellence on the student website and CJi Interactive
Complete the following CJi Interactive activities located on the student website:

• Ch. 1 > Learning Modules

o Criminal Justice Goals
o Criminal Justice Process
o Due Process vs. Crime Control

• Ch. 1 > Myths & Issues Videos

o Issue 1: Is the Criminal Justice System Really a System?

• Ch. 2 > Learning Modules

o Defining Crime
o Violent Crime
o Property Crime
o White Collar and Organized Crime

• Ch. 2 > Myths & Issues Videos

o Issue 1: Crime v. Deviance

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

• Define crime, its relationship to the law, and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal.

• Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system.

• Identify choice theories and their assumptions in regards to crime.

• Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process.

• Identify the goals of the criminal justice system.

• Address your thoughts on whether the criminal justice system is really a system.

Include information learned from the CJi Interactive activities in your paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

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