Define criminal acts versus deviance. Address the roles that religion and cultural norms play in defining deviant acts and the influence they have on criminal acts. Provide a scenario relating to an act that might be considered deviant but not a crime, or the reverse.
Use APA guidelines to cite any outside reference sources used.
- Part B
- Assignment Content
Imagine you are a field training officer who has been mandated to prepare and present a short lesson plan explaining the origin of rational choice theory and how it affected the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Create a handout of approximately 350 to 525 words that identifies the major components used in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Your handout will serve as an outline for your lecture and will be presented to security officer students for potential note-taking.
Select several elements of each major component as examples of material originating from rational choice theory. Remember rational choice theory is also a system of justice.