2-Hour Presentation

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14LeYudkHGnGZsLYMliBx8zGb_n417AWgkKZX4PsHzeg/edit

Room Creativity

I'm planning on making the room look like a crime lab.

For either my activity for my first or second answer, im going to have the students in groups and have them create statistics based off of the information I provide on my answer. I plan on having at least one senior in each group in order to guide them.

Presentation 2 Rough Draft

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/10vUmc2itZCMyE18EjSGjL1MBoArdEa0iWlUGHSoxfsg/edit?hl=en_US#

Answer 1

1. People who live in poverty stricken areas are more likely to commit crime because it is an easier way to provide for their needs.  In other words, a person's environment influences their decision to commit crime.

2.  A clear example of this is in the auto/biography "The Other Wes Moore".  The "other" Wes Moore starts breaking the law early (selling drugs, among other crimes) in order to buy nice things, such as clothing and shoes. 

3.  One source, stated above, is "The Other Wes Moore".  Another source is an article by Michael Turner for the Cato Institute entitled "Relationship Between the Welfare State and Crime", as well as "Important Theories in Criminology: Why People Commit Crime- For Dummies", an article by Steven Briggs.