The Centervale town council has recently become enamored with the idea of incorporating a more theory-driven approach in the development and execution of juvenile justice policies. While the council has a general understanding of what delinquency theories encompass, it has a limited understanding of how these theories are classified and how best they might be implemented.
Tasks:
As the local expert on juvenile justice theory, you have been asked by the town council to prepare a brief 7–9-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describing the most relevant theories that pertain to juvenile delinquency at both the individual and the social levels. To save time, the council has asked you to limit your overview to three individual-level theories and three social-level theoris.
In your presentation:
Your presentation should have 7–9 slides, including references used in the research. Provide details in the Notes section of the presentation.
Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to your in-text citations and supports your recommendations. Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or only references; you must have both because in-text citations and references link to each other.
Submission Details:
In order for this assignment to be compatible with TurnItIn, you will need to save your PowerPoint presentation as an Adobe PDF file. To do this, open your presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Choose “Save As” from the File menu, then choose “Adobe PDF”. Before saving your file, click on the Options button and check the box next to “Convert Speaker Notes.” Now choose to save your file. Your speaker notes will be included in your PDF file that you will submit for this assignment.
Note: If your version of Microsoft PowerPoint does not have the option to include speaker notes, you will need to submit a Microsoft Word document that contains all information from your presentation, including the speaker notes.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
|---|---|
| Prepared a 7–9-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that summarizes three examples each of social-level delinquency theories and individual-level delinquency theories and presented details in the Notes section of the presentation. |
24 |
| Analyzed the basic premise of each theory and summarized the research that has been used to develop or evaluate the theory. |
28 |
| Analyzed and explained how theories can support policies and practices meant for controlling or preventing juvenile delinquency. |
28 |
| Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
20 |
| Total: |
100 |
