- In a 3- to 4-page paper, address the following:
- Part I - review the session in Chapter 4 entitled “What is Recidivism?” on page 83. From that discussion, you are to:
- Write your own conceptual and operational definitions for recidivism.
- Summarize how Fabelo proposes to measure recidivism.
- Discuss possible reliability and validity issues associated with Fabelo’s proposed measure.
- Part II (a) - select one of the types of crimes listed: gang-related crime, hate-crime, terrorism, and drug-related crime. Based on your selected crime, develop conceptual and operational definitions of your chosen crime.
- Part II (b) - locate a scholarly research article that utilizes, discusses, or otherwise relates to the type of crime you have chosen in Part II (a) and address the following:
- Evaluate the research questions, research design, measures, reliability, & validity of the study. Make sure to cite the study (in-text and full reference citation).
- Provide a pdf full-text version of the scholarly article you located with your essay.
- Your response should be detailed and supported by appropriate reference sources.
- Part I - review the session in Chapter 4 entitled “What is Recidivism?” on page 83. From that discussion, you are to:
