CHAPTER APPLICATION PAPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
These are the topics for the chapter you are doing:
CH 13
Gender and Crime
The development of feminist Criminology
Schools of Feminist Criminology
Gender in Criminology
Why are Women’s crime rates so low
Why are men’s crime rates so high
The narrowing of the gender gap in violence
The purpose of this paper is to present your well-articulated perspective and thoughts from the
chapters assigned from the reading. The integration of textbook and article sources is important
in developing critical thinking skills in the abstract content that is in this course and in courses to
come. This assignment should not be taken lightly nor should it be rushed. Articulating and
developing critical thinking requires time thinking about the material.
INSTRUCTIONS
Select chapter 13 in Snipes: Vold’s Theoretical Criminology and write
an 8-10 page paper that summarizes, synthesizes, and then applies the information from the
Chapter to issues/policies relevant to the topic. Your paper must be well-organized and be
reflective of your thinking and struggles in these very complex areas of dealing with criminal
offending. This paper must use 4-5 citations in proper APA format.
Each paper must identify the premise and supporting points of the chapter, a synthesis of the
information from the chapter, and a critical application of the premise(s) and supporting points
from the chapter to an issue of criminal offending. The paper should address:
Key points, patterns, and trends from the information in the chapter with citations for the
textbook
How the chapter information applies to issues of criminal offending supported by sources
outside the textbook
Analysis of the chapter information from a Christ-centered perspective with citations
from Scripture
The organization of your paper is very important. Please follow APA and make sure to use
section headings in your paper. Make sure to include a cover page, a references page, and
develop a well-formatted, grammatically correct paper. The cover page and reference page do
not count toward the minimum number of pages for the assignment.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.