Nature VS Nurture. What matters most for likelihood of future offending?

Assessment Essay
Essay
Due Date: 11:55pm Sunday, February 3 (week 10) Weight: 40% Task Description:
Length: 2000 words
Students must submit an essay addressing ONE of the three topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)s below. In completing the essay students are required to review and include at least five artkles published in academic journals that relate to the essay question. The essays should be clearly argued and reflect your critical thinking on the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service). Modules 2/3 will provide guidance about essay writing. Further information regarding this information can be found below.
1) Nature VS Nurture. What matters most for likelihood of future offending? 2) What is risk assessment and should it be used in the Criminal Justice System? 3) Can children provide reliable eyewitness testimony? The School of Criminology has an Essay Writing and Study Guide available on its website at http://www4.gu.edu.au/arts/ccystudy guide/. This will provide you with help in getting started with your essay.

1010 CCJ 2018: Assignment questions

Q1. Nature Vs Nurture- what matters most for likelihood of future offending?
• Define and discuss nature VS nurture
• Outline some key nature and/or nurture variables (depending on argument to be made) and discuss how they influence later offending
(these might be discussed in the literature as risk and protective factors-aim to discuss 3 or 4 key variables)
• Provide (quantitative) evidence showing the relationship between selected variables and later offending
• Make an argument regarding which is most important (nature, nurture, or a combination of both) to future offending

Q2. What is risk assessment and should it be used in the CJS?
• Define risk assessment
• Describe (briefly) how/where it is used in the CJS
• Discuss the pros and/or cons of risk assessment (depending on the argument you are making).
• Outline accuracy of risk assessment measures used in the CJS (providing some empirical evidence ie. psychometrics)
• Make an argument regarding whether risk assessment should/should not be used in the CJS

Q3. Can children provide reliable eyewitness testimony?
• Define eyewitness testimony and outline how eyewitness testimony from children might be used in the CJS
• Explain issues in regard to testimony from children (based on empirical evidence)/ ways in which evidence from children can be made more reliable
• Provide (quantitative) evidence to demonstrate how reliable/ unreliable evidence from children is
• Make an argument as to whether children should provide eyewitness testimony/ circumstances under which it should be provided

General tips for all essay topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)s:
• Be sure to answer all parts of the essay question (as outlined on Page 1)
• Research the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) well- use a minimum of 5 journal articles, along with any other quality sources
• Ensure that your essay includes some empirical evidence
• Make a strong argument in response to the essay question:
o State your argument clearly and directly throughout your essay
o Support your arguments throughout the essay with references
o Provide reliable evidence that demonstrates your points (some quantitative evidence should be included)
• Use an appropriate font, line spacing (1.5 or double), margins. Include a title page with all relevant information (including word count).
• Reference list should be in APA formatting, as should all in-text references.
• Proofread essay to check for errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.