3 pages max! Locate a newspaper article on a criminal event from one of the following sources only:
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Times
The Chicago Tribune
The Atlanta Journal/Constitution
The Washington Post
The article must be a current event that was published within four weeks of the due date. Make certain the article is about a criminal event and not a summary of a previous criminal event. You may use the websites of the aforementioned sources or hard copy AND you must attach the article to your assignment. Write a three-page (max.) paper explaining the crime from the classical school and the positivist school perspectives (e.g. introductory statement; body, 1 page for each perspective; and summary statement). Be sure to include the principle tenets of each school of thought as they relate to the criminal event.
Submission Format
Your paper should be written in MS Word format; typed and double-spaced; with 1” margins on all 4 sides of the paper and include a centered title. Any sources used should be properly cited in APA format. Your document must be free of grammatical/spelling errors as well. Please see the Written Assignments Grading Rubric.