[FirstStep is a non-profit organization located in Wayne County, Michigan that provides services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. This organization provides free and confidential programs designed to help survivors of violence overcome the feelings of powerlessness, isolation, and fear. Also, it helps the victims with financial and emotional barriers they face when seeking help. This organization provides temporary emergency housing, assault response (having someone on-call 24 hours a day and 365 days), and transportation. These are just a few of their activities. The theory I would apply this organization to is Chesney Linds theory. Chesney Lind is a feminist criminologist and an advocate for girls and women who come in contact with the criminal justice system.] Final Paper: Needs to be a 3-4-page paper applying one theory covered in the course to the local non-profit organization you have chosen, which serves to either prevent crime or reduce reoffending. Further make sure to properly cite the course material. ALL papers must be 12 point font, times new roman, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Any paper with more than 3 proofreading errors will not be graded and will receive a 0 as a grade, so please PROOFREAD. Generally papers should proceed as follows: 1) Give the title of your organization, tell where they are located, who they help, give an overview of the organizations mission and what services they provide (if you want to focus on one of many programs, say so.) a. Ex. I have selected Homeboy Industries located in Los Angeles. They help gang members looking to get out of gang life. Homeboy Industries, started in 1988, targets gang members for rehabilitation, and gives them a pathway out of the lifestyle. They have many programs such as job training, parenting classes, and anger management, but I am going to focus on their tattoo removal program. Etc. 2) Then introduce your theory: a. Ex. I am applying Akers Social Learning Theory to understand why Homeboy Industries works to prevent future offending. Social learning theory argues that people commit crimes when they have an excess of definitions favorable to breaking the law. The programs at Homeboy Industries work to reverse and replace those negative definitions. 3) Apply the theory – Explain why the program works according to your theoryMUST use the key terms/language of the theory. Get SPECIFIC. This is the most important part of the paper, should be the bulk of your paper. 1. Differential association new members learn and associate with other ex-gang members that they respect, forming new definitions favorable to law abiding. 2. Differential reinforcement 3. Imitation 4. Definitions 4) Conclusion summarize your argument.
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