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Crime WebQuest


  CRIME WEBQUEST
Activity I: PA and National Crime Statistics… Answer on this sheet of paper
http://pcs.la.psu.edu/publications-and-research/annual-reports/2014/view
Pages 32-33:  Skim over sentences guidelines.
  1. Give four examples of sentencing alternatives.
  2. Give at least three examples of enhancements that would increase sentencing time.
Page 34- Sentencing
  1. What are the differences between murder sentencing limits?
  2. Do you thinking sentencing in PA is fair?Explain.
  3. If a maximum confinement is less than two years, where is the prisoner placed?
  4. What is a re-entry plan?
Page 38- Sentencing
  1. How many criminal offenses in PA during 2014? Did it increase of decrease from 2013?
  2. What do the statistics says about DUI offenses?
  3. What was the most common sentencing for drug offenses?
  4. Was there an increase or decrease in DUI convictions in 2014?
  5. What type of offenses were reported in 2014?
  6. Which type of sentencing was the most common in 2014? (ex. Probation, county jail)
  7. What was the average length of a minimum sentence (in months) in 2014 for state prison? County jail?
Go to table 27
  1. What was the most common juvenile offense under the age of 18?
  2. What surprised you (two takeaways) from these juvenile crime statistics?
Page 42 Offenders
  1. Describe the typical offender in PA. Does it surprise you?
Appendix A: New Offense listing
  1. List four new/modified criminal offenses in PA.
http://ucr.psp.state.pa.us/UCR/Reporting/Annual/AnnualFrames.asp?year=2013
  1. For 2013, what was the most common type of criminal offense in PA?What was the most common type II offense?
  2. What was the most common offense in 2013 for Juvenile offenders?
 
 
National Crime Statistics
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/p14_Summary.pdf
  1. In looking over demographics and prison rates, what are your three takeaways?
 
Hate Crime Data   https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2014
  1. What constitutes a hate crime?
  2. Who are more prone to be a victim of a hate crime?
  3. Who is more prone to be arrested of a hate crime?
http://ucr.psp.state.pa.us/UCR/Reporting/Annual/AnnualFrames.asp?year=2013
  1. How similar are the statistics above to those of PA?
FBI’s Ten Most Wanted:  https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten 
  1. You are a sociologist. Look over the profiles of these individuals. What similarities exist between these offenders? (Economic, cultural, social?)
Activity II:  Should minors be sentenced differently than adults?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/06/05/when-to-punish-a-young-offender-and-when-to-rehabilitate
  1. Read and summarize (in sentence form) four arguments over juvenile sentencings. Which view point mirrors your own opinion? Explain your answer.
Activity III: Crime Topics: Pick any three articles from the list “Criminal Justice System”.  Write a one paragraph summary for each article. 
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/course-guide-for-introduction-to-sociology-by-gwen-sharp/