This document outlines an assignment to write a paper on criminal behavior by: 1) Describing adolescent substance abuse in detail and how it influences criminal behavior. 2) Discussing etiology theories and risk factors for adolescent substance abuse. 3) Describing prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches. 4) Concluding with a summary and areas for future research.

1. Discussion: Criminal behavior in detail
Discussion: Criminal behavior in detailDiscussion: Criminal behavior in detailIn this
assignment, you will write a 10- to 15-page paper applying what you have learned
throughout this course. You will build upon the assignment completed in M4 Assignment 2.
This paper is to be in the correct APA format, which includes a title page, an abstract page,
and at least ten scholarly sources. You must consider all of the following for your
paper:Describe a criminal behavior in detail addressing how multicultural characteristics
might influence the behavior as well as perceptions of the behavior by society.
(approximately 3–4 pages).Define all relevant typologies or categories that pertain to your
selected criminal behavior in detailIdentify the statistics for the incident and rate of your
selected criminal behavior in the U.S. Evaluate any issue you find with the statistics (i.e.,
possible issue with underreporting).Describe the typical perpetrator of your selected
criminal behavior (i.e., in terms of gender, age, race, SES, etc.).Discuss etiology theories for
this particular criminal behavior (approximately 4–6 pages).Describe the developmental
risk factors associated with your selected criminal behavior.Describe the biological, social
learning, and sociological theories related to your selected criminal behavior.ORDER NOW
FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSApply at least two historical psychological
theories related to your selected criminal behavior (i.e., psychoanalytical, theories of
aggression, etc.).Describe prevention, intervention, and treatment of the typical perpetrator
for your selected criminal behavior (approximately 3–4 pages).Describe current prevention,
intervention, and treatment associated with your selected criminal behavior.Discuss
specific modalities (i.e., group treatment, individual treatment, social programs, etc.) and
types of treatment (i.e., cognitive behavioral, empathy training, anger management,
etc.).Identify statistics related to treatment success and recidivism rates for your selected
criminal behavior.Conclude your paper with a brief overview of your main points and
discuss areas for future research (approximately 1 page).Summarize the main points
discussed in your paper.Discuss what is needed in terms of future research (i.e., more
research on risk factors, etiology or more research on better treatment, etc.).Submission
Details:By Monday, June 19, 2017, save your paper as M5_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and
submit it to the M5 Assignment 2 LASA Dropbox.The LASA is worth 300 points and will be
graded according to the following rubric.Assignment Component ProficientMaximum Points
PossibleDescribe a criminal behavior in detail addressing how multicultural characteristics
might influence the behavior as well as perceptions of the behavior by society. Description
of a criminal behavior includes a description of relevant typologies or categories associated

2. with the behavior. Accurate occurrence of the behavior in the U.S. is reported. A description
of the typical perpetrator of the selected behavior is accurate and includes multicultural
considerations. Discussion: Criminal behavior in detail70Discuss etiology theories for this
particular criminal behavior. A variety of causes for the behavior are discussed. Common
developmental risk factors associated with the behavior are identified. Biological, social
learning, or sociological theories related to the behavior are identified. A minimum of two
historical psychological theories related to the criminal behavior are applied.66Describe
prevention, intervention, and treatment of the typical perpetrator for your selected criminal
behavior. Current prevention, intervention, and treatment associated with the selected
criminal behavior are accurately identified. Specific modalities (i.e., group treatment,
individual treatment, social programs, etc) and types of treatment (i.e., cognitive behavioral,
empathy training, anger management, etc) are identified. Statistics related to treatment
success and recidivism rates for your selected criminal behavior are accurate.70Conclude
your paper with a brief overview of your main points and discuss areas for future research.
Main points discussed in your paper are succinctly and appropriately summarized. Possible
needs of future research (i.e., more research on risk factors, etiology or more research on
better treatment etc) are discussed.66Academic WritingWriting is generally clear and in an
organized manner. It demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and
attribution of sources; and generally displays accurate spelling, grammar, punctuation.
Errors are few, isolated, and do not interfere with reader’s comprehension.Citations in text
and at the end of the document are in correct APA format. Writing is generally clear and in
an organized manner. It demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and
attribution of sources; and generally displays accurate spelling, grammar, punctuation.
Errors are few, isolated, and do not interfere with reader’s comprehension.Citations in text
and at the end of the document are in correct APA format.28Total:300Presents the rubric
for this assignment.Module 1Description of the Criminal BehaviorThe juvenile’s substance
abuse has been a common phenomenon in the modern society. It is evident that the high
rate of the drug abuse among the adolescents has been steadily improving. When the youth
or young individuals in the community engage in alcohol and other substance abuse, it is
them, their families, and the entire society who are affected. In some situations, since there
is a strong connection between the substance abuse and delinquency, there is an enhanced
burden placed on the juvenile justice system (Hickert, et al., 2011).It is a naked fact that the
continuous substance among the adolescents is usually accompanied by an array of
challenges, such as the academic difficulties, health-concerned effects, poor peer
relationships, mental health issues, as well as the association with the juvenile justice
system. Besides, there are also significant effects for the members of the family, the society,
and the community as a whole. Discussion: Criminal behavior in detailBeing in possession
and using the drugs and other substance are illegal for the youth. Since the substance abuse
and delinquency are linked, apprehension, adjudication, and involvement of the juvenile
justice system are the unavoidable consequences for many youths who engage in such
behaviors. Similarly, substance abuse is also connected with violent and income-generating
criminal activities by the adolescents, which enhances society’s level of fear together with
the demand for the services from the juvenile and juvenile justice.The development of this

3. criminal behavior has been linked with the various individual-level risk factors. The
individual level factors may include age, sex, pregnancy and delivery complications and
substance abuse. Prenatal and perinatal factors have also been the major contributor to the
adolescent substance abuse. This is because the prenatal and perinatal risk factors may
influence the nervous system, thereby developing vulnerabilities in the child that can result
in the abnormal behaviors including the substance abuse.Target Areas to be addressedThe
specific target areas I would like to address the issue of adolescent substance abuse include
the risk and protective factors, which can be found in schools, family, and community
settings. The goal of dealing with these target areas will be to develop new and strengthen
the common protective factors as well as reverse or minimize the risk factors among the
youth in their respective society. Typically, I believe that addressing the risks and protective
factors among the adolescents and the children will be strategic in reducing these
challenges in the community.Descriptions of the Specific Group Affected by the Criminal
ProblemThe specific which I will I focus on are the juveniles who have increasingly been
associated with criminal behaviors and more especially with the drug and substance abuse.
As mentioned earlier, the youths who are using drugs and other substances have high
chances of involving in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, prostitution, youth
homicides among other social and penal evils.Prevention and Intervention StrategiesThe
appropriate prevention and intervention programs should be implemented in the family,
school and the community. In the family, the parents should be taught on the effective
family communication skills, proper discipline styles, firm and consistent rule enforcement
among other approaches to strengthen the protective factors among the adolescents. On the
other hand, the school prevention and intervention programs should focus on the student’s
social, and academic skills such as improving peer relationships, self-control, and drug
refusal skills. However, the community should ensure that the children are taught the
religious, civic, and social importance of substance abuse (Robertson, et al., 2003).
Discussion: Criminal behavior in detailThe Effectiveness of the Proposed
PreventionNotably, the three areas or levels, including the school, community and the
family, are the key environments in which the youth are mostly engaged at. Therefore, the
prevention strategies should focus on the three levels to ensure the problem of juvenile
substance and abuse is eradicated or reduced.