The option to improve your grade on this assignment up to a maximum of 20% with a rewrite applies only if the following requirements are met:

• Assignment 4, Part 1 was submitted on time.
• Rewrite of Assignment 4, Part 2 is to be submitted on time.
• All criteria were addressed in the first submission of the assignment.
• The improvement of 20% will depend on the professor’s evaluation, using the same criteria as for the first submission.
• The revised grade cannot exceed 94%.

Before revising the assignment, you should:

1. Review the feedback from your professor.
2. Review the criteria for Assignment 4 and make sure you have addressed the criteria thoroughly.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Give a brief explanation of your chosen topical area.
2. Based on your chosen topic, define the problems and challenges that exist in crime and criminology. Explain the historical issues that have contributed to the problems and challenges.
3. Address the internal and external stakeholders and how they contribute to both the problems and the solutions in crime and criminology.
4. Discuss the data and information that you have collected while conducting research on your topic. Discuss how the data relates to the problems and challenges in crime and criminology.
5. Develop a solution that addresses the problems and challenges in crime and criminology, based on your research.
6. Use at least six (6) scholarly sources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, Ask.com, Answers.com, Freedictionary.com, and other open source Websites do not qualify as scholarly.

Note: These criteria are the same as the previous assignment.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the nature of crime and criminology.
• Explore the nature and prosecution of global crime
• Discuss new evolutions in theory to explain current evolutions in crime, such as cybercrime.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in crime and criminal behavior.

• Write clearly and concisely about crime and criminal behavior using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.