Paper instructions:
Complete ONE of the following two assignments:
Hate Crimes
Write an essay of 550+ (not including references) words that answers the following questions:
What is a hate crime?
Should hate crimes be punished more severely than other types of crimes that are motivated by anger, passion, or greed? Why or why not?
OR
Forcible Rape
Write an essay of 550+ (not including references) words that answers the following questions:
1. Based on the various theories presented thus far in this course as to the reasons people commit crime, why do people commit forcible rape?
2. Are the main issues in forcible rape more associated with life-course events or sociological conditions in the society at large?