To complete Module 9 read Chapter 9, answer 5 website questions, and complete the reflection in the discussion forum.

1. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Murphy.html
   
   Document: The Advertising of Installment Plans
   
   For now read only material covered through footnote 27 of this article. What historical factors may have contributed to a change in attitude about installment buying?
   
   
2. http://www.best.com/~mlacabe/amnesty/info/eng/dpfacts.html
   
   Document: Facts and Figures on the Death Penalty
   
   How many countries use the death penalty as a mechanism for social control? Which countries use the death penalty against juveniles? What are the arguments for the death penalty? Is the death penalty an effective deterrent?
   
   
3. gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Gov/US-State/compcrime.txt
   
   Document: Texas Computer Crime Statuses
   
   Under which conditions should computers not be used in Texas?
   
   
4. http://www.MostWanted.org/
   
   Document: The World’s Most Wanted - US Listings
   
   http://www.C-S-I.org
   
   Document: Crimestoppers International
   
   http://www.matsu-crimestoppers.org/
   
   Document: Matsu Crime Stoppers Inc.
   
   http://www.fbi.gov/
   
   Document: Federal Bureau of Investigation Home Page
   
   After viewing these Web sites, do you agree that crime has an integrative function? Explain.
   
   
5. http://www.educom.edu/web/pubs/review/reviewArticles/31134.html
   
   Document: Cyber-Cops: Angels on the Net
   
   How do the Guardian Angels make a citizen’s arrest? How do Cyber Angels plan to police the Internet?
   
   
6. http://www.ca-probate.com/molest.htm
   
   Document: Child Molester Hotline Number
   
   How does this information illustrate the selective character of rule enforcement?
   
   
7. http://www.acsp.uic.edu/lib/ussc/chapter1.htm
   
   Document: Background and Methodology
   
   What penalties and sentencing guidelines are associated with powder versus crack cocaine?
   
   
8. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm
   
   Document: Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime and Victims Statistics
   
   Does the information about victim characteristics, offender characteristics, and type of crime offer clues for why some victims do not report incidents to the police?
   
   
9. http://www.freedom-server.co.uk/Japanese-Internment.html
   
   Document: The Freedom Server-Japanese Internment
   
   http://www.netzone.com/~adjacobs/
   
   Document: European American Internment
   
   What was the main reason for the Japanese internment during World War II? Explain your answer. Were the Japanese the only ethnic groups interned during World War II? Explain.
   
   
10. http://www.io.org/amnesty/
    
    Document: Amnesty International On-Line
    
    What are the goals of Amnesty International?
    
    
11. http://www.essential.org/monitor/hyper/mm1296.04.html
    
    Document: MM December 1996
    
    Summarie Russell Mokhiber’s critique of the National Commission on Civic Renewal? Select one of the “worst corporations of 1996.” How is it an example of corporate crime?
    
    
12. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Murphy.html
    
    Document: The Advertising of Installment Plans
    
    What strategies did advertisers use to convince people that purchasing products on installment credit was not a sign of moral degeneracy?
    
    
13. http://www.aidsquilt.org
    
    http://www.vix.com/free/index.html
    
    http://www.ama-assn.org/what_new/what_new.htm
    
    http://www.NRA.org
    
    http://www.greenpeace.org
    
    Select two organizations from this list. Give an example of a claims-making activity each employs.
    
    
14. http://www.gbiz.com/odell/
    
    Document: Innocent Man on Death Row
    
    This site presents the case of Joseph Roger O’Dell, who is portrayed as an innocent man on death row. Review the information presented. Which material might make you believe the claim is credible? What evidence makes you suspicious of the claim? How would you verify the information, would you add your name to the support group? Write O’Dell? Send e-mail to the governor of Virginia?
    
    
15. http://www.acsp.uic.edu/lib/ussc/chapter8.htm
    
    Document: Findings, Discussions, and Recommendations
    
    What is the logic underlying the different penalty structure for crack versus powder cocaine? Is that logic justified by research findings? Explain.
    
    
16. http://www.acsp.uic.edu/lib/ussc/chapter4.htm#sectg
    
    Document: The Role of Youth and Women in Crack Cocaine Distribution
    
    Which groups are identified as particularly vulnerable to the allure of profits to be made from drug distribution? Explain. what role do they play in the structure of this illegal activity?
    
    
17. http://www.winternet.com/~jannmart/nkcmag.html
    
    Document: Mothers Against Gangs
    
    Is deviant behavior something youths learn by association with a deviant subculture alone? Explain. What is the socialization component of the Mothers Against Gangs program? How would you reevaluate Sutherland and Cressey’s theory in light of the information presented?
    
    
18. http://www.mediascope.org/mediascope/fscreenv.htm
    
    Document: Screen Violence and its Effects on Society
    
    What were the study’s of major findings? How would you reevaluate Sutherland and Cressey’s ideas in light of these findings?