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Explore a culture that has been linked to criminal behavior. At one time or another all cultures have had
some link to criminal behavior, whether that’s organized crime, drug trafficking, terrorism, or civil
disobedience. In a 12 – 15 PowerPoint slide presentation (excluding title and reference slides) complete
the following:
 Identify one culture or ethnicity that has ties to transnational crime, and describe its links to
criminal behavior.
 Evaluate its role in transnational crimes.
 Analyze and explain how this culture or ethnicity has had an impact on systems of justice.
Be sure to discuss the role that socialization and religion play in shaping the beliefs of this culture.
Provide examples determining why these beliefs are formed, and how culture and religion shaped
these beliefs.
The PowerPoint presentation should have the following characteristics.
 Contains a title and references slide.
 Bullets for your main points.
 Pictures to support your presentation where applicable.
 Must include speaker notes to fully explain what is being discussed in the slide bullet points as though
you are presenting to an audience.
 Research from at least three credible sources to support the main message, including graphics.
 Incorporate information from course readings, the course materials, or other library sources to support
your discussion. Properly cite all sources of information by including in-text citations and a list of
references.
 Research and visuals are cited in APA citation format, both in-text and on a References slide. You need
to quote material taken directly from a source.
 The same standards for documenting sources that apply to an essay, apply to a presentation. Go to the
APA Style® Central website for a digital library of APA Style quick guides and tutorials to refine your
writing.
 Designed with a live audience in mind in order to inform your viewers about the topic.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment
Create your presentation in PowerPoint and save it in the following format: last name first name Assignment.
(Example:SmithJohn_Unit9_Assignment) Submit your Assignment to the Unit 9: Assignment Dropbox by the
end of Unit 9.
Unit 9
Student Checklist: Unit 9 PowerPoint Assignment
Criteria: Ask yourself the following questions. Not
Yet Yes
Purpose
Did you identify all of the following related to a culture: 1. The
culture’s influence on criminal behavior, 2. The culture’s influence
on systems of justice, and 3. Its role in transnational crime?
Did you describe how a culture impacts all of the following: 1.
Criminal behavior, 2. Systems of justice, and 3. Transnational
crime?
Did you analyze and evaluate the beliefs of a culture and how
they impacts all of the following: 1. Criminal behavior, 2. Systems
of justice, and 3. Transnational crime?
Did you provide the minimum number of slides in accordance
with the Assignment’s instructions?
Did you cite your sources?
Conclusion/Critique
Did you state the findings of the presentation concisely?
Did you support or oppose your position with insightful analysis?
Did you answer all the questions in a substantive manner?
Content
Is your content accurate?
Is your content persuasive?
Is your content comprehensive enough to address the topic?
Format
Did you prepare your presentation as a PowerPoint
Presentation?
Did you name your file correctly?
Did you use APA format to cite your sources?
Did you check your presentation for spelling?
Did you check your presentation for grammatical errors?
Is your presentation the correct length