*****PART 1***** – Describe the theories that are relevant to the current event

*****PART 1***** – Describe the theories that are relevant to the current event your Instructor has chosen or to the example you contributed. – How does the concept of personal responsibility affect your view of the role that theories play in the current event or in the example you contributed? – To what degree does viewing this criminal justice–related event through a criminological theory better prepare you to address crime as a current or future professional? – How might viewing the event through a criminological theory affect your efforts toward social change? *****PART 2***** – Submit a 600- to 850-word paper in which you address the following: – Explain how the classical school of criminal theory differs from the positivist school of criminal theory, ensuring an accurate description of each school within your comparison. (100–150 words) – Next, explain whether society’s laws are based on the classical theory, the positivist theory, or both. Provide three examples. Then, explain the degree to which society’s laws serve as sufficient deterrents for crime. (200–350 words) – Choose a crime that has occurred in the last 12 months in your community, state/province/region, or nation. Based on the classical school theory, explain what change could have occurred to prevent this crime from happening. Based on the positivist school theory, explain what change could have prevented this crime from happening. (300–350 words)