Throughout the course, you will complete interrelated assignments in each module that build toward the LASA assignment, a prevention plan.

The first step toward that end is to identify a specific criminal behavior for which you will develop a prevention program. The first chapter of the textbook describes a variety of criminal behavior problems, such as status crimes, juvenile offenders, drug abuse, etc.

Once you select the criminal behavior, you should do a preliminary literature search to ensure that you will have ready access to scholarly resources.

Create a 2- to 3-page paper describing your selected criminal behavior. You must consider the following when creating your paper:

Describe the criminal behavior in detail, including any research you have found on the origins or development of this behavior (in approximately 1 page).
Discuss the specific target area you want to address in the problem (in approximately 1 paragraph).
Describe the specific group you want to focus on from among those affected by the criminal problem (in approximately 1 paragraph).
Briefly describe the prevention program you want to develop for it (in approximately 1 page).
Briefly discuss research support for the effectiveness of your proposed program (in approximately 2�3 paragraphs).
For example, you want to develop a prevention program on adolescent drug use. Specifically, you want to target risk factors associated with the use of methamphetamine among high school students.