3 discussions due in 16 hours

 EACH DISCUSSION NEEDS ITS OWN REFERENCE LIST TO FOLLOW AND PLEASE PUT A HEADING TO SEPARATE THEM. THE INSTRUCTOR WANTS A MINIMUM OF 250 WORDS BUT SHE WANTS IT IN 2 PARAGRAPHS. INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: 

  
Is Mental Illness a Real Excuse for Why Someone Commits a Crime?
Forum Discussion 6: According to the articles this week, mental illness has become an important factor in determining if someone can control their development of criminal behavior. Due to the issues involving people with mental illnesses and the criminal prosecution, law enforcement to the courts must be cognitive of how to administer punishment for crimes committed. Post a commentary addressing whether you feel that mental illness should receive special conditions when it comes to crime and punishment? Analyze the different type of methods used to measure if someone is mentally ill and discuss whether you believe these methods are fair.
· All posted commentaries must be two paragraphs or more in length.
· Provide three references to support your commentary and list those references at the end of your commentary. (APA format your references- use website www.citefast.com to assist).
· After, posting your commentary in the forum, pick two other classmates to provide feedback on their commentary on the topic.
· Feedback should not be an “I agree” or “I disagree” answer, but rather an avenue to provide insight and introduce components that the person who wrote the commentary might not have thought about.
Does the Opioid Epidemic really differ from the Crack/Cocaine Epidemic?
Forum Discussion 7: After reading the articles this week, conduct research on the differences in the handling of the crack/cocaine drug epidemic versus the current opioid epidemic. Post a commentary addressing why these two epidemics different in treatment from arrest, prosecution to prevention techniques. Are the struggles exhibited by those who abused crack different than those who are abusing opioids? Why do you feel there has been a different approach to those who abuse opioids versus those who abused crack/cocaine?
· All posted commentaries must be two paragraphs or more in length.
· Provide three references to support your commentary and list those references at the end of your commentary. (APA format your references- use website www.citefast.com to assist).
· After, posting your commentary in the forum, pick two other classmates to provide feedback on their commentary on the topic.
· Feedback should not be an “I agree” or “I disagree” answer, but rather an avenue to provide insight and introduce components that the person who wrote the commentary might not have thought about.
Why do some people decide to kill?
Forum Discussion 8: After reading the articles this week, post a commentary addressing why you believe that the most horrible crimes are committed against those who are the closest to the criminal? (At this point, you should be able to utilize the first seven lessons to help support your position.)
· All posted commentaries must be two paragraphs or more in length.
· Provide three references to support your commentary and list those references at the end of your commentary. (APA format your references- use website www.citefast.com to assist).
· After, posting your commentary in the forum, pick two other classmates to provide feedback on their commentary on the topic.
· Feedback should not be an “I agree” or “I disagree” answer, but rather an avenue to provide insight and introduce components that the person who wrote the commentary might not have thought about.

 
The student will read the provided articles below:Miller, J. M. (2009). 21st Century Criminology: A reference handbook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. – Mental Illnesses and Crime (131-141), Psychological Theories of Crime (302-310)

 
The student will read the provided articles below:Miller, J. M. (2009). 21st Century Criminology: A reference handbook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. – Drug Abuse Warning Network (397-406), Drugs and the Criminal Justice System (697-706), Drug Courts (706-718)

 
The student will read the provided articles below:Miller, J. M. (2009). 21st Century Criminology: A reference handbook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.- Child Abuse (488-497), Domestic Violence (503-512), and Homicide (530-538)