Hello once again, dear Students! Welcome to our last forum; Forum 10! In our last modules we have seen different approaches that intend to address environmental crimes: general prevention strategies in Module 11; formal criminal justice system preventive agencies in Module 12; the work of lawyers, courts in general and environmental courts in particular, in Module 13; criminal justice responses (punitive and restorative) and agencies, in Module 14.
We now complement these readings with our final course videos: types of institutions and their work towards addressing problems, in Course video 10; characteristics of our 21st century, in Course video 11; the academy and the labor market, in Course video 12.
Given all of these materials and the fact that our course is close to ending, now is a good instance to think about environmental crime and about ourselves within this “ecosystem of activities”. Hence, in this last Forum you have address the following:
Assignment 01: Your own thread.
Connecting our last topics and thinking about our future.
Consider all of what was said above, our material and all guidelines to properly do this assignment.
In a first (01) paragraph, briefly say what you see yourself doing in the future as a professional in our field. Ideally, say the name of the position you would like to have; some tasks and/or responsibilities; and the institution(s) or type of institution(s) you would take part in. Be as specific as you can: it is ok if you do not know these things for sure, or if you are considering different options. In any case, supporting your words with sources (Course videos and/or readings) strengthens your work here. See guidelines at the end to do this properly.
In a second (01) paragraph, mention one (01) or two (02) specific aspect(s) in which this course has impacted your view on such professional future. This can be the learning of facts you did not know; the use of theories; specific reading(s) and/or author(s); a specific challenge our criminal justice systems may have to address environmental crime; amongst other options. Here again supporting your words with sources (Course videos and/or readings) strengthens your work here. See guidelines at the end to do this properly.
If needed to avoid excessively long paragraphs (i.e. those over 150 words), you can use a third (01) paragraph to provide a conclusion; closing comments; doubts; contributions to our field and/or salutations.
Guidelines: 1) Overall length should be 250-400 words. 2) Organize the answer into two (02) or three (03) paragraphs. 3) Cite at least two (02) pieces of material, including one (01) reading and one (01) Course video.
Assignment 02. Your answer to a peer:
Choose one (01) peer that chose a type of work and/or an institution to work at that is/are different from your choice(s).
In a first (01) paragraph, salute the person and provide one (01) or two (02) brief comments about the person’s global production.
In a second (01) paragraph, provide specific comments about how you think the peer’s chosen professional path may related to your professional path. Specifically, provide comments about how these two (02) paths may complement each other; and how the institution(s) could coordinate efforts to address the pressing issue of environmental crime. Once again here, supporting your words with proper use of sources (Course videos and/or readings) to strengthen your work.
If needed to avoid excessively long paragraphs (i.e. those over 150 words), you can use a third (01) paragraph to provide a conclusion; closing comments; and/or salutations.
Guidelines: 1) Overall length should be 240-360 words. 2) Organize the answer into two (02) or three (03) paragraphs.
