Assessment 1: Literature review

Weighting: 40%
Length: Around 1000-1500 words

The first assessment involves writing a literature review on offender decision-making processes and offender modus operandi on drug

importation. This assessment is designed to help you complete a review which will then assist you in further understanding

decision-making processes and complete crime script analysis for the last assessment for this subject.
Your review should cover three elements:
1- Rational choice and situational prevention
Relevance of the review in relation to the theoretical perspective (rational choice/situational prevention) and the angle it takes

to further understand crime. For this criterion, we expect you to present and discuss the theoretical perspective in your review.

How well can you present and use the theoretical perspective to focus on the ‘how’ crime is committed? (10%)
2- Script analysis
What is script analysis? How is this approach used for understanding crime? For this criterion, we expect you to present and

explain what script analysis is. (10%)
3- Previous empirical literature
Pertinence of the review in relation to drug importation. For this criterion, we expect you to present and discuss previous

empirical research on how drug importation is committed. How well can we learn from this literature to understand how this form of

crime is committed? (10%)

THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE TWO PARTS IS TO INTEGRATE THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK WITH PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.

4- Reliability and quality of sources used to complete the review – How well are academic sources used in the review? (5%)
5- Overall presentation – What is the quality of the presentation (including clarity of writing, grammar, punctuation,

spelling, APA style, etc.)? (5%)

List of some potential journals where articles for your assessment could be found
(do not limit your research to this list please)

Drug importation
Trends in organized crime
European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research
Crime, Law and Social Change
Global Crime
British Journal of Criminology
Justice Quarterly
Crime and Delinquency
Journal of Drug Issues
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Criminology
Journal of Criminal Justice
Security Journal

Do not forget academic books on the topic.