CRJ 306 week 4 DQ 2

  

Ashford 5: – Week 4 – Discussion 2

Robbery and Extortion

  

   Which crime, robbery or extortion, is more harmful to the victim of the   crime? Discuss the similarities and the differences between these two crimes.   Your primary response should examine the potential culpability of the victim   for either crime. Does the fact that the victim may have done something wrong   affect your viewpoint of the heinousness of either crime?
 

  Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources,   and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’   posts by Day 7. Robbery and extortion contain similar elements as far as how   the victim is harmed; however, both crimes follow very different routes to   their commission. Should one crime be punished more severely than another?   Your response to this question will challenge your views on how we measure   the appropriate punishment for crimes. If the victim “causes” the ability for   the crime of extortion, should people be punished less than the person   committing the average robbery?