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2. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Entire Course (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • CRJ 308 Week 1 Assignment Final Case Study Topic and Outline • CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Causes of Criminal Behavior • CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Development of Criminal Behavior • CRJ 308 Week 1 Journal Psychological and Sociological Influences of Psychopathic Behavior • CRJ 308 Week 2 Assignment Personality Disorders and Criminal Behavior

3. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 1 Assignment Final Case Study Topic and Outline (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • For your Final Case Study, due in Week Five, you will explore, in depth, one well-known criminal case. You may select your own case, or select from one of the following: Jeffery McDonald, Andrea Yates, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Aileen Wournos, John Wayne Gacy, Philip Markoff (the Craigslist killer), Scott Peterson, Anthony Sowell, or Dennis Rader (BTK strangler).

4. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Causes of Criminal Behavior (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Chapter 1 discusses several theoretical perspectives on and explanations for crime causation. After reviewing the various theories and theoretical perspectives, discuss your personal view regarding what causes criminal behavior. Which theory or theories do you feel are most accurate and why? Which are most inaccurate, and why? Be sure to explain whether you believe that one theory or a combination of theories best explains the causes of criminal behavior and why.

5. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Development of Criminal Behavior (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Some researchers and theorists believe that an interaction of both psychological factors (e.g., biology, personality, and cognitive) and sociological factors can explain criminal behavior. Which psychological and sociological factors do you believe have the most influence on the development of criminal behavior, and why? Do you believe that psychological factors or sociological factors have more of an influence over behavior, or is it a combination of the two? Please be sure to provide an example of a criminal case

6. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 2 Assignment Personality Disorders and Criminal Behavior (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Select one of the personality disorders discussed in Chapter 4 (i.e., odd or eccentric personality disorders, dramatic personality disorders, anxious or fearful personality disorders, or antisocial personality disorder) and locate two to three scholarly articles in the Ashford Library that discusses a link between that personality disorder and the development of criminal behavior. In your paper, discuss the diagnostic characteristics of the personality disorder, the etiology of the disorder.

7. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 2 DQ 1 A Genetic or Biological Link (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Considering that factors such as eye color, hair color, facial features, body figures, and personality characteristics are passed down from generation to generation, could criminal behavior or criminal tendencies also be passed down? Thus, is there a genetic or biological link to understanding criminal behavior? Explain how temperament (which is determined largely by genetic or biological influences) and environmental experiences can influence the development of problematic and aggressive behavior. Watch Jon Ronson: Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test and consider your own temperament as a child and explain

8. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Biological Approach Versus the Personality Approach (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Compare and contrast the temperament and biological approach and the personality approach with respect to development, causes of behavior, and influences on criminal behavior. Which approach do you feel has more of an influence on developing criminal characteristics?

9. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 3 Assignment Brain Dysfunction in Criminal Behavior (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Watch the video, The Brain and Violence: Secrets of Your Mind. In your paper, discuss the role that brain damage, abnormalities in brain structure, and disturbances in brain chemistry may play in criminal behavior. Support your discussion with two to three scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library that discuss the role of brain dysfunction and neuropsychological deficits in criminal behavior. Could criminal behavior be solely the result of brain dysfunction, or could other factors such as hereditary also play a role?

10. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 3 DQ 1 Social Reinforcers and Punishers (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Social Reinforcers and Punishers • Gangs and gang violence persist as a significant concern for criminal justice and society at large. Considering the social learning theory and the links to antisocial behavior, describe how social reinforcers and punishers as well as differential associations may be linked to gang involvement and gang-related delinquency. What involvement might peer rejection play in the onset of delinquency and in the decision to join a gang? Locate at least one scholarly article to support your discussion.

11. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 3 DQ 2 What Motivates Offenders to Commit Crime (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Discuss at least three social-cognitive factors that motivate offenders to commit crime. Select one of the prevention and treatment programs discussed in Chapter 7, and discuss how that program can be used to treat the three factors you selected. Please be sure to locate at least one scholarly reference from the Ashford University Library to further explore the program you selected.

12. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 4 DQ 1 Id, Ego, and Superego (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Id, Ego, and Superego • As with personality theories, Freud’s theory and other psychoanalytic theories may be difficult to test and prove in court. Analyze Freud’s theory and discuss the impact that it has on the development of criminal behavior. What roles do the Id, Ego, and Superego play in problematic behavior, and what influence do defensive mechanisms have on the development of criminal behavior? Discuss the pros and cons of Freud’s theory and how you feel it would hold up in court.

13. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 4 DQ 2 Humanist and Interactionist Theories (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Humanist and Interactionist Theories • Select two of the humanist and interactionist theories presented in Chapter 8 of the text. Compare and contrast the features of the theories, with respect to the causes and influences of criminal behavior. Discuss the pros and cons of each theory. Which theory do you believe is most valid and why?

14. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 4 Journal Reflection on Theories of Crime (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Reflection on Theories of Crime • Consider the various perspectives and theories of crime that we have discussed in class and reflect on which theory or theories you find most valid. Which theory, or theories, do you believe thoroughly and effectively describe the causes of criminal behavior? What programs are available to treat criminal behavior with respect to the theory or perspective you selected?

15. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 5 Assignment Final Case Study (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • study should focus on the following: • Summarize the case, including a description of the offense(s), the investigation, and the outcome (such as the trial and sentencing).

16. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 5 DQ 1 Traits of a Psychopath (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • sources, discuss the validity of the PCL-R Checklist, the ethical considerations of diagnosing a psychopath, and the legal implications of such diagnoses. Do you believe that such assessments as the PCL-R Checklist can provide accurate predictions of an individual’s behavior? Based on the video and your readings, what do you think the prospects are of successfully rehabilitating a psychopath?

17. CRJ 308 Experience Tradition/uophelp.com CRJ 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Serial, Spree, and Mass Murders (ASH) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Serial, Spree, and Mass Murders • Differentiating between serial murders, spree murders, and mass murders can be difficult, as some individuals fit into two or more categories. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a serial murderer, spree murderer, and mass murderer. Using web resources, provide a criminal example of each one and discuss the motivations behind the crime(s). Are the motivations similar or different

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