Psychology

Choose ONE fictional movie or television character to examine based on the information covered in class.

2. Write a 3-5 full page double-spaced paper integrating theory and information from the
course to reflect upon the offender’s life and actions:
• Provide a brief description of the movie/television character and their actions.
o Describe the basic plot and the character’s criminal/deviant behavior

• Apply what we have learned throughout the semester to explain the character’s
criminal/deviant behavior. Apply at least three topics discussed in class.

o Examples:
• What risk factors do they have?
• Biological risk factors
• Temperament and personality
• Psychopathic personality traits
• Familial and social influences
• Learning theories
• Criminal cognitions
• Substance use/addiction, drugs, and criminal behavior
• Types of aggression and theories of aggression
• Mental illness and offending
• Female offending pathways
3. Include at least two academic sources beyond the
textbook to support your response and cite these sources.
• Be sure to cite the textbook when necessary
Guidelines: This is a formal writing assignment. The paper needs to be typed, double-spaced, have 1” margins, use 12 point Times New Roman font, and follow APA guidelines. The length requirement for this assignment is 3-5 full pages. Your grade will be based on grammar/spelling, the organization of your ideas, and the content of your paper. A useful reference for APA guidelines is http://owl.english.purdue.edu. When using any outside sources , be sure to properly cite your information using the APA format. Additionally, be sure to properly cite and reference the textbook. Other guidelines:
• Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs.
• Be sure to write complete sentences.
• Do not write a list of bullet-points.
• Do not use abbreviations such as “isn’t” and “don’t” – spell them out (i.e., “is not” and
“do not”).
• Do not ask rhetorical questions.