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Instructions:
PSY620 High-Profile Crime Benchmark
Choose a high-profile case; your instructor must approve your selection. Examine the following in 1200 words:
1. Write a brief summary of the high-profile case you’ve picked.
2. Explain how rational choice or trait theory apply to the situation; if both, explain how they apply; if neither, explain why.
3. Describe how rational choice or trait theory can be utilized to explain why the criminals did what they did.
4. Explain how rational choice and trait theorists might react to this situation.
5. Identify key research cited by the theorists and how they can be relevant to comprehending the situation.
To back up your arguments, use three to five scholarly sources.
For your references, remember to mention the HTTP, DOI, or ISBN.
Prepare this work in accordance with the APA Style Guide, which may be found in the Student Success Center. It is not necessary to submit an abstract.
A rubric is used in this task. Please study the rubric before beginning the assignment to ensure that you understand the requirements for a successful completion.
This assignment must be completed and submitted to LopesWrite. For more information, see the LopesWrite Technical Support articles.
This week’s reading assignment
1. Read Chapters 4 and 7 of Introduction to Criminology: What Makes People Do What They Do?
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2020/introduction-to-criminology why-do-they-do-it 3e.php
2. Go to Films on Demand and watch “On the Trail of Evil: A Journey to the Center of the Brain” [Video file] (2011).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=52777
3. Read Shon & Barton-article, Bellessa’s “The Assumption of Rational Choice Theory in Alfred Adler’s Theory of Crime: Unraveling and Reconciling the Contradiction in Adlerian Theory through Synthesis and Critique,” from Aggression and Violent Behavior (2015).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.07.004
4. Read “A Descriptive Model of Serial Sexual Offenders’ Hunting Process: A Rational Choice Perspective,” “Journal of Family Violence, by Beauregard, Rossmo, and Proulx (2007).
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https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=25654232&site=ehost-live&scope=site
5. Read “The Unusual Suspect: The General Factor of Personality (GFP), Life History Theory, and Delinquent Behavior,” a book about the general factor of personality (GFP), life history theory, and delinquent behavior “from Evolutionary Behavioral sciences, by van der Linden, Dunkel, Beaver, and Louwen (2015).
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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2014-41514-001&site=ehost-live&scope=site
RUBRIC |
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Excellent Quality 95-100%
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Introduction
45-41 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Literature Support 91-84 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Methodology 58-53 points Content is well-organized with headings for each slide and bulleted lists to group related material as needed. Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance readability and presentation content is excellent. Length requirements of 10 slides/pages or less is met. |
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Average Score 50-85% |
40-38 points More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided. |
83-76 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration. |
52-49 points Content is somewhat organized, but no structure is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. is occasionally detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met. |
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Poor Quality 0-45% |
37-1 points The background and/or significance are missing. No search history information is provided. |
75-1 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is no integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are not included in the summary of information presented. Conclusion does not contain a biblical integration. |
48-1 points There is no clear or logical organizational structure. No logical sequence is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. is often detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met |
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PSY620 High-Profile Crime Benchmark |
PSY620 High-Profile Crime Benchmark