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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Causes of Criminal
Behavior
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 1 Assignment Final Case
Study Topic and Outline
Chapter 1 discusses several theoretical
perspectives on and explanations for crime
causation. After reviewing the various theories
and theoretical perspectives,
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,
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 1 Journal Psychological and
Sociological Influences of Psychopathic Behavior
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Development of
Criminal Behavior
  Psychological and Sociological Influences of
Psychopathic BehaviorReview the video, In the
Shadow of Feeling, and reflect on the various
childhood psychological and sociological
influences that can contribute to psychopathic
behavior.
  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
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 2 DQ 1 A Genetic or
Biological Link
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 2 Assignment Personality
Disorders and Criminal Behavior
Week 2 DQ1 A Genetic or Biological
Link? 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?
  Personality Disorders and Criminal
BehaviorSelect one of the personality disorders
discussed in Chapter 4 (i.e., odd or eccentric
personality disorders, dramatic personality
disorders, anxious or
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 3 Assignment Brain
Dysfunction in Criminal Behavior
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Biological Approach
Versus the Personality Approach
Brain Dysfunction in Criminal BehaviorWatch 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.
  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?
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 3 DQ 2 What Motivates
Offenders to Commit Crime
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 3 DQ 1 Social Reinforcers
and Punishers
Week 3 DQ2 What Motivates Offenders to Commit
Crime? Discuss at least three social-cognitive
factors that motivate offenders to commit crime.
  Week 3 DQ1 Social Reinforcers and
Punishers Gangs and gang violence persist as a
significant concern for criminal justice and
society at large.
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 4 DQ 2 Humanist and
Interactionist Theories
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 4 DQ 1 Id, Ego, and Superego
  Week 4 DQ2 Humanist and Interactionist
Theories Select two of the humanist and
interactionist theories presented in Chapter 8 of
the text.
Week 4 DQ1 Id, Ego, and Superego As with
personality theories, Freuds theory and other
psychoanalytic theories may be difficult to test
and prove in court.
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 5 Assignment Final Case Study
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 4 Journal Reflection on
Theories of Crime
  Final Case StudyExplore, 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
Reflection on Theories of CrimeConsider the
various perspectives and theories of crime that
we have discussed in class and reflect on which
theory or theories you find most valid.
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ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Serial, Spree, and
Mass Murders
ASHFORD CRJ 308 Week 5 DQ 1 Traits of a Psychopath
Week 5 DQ2 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.
  Week 5 DQ1 Traits of a Psychopath Watch The
PCL-R Checklist A measure of evil. Discuss the
characteristics and traits of a psychopath and
how the PCL-R Checklist can be used to diagnose
psychopathy.
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