Assignment: Risk factors criminal behavior.

Assignment: Risk factors criminal behavior.
Assignment: Risk factors criminal behavior.
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Assignment: Risk factors that could lead to criminal behavior.
To prepare
Review the Learning Resources focusing on the risk factors that could lead to criminal behavior.
Examine the in the Learning Resources.
Choose a case study from the which you did not use for the Discussion.
To complete
In a 3- to 5-page paper:
Summarize the case.
Identify demographics and risk factors (e.g., acute, direct, proxy, short and long-term) that are present in the case that contribute to the subject becoming a victim or offender.
Identify and evaluate the risk factors that are prone to influence a person, once they have committed their first crime, to continue engaging in criminal behavior. For victims of crime, identify and evaluate factors that would facilitate continued victimization.
Explain if there is a correlation between risk factors and the types of crimes that are likely to occur.
Rate the subject (Scale of 1–10) as to how likely is it that he/she will commit a crime or become a victim.
Include supporting evidence of your conclusions.
As you have gathered in the previous weeks, social psychological insight is relevant to many fields. Some branches of social psychology are specifically focused on application. In this discussion, we will consider practical applications beyond the scope of previous material.
To inform your thinking on this topic, begin by perusing The Stanford SPARQ . Consider the recommended readings to gain additional insight regarding systematic application of social psychology to various fields.
Then, select an applied branch of social psychology: psychology and law/forensic psychology, military psychology, health psychology, environmental psychology, etc. Locate a peer-reviewed, empirical article (i.e., an article that describes a research study, not merely a theoretical review) written from your chosen field. Summarize the theoretical background of the issue at hand and describe research methods used to investigate this phenomenon. Explain the social variables that contribute to the thoughts, feelings, or actions under review. Generate potential applications for the insight gleaned from the article you reviewed, and interpret application of social psychological insight to specific careers in this field.
Your initial post should be 500-1000 words in length and must contain a minimum of one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference, in addition to required course resources as applicable. Additional credible references are encouraged.