Principles of Forensic Investigation Assignment | Online Assignment

It doesn’t have to be paragraph format and it doesn’t need sources either. Just need the questions answered.

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CJUS-P325; Principles of Forensic Investigation

Worksheet #6 – Bull et al, Chapters 8 – 11

 

Try to answer in your own words (as opposed to copying verbatim from the book).

 

1. In the Bull et al chapters, the authors discuss how the notion of crime and punishment reflects the prevailing culture, norms and attitudes in a society. What does this mean? How or why have theories of offending behavior evolved over time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Discuss the variety of roles a forensic psychologist might be involved within the field of corrections. Be as specific as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. The first paragraph in Chapter 10 (p. 166) of the Bull et al. book asks the reader about their personal perspective(s) regarding the potential of/for the rehabilitation offenders, the value of rehabilitative efforts, the ability of individuals to change, and the like. Take a few minutes and reflect on these questions and tell me some of your thoughts. If our larger goal in criminal justice is to have safer streets and less victimization, how can we (and is it possible) to develop meaningful change in offenders? What might that look like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next several questions cover material from Bull et al., Chapter 11, specific case examples from the Keppel & Birnes book, as well as a handout I uploaded that outlines specific information about serial rapists.

 

4. How might criminal psychologists shed light on the understanding of sexual offending behavior, as well as their management and supervision while locked up (or on community supervision)? Explain.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Select a couple of specific offender examples from the K & B book and, using the information from their description and the handout I uploaded, explain the following:

 

1. How/why these offenders are so good at avoiding detection by the police?

 

 

 

 

 

1. What was the nature of their victim selection? Was the victim selection about MO or signature – said another way, was the victim chosen because of opportunity, perhaps someone no one was looking for (homeless, runaway, etc), etc., or did the victim actually represent something to the offender? Explain. Was the offender a hunter, troller, poacher, etc.? Explain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Explain the attack styles and use of force by the offenders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Research suggests that there is no stereotypical sexual offender, meaning they come from all walks of life – they can be educated or uneducated, employed or unemployed, high or low functioning (with regards to intelligence), good or poor social skills, married or not, etc. Serial rapists on the other hand, especially violent ones, do possess some very similar behavioral and psychological traits. Based on the readings in the K & B book, or any other outside research you want to conduct, what are some of the similarities of violent serial sexual predators (and the rapist-murderer)?