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Discuss how psychological theories and research contributed to the apprehension, prosecution, understanding and/or treatment of this criminal.

This assignment is a criminal profiling research paper. The student will pick a high-profile criminal listed on the assignment page and explain the biological, situational, and developmental factors that contributed to this criminal’s behavior to include geographic mobility, victimology, and M.O./signature.

Examples of Possible Criminal Profiles

David Berkowitz (son of sam)
Dennis Rader (BTK)
Ted Bundy
Jeffry Dahmer
Albert Fish
John Wayne Gacy

Aileen Wuornos

Make sure you provide the following:
1. Give a thorough description of the criminal’s background (life story).
2. Utilize course material to explain the criminal’s behavior to include geographical mobility, victimology, modus operandi, and signature
3. Discuss how psychological theories and research contributed to the apprehension, prosecution, understanding and/or treatment of this criminal.

What are alcohol expectancies? How could they lead to sexual victimization?Were you surprised and/or concerned by anything in the article?

Alcohol Expectancy, Drinking Behavior, and Sexual Victimization Among Female and Male College Students”

Victimology: A Text/Reader.(2018). 2e. Daigle, Leah E.Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Can attach section 11if need be. The text book above

Read Reading #11 in Section 5 of your text, Tyler, Schmitz, and Adam (2015), “Alcohol Expectancy, Drinking Behavior, and Sexual Victimization Among Female and Male College Students”, and reflect on it.

Here are some questions that you may want to discuss in your post:

1, Were you surprised and/or concerned by anything in the article?

2, What are alcohol expectancies? How could they lead to sexual victimization?

3, Hooking up seems to matter more for females’ sexual victimization risk.

4, Why is that the case?

Explain its pros and cons and suggest holistic plans to address any issues with the methods used to remedy victimization.

Victim’s Rights and Remedies

This week’s required readings discuss the legal rights and remedies of crime victims. Victimization can be devastating to an individual, to families, to communities, and to society.

With contemporary understanding of the immediate and residual effects of victimization came the development of certain rights to redress and remedies to attempt to address the wrongs perpetrated against victims.

Address the following in your initial post:

In what ways can victimization be addressed?

In your response, critically analyze the rise of victimology and at least one remedy stemming from the criminal justice system’s response to victimization.

Explain its pros and cons and suggest holistic plans to address any issues with the methods used to remedy victimization.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.

Required Resources
Texts
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.).

Section III: Consequences of Victimization (pp. 66-77)
Section V: Victims’ Rights and Remedies (pp. 133-147)
Erez, E., & Roberts, J. (2013). Victim participation in the criminal justice system. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 251-270).

This is Chapter 11 in this primary course text.
Howley, S., & Dorris, C. F. (2013). Legal rights for crime victims in the criminal justice system. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 271-292).

This is Chapter 12 in this primary course text.

Recommended Resources
Text
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.).

Section III: Consequences of Victimization (pp. 79-96)
Section V: Victims’ Rights and Remedies (pp. 150-169
This course text content may assist you in preparing your discussion posts and written assignment this week.

Article
De Mesmaecker, V. (2010). Building social support for restorative justice through the media: Is taking the victim perspective the most appropriate strategy? Contemporary Justice Review, 13(3), 239-267. doi:10.1080/10282580.2010.498225

Multimedia
The Victim Services Network. (2010, February 22). A brief history of the victims’ rights movement Part II.wmv (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQi50Y0L6s

This video provides a historical account of the Victims’ Rights Movement. The video is 6 minutes and 18 seconds long. This video may assist you this week in understanding the evolution of victimology.

What are three factors increasing the likelihood of victimization?In your explanation of the victim’s contribution to crime, you must discuss at least one individual and one structural level factor.

Individual and Structural Factors of Victimization

This week’s required readings discuss several factors that increase an individual’s likelihood of being victimized.

These factors exhibit on both the individual and the structural levels.

Address the following in your initial post:

What are three factors increasing the likelihood of victimization?

In your explanation of the victim’s contribution to crime, you must discuss at least one individual and one structural level factor.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.

Buzawa, E. S. (2013). Victims of domestic violence. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 29-56).

This is Chapter 2 in this primary course text.
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.).

Section I: Introduction to Victimology (pp. 1-12)
Section II: Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization (pp. 14-30)
O’Sullivan, C. S. (2013). Sexual violence victimization of women, men, youth, and children. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 3-28).

This is Chapter 1 in this primary course text.

What impact does victim blaming have on the victim and society?Explain the victim’s contribution to crime.

Victim Blaming

The study of victimology brought awareness to the plight of victims of crime and also yielded the concept of victim blaming.

This week’s required readings analyze the rise of victimology and provide a foundation to begin understanding the field. Address the following in your initial post:

What is victim blaming?

What impact does victim blaming have on the victim and society?

Explain the victim’s contribution to crime.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.

Buzawa, E. S. (2013). Victims of domestic violence. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 29-56). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

This is Chapter 2 in this primary course text.
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.).

What are some limitations of restitution that the program should consider and how might the program overcome these? How can you evaluate whether or not the restitution program is effective?

wk 3 Victims’ Rights and Remedies

Suppose that administrators at Florida Tech in FL are interested in starting a restitution program to help victims of crime on campus.

Answer the 5 questions below

Do you feel this would this be a worthwhile program? Why/why not?

What suggestions would you offer to make the restitution program successful?

Might it be more effective for some types of crime, but not others?

What are some limitations of restitution that the program should consider and how might the program overcome these?
How can you evaluate whether or not the restitution program is effective?

text book below attached just a little summary

Victimology: A Text/Reader.(2018). 2e. Daigle, Leah E.Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.