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This is for the entire 8 week course. I need all discussions and responses. All assignments completed and the 2 test completed. I need everything completed on time and with good grades. This is for PS380 Psychology and the Law.If everything is completed and posted on time and receives good grades I will tip $50 more.I would like all discussions posted by every Sat. All Responses posted by each Monday. All Assignment posted by each Monday night and well as the quizs. ps380_psychology_and_the_law_midterm.docx ps380_psychology_and_the_law_assignments.docx ps380_psychology_and_the_law_discussions.docx Unformatted Attachment Preview PS380 Psychology and the Law Exams Midterm 1. Contrary to popular belief, ________ cues reveal more about an individuals honest than _______ cues. a. Physical/verbal b. Verbal/physical c. Optical/body language d. Body language/optical 2. Although the validity of a lie detector test (also known as a _______) has been questioned, it is still widely used in interrogations as a way to measure emotional responses to interrogations. 3. Quid pro quo harassment occurs when the harasser threatens or promises something in exchange for the victims response. _________ workplace harassment occurs when a victim receives demeaning or lewd comments, suggestive gestures, or obscene artwork or photographs. 4. During an investigation, profilers may be called upon to create a criminal profile of a suspect. Discuss information that may be included in a criminal profile. 5. Psychologists are often called as defense experts with regard to the reliability of eyewitness testimony. Explain why eyewitness testimony may be inaccurate. 6. Describe the research psychologists have found with regard victims of sexual assault and Rape Trauma Syndrome. How has this affected the way victims are treated in the court system? 7. Unlike state court judges, federal judges are appointed for __________. 8. __________ refers to exhaustion, reduced effort and accomplishment, and general fatigue with ones job. 9. When someone is arrested for the first time, they may be eligible for a ________ program that focuses on the underlying reason the person committed the crime. 10. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) hears only cases involving constitutional questions or issues of ______ law. 11. Illustrate the three (3) general duties of police officers. 12. Explain how psychological studies have served to educate law enforcement officers about domestic violence. 13. Compare and contrast the adversarial system and inquisitorial approach to justice. 14. Using a commonsense justice approach, evaluate the following scenario: Billy Jones punches Chad Keller at a local bar after Chad makes a comment about Billy’s clothing. Because Billy and Chad have always disliked each other, the incident soon escalated into a brawl. During the fight, both parties were injured and several pieces of furniture were broken. How should the situation be resolved? 15. Jane Doe is arrested for shoplifting. She claims that she is compelled to steal more and more each time because it is exciting to her. Experts would likely categorize her behaviors under which theory of crime: a. Psychological b. Biological c. Sociological d. Social-psychological 16. Sociological theories can include both structural and ______ explanations. 17. The biological theory of crime states that people may be predisposed to certain criminal behavior due to genetic factors. Social-psychological theories see crime as learned behaviors gained through social interactions. Using an example of your own, illustrate how these two theories may work together. 18. Miranda v. Arizona created safeguards to reduce false confessions, however many problems remain. Which is NOT a continuing issue with Miranda warnings? a. All are issues. b. The terms and words used can be confusing. c. Some Law Enforcement officers do not follow proper investigation techniques, including providing Miranda warnings for custodial interrogations. d. Defendants may waive their rights without fully understanding what rights they have. 19. Discuss four (4) ways in which law enforcement may employ interrogation techniques to elicit a confession. CA499 Professional Strategies Assignments Week 1 (2 Assignments) Heres a link to your week 1 assignment details. Your week 1 assignment rubric is included in the assignment details page, or you may also click on the See Rubric button at the top of your dropbox page to view how the instructor will grade your assignment. Click on the Assignments link in the left sidebar to access your weekly dropboxes. After you have completed your assignment, title your file(s) with: LastNameCourseIDW1Assignment (ex. SmithPS380W1Assignment), attach them to this dropbox, and press Submit. Psychology and the Law – Week 1 Assignment Equality versus Discretion in Sentencing Two conflicting concepts of justice are equality versus discretion in sentencing. Using real-life examples, distinguish the merits of each viewpoint. Provide three (3) arguments for each position. Your paper should be approximately three (3) pages and should be written in APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. W1 Progressive Project Assignment Throughout this course, you will be submitting various assignments toward a progressive project. In Week 8, you will compile everything into one document (after editing based on instructor feedback) and submit it as your final project! Click on the Assignments link in the left navigation bar to access your weekly dropboxes. To view the details for your Week 1 Progressive Project Assignment, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 1 Progressive Assignment What’s Fair? This week, you will read “The Case for Procedural Justice: Fairness as a Crime Prevention Tool.” This article discusses strategies that law enforcement officers can use to implement the procedural justice theory in their community. Using that information, design a brochure that could be used to train new officers. Consider the type of information police would need to know about this view as well as effective strategies. It may be helpful to provide scripted examples of conversations that officers would have with citizens. Your brochure should be no more than two (2) pages and should utilize APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 2 PS380 (2 Assignments) Profile of a Killer Research a serial killer. Describe their childhood, education, employment, family life, etc. Then, using the theories of crime described in your textbook, choose which (there may be more than one) fits your particular serial killer. Why does that theory match? Your paper should be three (3) pages and should be written in APA format. Please use at least three (3) appropriate sources and cite those in your paper. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. W2 Progressive Project Assignment Psychology and the Law – Week 2 Progressive Assignment School Shooters School shootings have unfortunately become a common occurrence in today’s society. Students of all ages are affected, from those in elementary school to those at the college level. Suppose that a school shooting had occurred in your community and that the shooter was still at-large. Identify and list important criteria that could be used to create a criminal profile. Then, locate a minimum of two (2) articles that discuss real-life school shooting suspects. Test and analyze your criteria. What other factors could you add to your profile? Discuss your results. Your paper should be no more than two (2) pages and should include an APA citation for the article analyzed. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 3 (2 Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 3 Assignment Presence in the Community Locate and analyze three (3) news articles describing community relations efforts by law enforcement. Then, write a three-page reflection paper in APA format describing how you would react to those efforts in your community. What personal factors may influence your decision? Please be sure to cite your sources. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 3 Progressive Assignment Selective Service The selection process for law enforcement officers includes an interview, situational tests, and psychological tests. As in most professions, officers also participate in annual continuing education programs. While there is a need for updated training for officers, researchers have also recognized the need to study police behaviors. Recently, researchers have created a mobile electroencephalogram (EEG) to monitor brain activity of officers when put into stressful situations. Read about the study here. Now locate a news article that discusses how police officers are trained to handle stressful situations. Given the information you found, how does your article interpret the research study? Your paper should be no more than two (2) pages and should include an APA citation for the article analyzed. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 4 (2 Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 4 Assignment Perception Research Eyewitness identification becomes less accurate when the witness is of a different race or ethnicity than the suspect. Create an annotated bibliography regarding research on this topic. You should locate ten (10) articles and complete 150-word descriptions that include the following: (a) authors credentials; (b) intended audience of the article; and (c) reasons why the article is relevant/helpful. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 4 Progressive Assignment A Costly Mistake Visit the Innocence Project page that discusses eyewitness identification, making sure to watch the embedded video. Based on the information provided by both the victim and the police officer, analyze the problems in identifying the suspect. Explain the reasons that the eyewitness may have falsely identified Mr. Cotton. Evaluate the police lineup procedure. Where were the problems, and what could have been done differently? Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 5 (2Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 5 Assignment Week Five Study Guide Suppose that you are the instructor for this course. Create a study guide for this weeks reading for your class. Include important terms and their definitions as well as major concepts and learning objectives. If appropriate, use various learning techniques such as mnemonic devices, acronyms, comparison charts, etc. Your study guide should be approximately two (2) pages. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 5 Progressive Assignment Veterans Court Specialty courts have been created around the country as an alternative to traditional prosecution of cases. These courts focus on mental health, substance abuse, young adults, or other specialized groups, creating a specific community-based treatment program to rehabilitate offenders. Veterans courts have become more popular as a way to treat non-violent, veteran offenders without incarceration. Watch this video. In a two (2) page reflection, compare and contrast the veteran court experience with the traditional court system. What are the benefits of each system, both from the offender’s standpoint as society’s? Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 6 (2 Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 6 Assignment Civic Duty This week you will interview someone who has been through the jury selection process. Your interview can be conducted via social media, although it should be someone that you already know. You may also conduct your interview via Skype, phone, FaceTime, or any other platform that allows for live interaction. Construct a set of 15 questions that will allow you to more fully understand how your subject felt about the entire process. Consider interactions with other potential jurors, the judge, and the attorneys as well. Your paper should be five (5) pages and should include your interview questions followed by the answers given. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 6 Progressive Assignment Jury Selection Jury consultants gained notoriety after their involvement with such high-profile cases as OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony, and George Zimmerman. Some have criticized the practice as being of a greater advantage to clients with financial resources while others have claimed that the use of jury consultants amounts to a guessing game. Read this article and appraise the use of jury consultants. Do you believe that jury consultants are effective? Why or why not? Do you think requiring that both parties should have equal access to jury consultants despite their financial status? Why or why not? Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 7 (2Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 7 Assignment Who Are the Experts? Create a PowerPoint presentation of five (5) types of experts in the field of psychology that could testify in court proceedings. For each expert, you will create (1) a title slide, (2) a slide detailing the educational requirements of the profession, (3) a slide explaining the types of cases that would require that type of expert, and (4) a slide showing a real-life example of that type of expert in trial (for a total of 20 slides). You will also create a slide introducing the presentation as well as a final slide listing your sources in APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 7 Progressive Assignment Kids and Competency Psychologists often provide recommendations regarding criminal justice practices in an effort to implement more effective reforms. Although each state has provisions for a juvenile justice system due to the fundamental differences between children and adults, many of those states utilize the adult competency standards to determine if a child is able to stand trial for an offense. The National Juvenile Justice Network has produced policy guidelines to help states create separate statutes for determining the competency of a juvenile. After reading “Competency to Stand Trial in Juvenile Court: Recommendations for Policymakers,” as part of your weekly reading assignment, locate and analyze the statutes in a state of your choice (i.e. your state of birth or where you would like to live). State statutes can be found here. In your chosen state, did the legislature already create a separate standard for juveniles? Does the adult competency statute mention any differences for juveniles? How would you advise your local politician regarding this issue? Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Week 8 (3 Assignments) Psychology and the Law – Week 8 Assignment Killing the Death Penalty In your weekly reading assignments, read the article written by Brad J. Bushman, Ph.D. entitled “It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty.” Dr. Bushman indicates eight (8) reasons why he believes the United States should join over 140 other countries in abolishing the death penalty. In response to the article, write a letter to Dr. Bushman either in support of, or in opposition to, his position. Your paper should be two (2) pages, written in APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 8 Progressive Assignment Child Sex Offender Registries Sex offender registries are found in each of the 50 states. In some states, registries also exist for juvenile offenders. Read the article entitled “When Kids Are Accused of Sex Crimes.” Then, write a reaction paper to the article. Do you feel that children should be placed on the registry? If so, under what conditions? If not, why do you feel it is unnecessary? Consider the various treatments that were described as well as the punishments for violating the registry requirements. Your paper should be two (2) pages, written in APA format. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. Psychology and the Law – Week 8 Final Progressive Assignment Progressive Project – Putting It All Together As you complete your project, create a cover sheet and Table of Contents in APA Format. Following the Table of Contents, create an Introduction. Your introduction should explain how your understanding of the legal system has changed as a result of this course. Please write no more than two (2) pages, using APA format. Include all of your progressive assignments from the course in your submission, with updates based on instructor feedback. To view your assignment rubric, please click here. PS380 Psychology and the Law Discussions Week 1 Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. If you have not done so lately, please review the Rules of Discussion. For your follow up post...review the responses provided by your peers. Engage in conversation, or even civil debate, as you discuss their insights and viewpoints. You may ask questions for clarification (if you are confused by their initial post) or pose questions that advance the conversation. You might even find a topic that leads you to further research in the area! American or European? Question A Tell us about yourself so we can get to know you and so you can get to know others within the class. In your post, include what you believe to be your current knowledge level of this course topic and what you hope to learn before the course is over. Question B Your textbook discusses the differences between the adversarial and the inquisitorial systems of justice. While the adversarial system is prevalent in the United States, the inquisitorial system prevails in most of Europe. Imagine that you are the defendant in a personal injury case where you are accused of reckless driving. Explain which legal system you would prefer and why. You are the plaintiff (the injured party). Respond to at least two (2) different peers. Justify why you would prefer the opposite system. To view your discussion forum rubric, please click here. Week 2 Violence and Video Games Please respond to the following discussion topic. Your initial post should be a minimum of 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts. Video games have been blamed for the violent acts of teenagers, especially those that include gun violence. Interpret the theories of criminal behavior. How does exposure to violent video games fit into one of the four (4) theories described in your book? If you do not believe that it fits one of the theories, why not? Thinking back to your own childhood, examine your exposure to violent video games. Do you believe those games affected your view of gun violence? To view your discussion forum rubric, please click here. Week 3 Discussion PS380 A Watchful Eye Please respond to the following discussion topic. Your initial post should be a minimum of 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts. Police body cameras have become more popular in recent years, especially with several highly-publicized police-involved shootings. Defend or criticize the use of required body cameras for law enforcement. Consider how law enforcement and suspects might feel about the practice. • • If your first name begins with A-L, then defend the use. If your first name begins with M-Z, criticize. Read and respond to at least two (2) peers. If your peer is supportive of the practice, imagine you are a police officer. How would wearing a camera affect your work? If your peer is critical of the practice, imagine you have been arrested. How would the use of a body camera affect you? To view your discussion forum rubric, please click here. Week 4 Discussion PS380 Victim Assistance Please respond to the following discussion topic. Your initial post should be a minimum of 75-150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts. National databas ... 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