Psychology Question

**THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS FIVE (5) SEPARATE QUESTIONS**

QUESTION 1:

In this discussion, we will explore how theories associated with juvenile crime can inform the creation of after-school programs designed to prevent violence and crime. When you describe ideas that are not your own, be sure to paraphrase and not use direct quotations.

Address the following in your initial post: Choose at least one theory you have learned about in this module’s resources and describe how insight from this theory can inform the creation of an effective after-school program that aims to reduce crime and violence for young people. Consider, for example, Moffit’s developmental theory, cumulative risk factors, protective factors, social learning theory, and psychodynamic theory.

QUESTION 2: Read the article, "This Map Shows the Scale of the 16th- and 17th-Century Scottish Witch Trials" located in the module resources. As you examine the article, find stories, details, and words that stand out as topics of diversity.

For your initial post, address the following:

1. What details and words stand out to you as topics of diversity?
2. What might this resource tell us about culture, identity, and power and their relationship to history?

QUESTION 3:

Overview

The Scared Straight program is an approach to juvenile justice that brings young people into incarceration facilities to speak with inmates in hopes that showing young people the most negative aspects of incarceration will deter them from committing future crimes and violence. While results of the program’s effectiveness have been mixed for decades, longer-term studies often show poor results, with some instances having opposite the desired effect: increasing the delinquent behaviors they sought to avoid. This could be explained in part by social learning theory, which says that individuals take on modeled behaviors by observing how people in their social groups behave. This assignment will help you reflect on individual psychological states and how they can be influenced by social factors.

Directions

Compose a reflective journal considering exploring whether the Scared Straight program is effective or ineffective, why, and how it could potentially be made more effective. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Perspective: State from a personal perspective whether the Scared Straight program is an effective or ineffective approach to reducing criminal behavior in young people.
2. Description: Describe briefly from a personal perspective why the Scared Straight program is an effective or ineffective approach to reducing criminal behavior in young people.
3. Modification: Propose an idea for modifying the Scared Straight program to be more effective. Consider the following:
   1. How social learning theory can impact individual behavior

What to Submit

Submit your journal as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Any sources should be cited according to APA style.

QUESTION 4:

Overview

In Milestone One, you reviewed the topics located in the Amicus Brief Topics document linked in the Supporting Materials section. You selected one topic from the list or a topic of your choosing. (If you picked your own topic, you must have gained approval from your instructor.) You began with a brief explanation of why the topic was chosen.

In Milestone Two, you will begin your research on the topic you selected for Milestone One and will complete the Interest of Amici Curiae section of your Amicus Brief Template. As a reminder, ensure that your writing for this assignment is in your own words. Avoid using direct quotations. If you paraphrase from an article, be sure to cite it. It is critical when composing arguments in an amicus brief that all positions be supported with research. When finding the minimum of two required peer-reviewed resources, be sure to include at least one primary resource; the other resource may be either a primary or secondary resource. Peer-reviewed resources refer to published articles in which one or more qualified professionals have reviewed the work to ensure quality. Primary research involves research in which the authors collected their own data. Secondary resources are those that review others’ studies and articles (the authors did not collect their own data).

Supporting Materials

The following resource supports your work on the milestones and the project:

Resource: Amicus Brief Topics Use this document to review potential topics for this milestone. It includes supplemental information on each topic.

Directions

Apply the information and insight you’ve taken from the module resources and your own independent research to support the creation of your amicus brief and construct the Interest of Amici Curiae section.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Interest of Amici Curiae

1. Purpose: Explain the purpose of amici curiae in the criminal justice process.
2. Importance of Psychology: Describe how psychology has contributed to facts relevant to a case related to the selected topic. Support with examples.
3. Expertise: Discuss why a forensic psychologist’s expertise can be valuable during the criminal justice process.
4. Psychology Contributions: Identify an application of forensic psychology that is relevant to the selected topic.
5. Psychology Applications: Discuss how the chosen application of forensic psychology would be more valuable to a court case than other applications.

What to Submit

Submit your completed section of the Amicus Brief Template. This section should be 1 to 2 pages in length. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

QUESTION 5:

Overview

For this activity, you will critically analyze how those within your chosen population engage with your topic. You will identify what is already working well and opportunities for change. Completing this activity will result in a draft of the critical analysis section of your project. It also provides an opportunity to obtain valuable feedback from your instructor that you can incorporate into your project submission.

Directions

In this activity, you will consider the elements of your topic you can develop to encourage, promote, and transform conversations about diversity. Include diverse perspectives from varied sources to support your points. You should continue to gather the sources you will integrate into your final project, which include two resources from course materials and two resources from the library. Look to the SNHU Shapiro Library for assistance in finding evidence and resources from outside the course. For this activity, you will discuss how to collaborate constructively with your chosen population group. You will then describe at least one positive element related to your topic and, finally, one element that could benefit from change.

You are not required to answer each question below the rubric criteria but may use them to better understand the criteria and guide your thinking.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Integrate reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your paper to support your analysis.
   1. It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.
   2. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your work.
   3. You will be evaluated on both criteria.
2. Discuss how you would constructively collaborate with your population to encourage their engagement with your chosen topic.
   1. Consider how you would develop a dialogue with your population about the topic you have chosen. What are your ideas for supporting constructive and inclusive conversation and programs of engagement?
3. Describe at least one positive element within your topic that supports transformation.
   1. What conversational and collaborative approaches have already been successful? Visualize how this positive element could have a ripple effect towards a transformative conversation about your topic. This is not simply your opinion but should be supported by reliable evidence.
   2. If you do not think your topic has been engaged with positively or successfully, explain why you have come to this conclusion.
4. Describe at least one specific element within your topic that could benefit from change.
   1. What potential opportunities are there to improve your topic? What could be done differently to encourage, promote, or transform your topic? Build off ways that your topic has been discussed and represented in the past. This is not simply your opinion but should be supported by reliable evidence.

What to Submit

Submit your short paper as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.