INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever seen one of the workplace posters dedicated to warning employees to follow the rules or ethics? Outside of providing a cheap way to decorate, these posters provide a lot of information in a condensed format. Valuable skills to develop include communicating succinctly, using visual elements to support points, and arranging information to make it easier to understand. In this last assessment, you will design a workplace poster focused on a particular type of criminal case and ethical considerations.
PREPARATION:
Step 1: Choose a type of case to focus on:
- Substance use.
- Domestic violence.
- Sexual offenses.
- Hate crimes.
Step 2: Select an ethical consideration to focus on:
- Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence.
- Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility.
- Principle C: Integrity.
- Principle D: Justice.
- Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity.
- Competence (Section 2 of the code of conduct).
- Assessment (Section 9 of the code of conduct).
- Therapy (Section 10 of the code of conduct).
NOTE: You can read the details of these in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct in the Psychology Ethics section of your reading list.
Step 3: In the Capella University Library, find two peer-reviewed journal articles on ethical issues in forensic psychology or the psychology on your topic from Step 1.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Design a visually-appealing workplace poster (in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint) that includes the following elements:
- Explanation of the behaviors represented in your selected type of case from a biological, learning, or situational perspective.
- Description of the ethical consideration you selected from the list above and how it fits with your type of case.
- Examples of unethical conduct by forensic psychologists.
- Examples of penalties for unethical conduct.
- Include in-text citations within the sections above as well as references at the bottom of the poster. (You may use a smaller font for the reference list.)
- TIP: Remember this is a poster to hang up in a workplace. Be as clear as possible in a brief amount of space, and draw in the eye with strategic uses of color, font, section placement, or visuals.
NOTE: If you would like tips on how to build a poster, please review the Assessment 4: Microsoft: Creating a Poster resource in your reading list.
REQUIREMENTS:
Your poster should meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to the APA style and formatting standards.
- References: At least three scholarly references—the APA Ethical Principals of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and at least two peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Length of paper: 1 page of content.
SOURCES:
Substance Abuse and Crime
Read the articles in the following section of your reading list to learn about the relationship between substance abuse and crime.
- Assessment 4: Substance Abuse.
Explore the DSM
In the DSM-5-TR, read the chapter on substance-related and addictive disorders:
Domestic Violence
In your Criminal Behavior textbook, read Chapter 9 to explore the topic of domestic violence, in addition to several other types of crimes.
- Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2021). Criminal behavior: A psychological approach (12th ed.). Pearson. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
- Chapter 9, “Homicide, Assault, and Intimate Partner and Family Violence.”
Sexual Assault
In your Criminal Behavior text, review Chapters 12 and 13 to explore the topic of sexual assault, including vulnerability factors for sexual victimization, treatment of child sex offenders, and more.
- Chapter 12, “Sexual Assault.”
- Chapter 13, “Sexual Assault of Children and Youth.”
Hate Crimes
Use the following resources to examine both hate crimes and hate crime literature from a variety of vantage points, including how we measure hate crime.
- Review these pages in your Criminal Behavior text:
- Pages 10–11 and 14–15 in Chapter 1, "Introduction to Criminal Behavior."
- Review this media piece to learn more about race, gender, and inequality:
- Capella Talks: What Defines Us? The Impact of Race and Gender.
- Read the articles in this section of your reading list for a discussion on current literature and concerns regarding hate crimes.
- Assessment 4: Hate Crimes
For tips on how to build a poster, please refer to the following resource in your reading list.
- Assessment 4: Microsoft: Creating a Poster.
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-...
GRADING COMPETENCIES:
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Interpret behavior based on biological, social, and psychological factors.
- Interpret criminal-related behaviors based on biological or social factors.
- Competency 3: Apply psychological ethical principles to forensic psychology.
- Apply ethical principles to issues in forensic psychology.
- Choose consequences for ethical violations.
- Competency 4: Apply information literacy skills to problems in forensic psychology.
- Apply evidence from peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
- Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
- Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.