Violent Offender Analysis

This course requires a Final Project which will be due Day 7 of Week 10. For your Final Project, you will complete a violent offender analysis related to a real-life criminal case of your choosing. By now, you have chosen a violent crime case on which to focus and have completed the Offender Factors section.

Please review the Final Project Overview (PDF) Download Final Project Overview (PDF)to familiarize yourself with the requirements for each section of the Final Project. This week, you will complete and submit the Offender Psychological Characteristics section.

To prepare:

Utilizing the Learning Resources from Weeks 4 and 5 and the research you have conducted online, consider your understanding of psychopathy, sociopathy, and personality disorder(s) as they relate to the offender in the case you selected.

Use the APA Course Paper Template (APA 7) found in this week’s Learning Resources to complete your Assignment.

Offender Psychological Characteristics (3–4 pages, not including title and references pages)

Address the following:

Describe which characteristics of psychopathy do and do not align with the offender and explain why.

Describe which characteristics of sociopathy do and do not align with the offender and explain why.

Describe which personality disorder(s) most closely align with the offender and explain why.

Note: More than one personality disorder may align with the offender in the case you selected.

Note: This Offender Psychological Characteristics (Final Project Section) Assignment corresponds to the Offender Psychological Characteristics section of your Final Project.

by day 7

Submit your Offender Psychological Characteristics (Final Project Section) Assignment for Instructor feedback and grading. You will then incorporate the feedback you receive from your Instructor and include your revised version as the Offender Psychological Characteristics section of your Final Project due Day 7 of Week 10.