Choose ONE fictional movie or television character to examine based on the information covered in class. Write a 3-5 full page double-spaced paper integrating theory and information from the course to reflect upon the offender’s life and actions.

Integrating theory and information

Choose ONE fictional movie or television character (who has engaged in delinquent, aggressive, or criminal behavior) to examine based on the information covered in class. Write a 3-5 full page double-spaced paper integrating theory and information from the course to reflect upon the offender’s life and actions:

• Provide a brief description of the movie/television character and their actions.

o Describe the basic plot and the character’s criminal/deviant behavior.

• Apply what we have learned throughout the semester to explain the character’s criminal/deviant behavior. Apply at least three topics discussed in class.

o Examples:
• What risk factors do they have?
• Biological risk factors
• Temperament and personality
• Psychopathic personality traits
• Familial and social influences
• Learning theories
• Criminal cognitions (e.g., cognitive scripts, techniques of neutralization)
• Substance use/addiction, drugs, and criminal behavior
• Types of aggression and theories of aggression
• Mental illness and offending
• Female offending pathways

Include at least two academic sources (i.e., peer-reviewed journal articles) beyond the textbook to support your response and cite these sources.

• Be sure to cite the textbook when necessary