{"id":29094,"date":"2024-07-02T04:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T04:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/fpsy-8135-criminal-behavior-discussion-sentencing-and-the-depravity-standard\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T04:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T04:47:58","slug":"fpsy-8135-criminal-behavior-discussion-sentencing-and-the-depravity-standard","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/fpsy-8135-criminal-behavior-discussion-sentencing-and-the-depravity-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"FPSY 8135 Criminal Behavior &#8211; Discussion &#8211; &#8220;Sentencing and the Depravity Standard&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">There are as many different types of criminals as there are crimes. Every criminal act does some kind of harm, but how do you decide which one is worse than another? For example, is shooting someone more or less depraved than stabbing and beating them to death? You likely have an immediate response to this question, but your challenge this week is to think about why you respond that way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Evaluating the severity of crimes raises so many questions (e.g., \u201cDoes intent matter?\u201d). For example, should someone who commits a crime for another be held to a different standard than someone who willingly commits the crime for themself? Does it matter who is victimized? For example, should crimes against women or children be considered more severe? Do you believe that the punishment should fit the crime? You probably do, but on what criteria can this be fairly and consistently decided?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For this Discussion, you will examine criminal behavior in terms of depravity. Consider the Depravity Standard, and be prepared to discuss your thoughts on the seriousness of crimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To prepare:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review the Learning Resources this week to deepen your understanding of the Depravity Standard and classifying crimes by severity of depravity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review the \u201cAbout the Research\u201d page of the Depravity Standard website, then complete the Depravity Survey located on the \u201cTake the Survey\u201d page.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>To complete the survey, you must enter your email address.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Consider the ways in which crime depravity has changed over time and your views on sentencing in relation to depravity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Post<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>your response to the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In what ways has crime evolved over time?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Should sentencing of offenders be based on the relative depravity of their crime? Explain your rationale.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are potential problems in collecting and\/or incorporating depravity findings in sentencing laws?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Your post should be substantial (1 paragraph or more for each bullet point above), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and\/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 5px 0px 2px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1; cursor: auto;\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"kl_panel_0_content\"><a style=\"padding: 10px 10px 10px 30px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 1em; cursor: auto;\">Readings<\/a><\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin: -2px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; line-height: 1.3; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"kl_panel_0\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Howitt, D. (2022).<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(7th ed.). Pearson.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 23, \u201cJudges and Lawyers\u201d (pp. 487\u2013508)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Chapter 24, \u201cJuries and Decision Making\u201d (pp. 509\u2013532)&nbsp;<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Document:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/waldenu.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/767\/files\/148109\">Criminal Typologies: Psycho-Behavioral Framework<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px -1px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Download Criminal Typologies: Psycho-Behavioral Framework<\/span><\/a><\/span>(PDF)&nbsp;<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Welner, M. (2006).<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Classifying crimes by severity: From aggravators to depravity<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px -1px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>. In J. E. Douglas, A. W. Burgess, A. G. Burgess, &amp; R. K. Ressler (Eds.),<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Crime classification manual<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(3rd ed.). Wiley. https:\/\/www.forensicpanel.com\/data\/Unsorted\/Classifying_Crimes_by_Severity-88939-1.pdf&nbsp;<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>This resource is seminal in the field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Welner, M. (n.d.).<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The depravity standard.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px -1px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>https:\/\/depravitystandard.org\/about_the_research.html?PHPSESSID=h3nb18jttv0mjdn7ofckrc8c06&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are as many different types of criminals as there are crimes. Every criminal act does some kind of harm, but how do you decide which one is worse than another? For example, is shooting someone more or less depraved than stabbing and beating them to death? 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