Psychology of Criminal Behaviour in the Media
The media frequently reports on recent findings from scientific journals. Their objective is to summarize original scientific work to make it accessible for a lay audience without background in the topic. For this assignment, you will find a recent news story from the last five years, reporting on the findings of an empirical research study relating to the psychology of criminal behavior. News sources may be, for example, CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The New York Times, etc. The article you pick will be summarizing and commenting on an empirical article published in a journal (e.g. Law and Human Behaviour; Developmental Psychopathology).
The media frequently reports on recent findings from scientific journals. Their objective is to summarize original scientific work to make it accessible for a lay audience without background in the topic. For this assignment, you will find a recent news story from the last five years, reporting on the findings of an empirical research study relating to the psychology of criminal behavior. News sources may be, for example, CBC, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The New York Times, etc. The article you pick will be summarizing and commenting on an empirical article published in a journal (e.g. Law and Human Behaviour; Developmental Psychopathology).