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Legal Psychology and Victimization

This week’s reading includes chapters addressing the issues of legal  psychology and victimization. Chapter 10 in the Bartol & Bartol text  discusses criminal victimization and the practice of restorative  justice. Individual bias and assumptions influence the assessments that  are made about other people and about any given situation. Research  substantiates culturally-based behavior patterns that may be specific to  certain segments of the population, including victimology.

In your paper

• Discuss the role the psychological profile of the offender(s) and  the victim(s) had on the presentation of evidence in court by the  prosecution and by the defense, including the use of witnesses. (The  goal is to analyze legal psychology as it is implemented in the criminal  justice process as well as services provided to victims.)
• Discuss the role the psychological profile of the offender(s) and  victim(s) had on the trier of fact (the judge and/or the jury) and on  the sentencing. (The goal is to analyze correctional psychology as it is  implemented in the criminal justice process as well as services  provided to victims.)

The Legal Psychology and Victimization paper

Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length and  Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course texts. Must document all sources in APA style 

references to use;

 Victims of Crime for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (Links to an external )

site.)Links to an external site.. (http://ojp.gov/programs/victims.htm) 

Bartol, A., & Bartol, C. (2015). Introduction to forensic psychology: Research and application (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Chapter 10: Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime and Other WrongsChapter 11: Family Violence and Child Victimization