Crime and Criminal Behavior. Ethical Challenges and Questions on the Subject

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Psychology - Forensic Psychology and Penal System, Boston University, course: Research Methods CJ 703, language: English, abstract: In this work, several little essays deal with the subject of crime and criminal behavior. It will be looked into criminological theory in the research process and how it predicts criminal behavior as well as which criteria must be met in a study to prove that drug use causes crime. Another essay explores how the media portrays women who kill by using content analysis and a last text will focus on possible ethical challenges in a study of a maximum security prison meditation program.

My name is Louis Howell Jr., Ph.D. I'm a native of Newark, New Jersey currently residing in Orangeburg, South Carolina. I am a graduate of Claflin University where I majored in Sociology/Criminal Justice (Undergrad). I received my master's degree, in Criminal Justice from Boston University, also earning my Ph.D. in Business Administration with a Specialization in Criminal Justice, at Northcentral University. My Dissertation Topic: Law Enforcement Officers Perceptions of the Influence of Reverse Bias on Their Behavior and Use of Force. I'm a member of Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society for Social Sciences, The National Society of Leadership and Success Honor Society in Leadership and the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice. I'm also the Charter advisor for Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society and Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society at Voorhees University. Fifteen years of experience managing individuals coupled with eight years of law enforcement, has afforded me the opportunity to work with a plethora of personalities. Given the responsibility to supervise persons with diverse backgrounds and vast culture differences required devotion, time and determination to foster a healthy environment of solidarity. Also, I'm a Life member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated also the advisor of the fraternity at Voorhees University. I'm a Assistant Professor and Academic Program Coordinator of Criminal Justice/Pre Law Advisor at Voorhees University. I also sit on the Judicial Committee, the Grievance Committee and the Academic Council at Voorhees University. Currently I was attending Concord Law School at Purdue University Global but due to Covid im sitting out.