solved Consider the role that psychologists play in the legal change
Consider the role that psychologists play in the legal change process as it relates to human behavior and crime. How might legal and political processes be more effectively and creatively employed as tools of social change? What are the ethical implications of social change as it relates to crime and the legal process?
Think about the social change or social justice topic of your Final Assignment and how you as a psychologist might use legal and political processes in your social change efforts.
By Day 3
Post by Day 3 your analysis of the role that psychologists play in the legal change process as it relates to human behavior and crime. Evaluate the impact that social change or social justice movements have, or have had, on crime rates, providing at least one concrete example. Include comments regarding any ethical implications related to that example or to its larger context. Then, with your selected social change or social justice issue in mind, share at least one action that could be taken using legal and political processes to further a change you are considering.
REQUIRED READINGS
American Psychology-Law Society: Division 41. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.ap-ls.org/
Fox, D. R. (1993). Psychological jurisprudence and radical social change. The American Psychologist, 48(3), 234–241.
Gentleman, A. (2011, August 11). London riots: Social media helped gangs orchestrate the looting, says MP. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/11/riots-so…
Jewkes, Y., & Yar, M. (2010). Introduction: The Internet, cybercrime, and the challenges of the twenty-first century. In Y. Jewkes & M. Yar (Eds.), Handbook of Internet crime (pp. 1–8). Cullompton: Willan.
Introduction: The Internet, cybercrime, and the challenges of the twenty-first century by Jewkes, Y., & Yar, M. in Handbook of Internet Crime. Copyright 2010 by Willan Publishing, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Willan Publishing Ltd., via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Law and Society Association. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.lawandsociety.org/
Radical Psychology Network. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.radpsynet.org/
OPTIONAL RESOURCE
Yarr, M. (2012). E-Crime 2.0: The criminological landscape of new social media. Journal of Information & Communications Technology Law, 21(3), 207–219.\Â