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1 Individual Project Justice Avante-Noble Colorado Technical University CJUS343: Criminology Professor: Christine Lee Date: 01/20/2024

2 Individual Project I am choosing a psychological theory to try and explain Suzanne’s behavior. I feel this theory fits best because psychological theory focuses on life experiences and the mental process of a person who commits crimes. Some background information on psychological theory begins with the psychoanalytical perspective which Sigmund Freud states that “An individual’s behavior is presumed to be due to the three aspects of his or her personality: the id, ego, and superego; anxiety, defense mechanisms, and the unconscious are key principles of the psychoanalytical perspective.” (Schram, P. J., & Tibbetts, S. G. 2019) I chose psychological theory, but sociological theory could also fit. I believe in cases like Suzanne’s that both approaches are necessary for her recovery. The sociological theory approach would need to be addressed first because it focuses on the social conditions and influences that surround a person. This would be looking at Suzanne’s life growing up. What kind of environment did she grow up in? What were the people like around her? Suzanne had a hard life growing up. She was abandoned by her father at birth and was raised by her mother who worked three jobs, leaving Suzzane oftentimes alone and unsupervised. Suzanne was sexually and physically abused by members of her family. Here we see that there has been a tremendous amount of trauma that Suzzane has been through in her young life. Based on this information alone I would recommend she receive counseling and therapy to begin her healing process. Psychological theory comes in during the process of Suzzane growing up and trying to process everything that was happening to her at the time. “The first is psychodynamic theory, which is centered on the notion that an individual’s early childhood experience influences his or her likelihood of committing future crimes. The second is behavioral theory. Behavioral theorists have expanded the work of Gabriel Tarde through behavior

3 modeling and social learning. The third is cognitive theory, the major premise of which suggests that an individual’s perception and how it is manifested” (Jacoby, 2004) Suzanne got involved in crime because she was never taught proper love and was often unsupervised which probably led to her skipping school and eventually being expelled from high school. She was cited for possession and consumption of tobacco and alcohol as a minor which led to her being in and out of juvenile lockup for most of her young adult life. Suzzane would be arrested for shoplifting, vandalism, and disorderly conduct and her criminal record grew more from there with assault, criminal mischief, possession of a substance, prostitution, and burglary. The lack of supervision and structural discipline played a big role in Suzzane’s behavior as a young girl. The lack of guidance to help her make her aware of good and bad decisions stems from not having role models or adults around her as a child to protect and guide he. This could have been because as a child she was abused and possibly thought that was the only way to be loved, which is why she ended up in those abusive relationships more than once. This led Suzzane to be involved in abusive relationships with both males and females. Suzanne began drinking and doing drugs possibly to cope with her life situations and traumas. Looking at Suzanne's criminal history, she has been court-ordered to attend counseling sessions. The counseling sessions should contain cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT “is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life” (What is cognitive behavioral therapy? 2017)

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