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Criminal Justice

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Denzel Washington plays veteran L.A.P.D. Det. Sgt. Alonzo Harris. For thirteen years this highly decorated cop has been on the front lines in the war against narcotics. He's pledged to protect and serve the citizens of Los Angeles, but his optimism about police work has long since been chipped away by the reality of life on the streets. He and the tight-knit group of officers that report to him have crossed the line between legality and corruption. They find themselves breaking the laws they're supposed to enforce. Alonzo's ethics and his logic are in complete opposition to the "book" which most cops must follow. "It takes a thief to catch a thief," Hoyt is a young naive cop that is given twenty-four hours to train with Harris. Before …show more content…

THEORETIC ORIENTATION: The Psychoanalytic theory will best fit this scenario (of course with the permission of the client) because of the two therapeutic goals: 1. To make the unconscious content of the mind conscious 2. To strengthen the ego so that behavior is based more on reality and less on instinctual cravings. The six basic techniques that were described in the class will be incorporated in our therapy sessions. During the first step, interpretation, I will point out, explain, and teach the client the meaning of behavior that is manifested in dreams, free association, resistances, and the therapeutic relationship itself. This will allow the ego to understand new material and to speed up the process of uncovering additional unconscious material. Uncovering unconscious material and giving the client insight into some areas of unresolved problems is an important procedure done through dream analysis; the second step. While sleeping our defenses are lowered, allowing our repressed feeling to surface. This step will be very important while working with Alonzo because his defenses are very high. We mentioned early that the resistances are stacked against me. By preventing the resistance, my approach will take certain key aspects into consideration. I'll be client-oriented, by understand and studying his past and culture. Customize the treatment, it is obvious that he has had the upper

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