Summarize a peer-reviewed research article of your choosing in an area of criminal psychology that was published in the last three years

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 7, Chapter 8, and Chapter 9 from the required textbook, Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application.

The goal of this assignment is to develop your critical thinking skills and enhance your ability to evaluate and analyze peer-reviewed research articles in the field of the psychology of criminal behavior. Your textbook can provide some ideas for areas of research within criminal psychology.

You will select one peer-reviewed research article that has been published during the last three years and write a comprehensive critique of the article. This assignment will help you understand the components of a research article, evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, and consider its implications for the field.

In your paper,

· Summarize a peer-reviewed research article of your choosing in an area of criminal psychology that was published in the last three years.

· Evaluate the research problem or question addressed in the article.

· Critique the research methodology identified in the article.

· Discuss the research design, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques.

· Analyze how the research study contributes to our understanding of issues in criminal psychology.

· Discuss how the findings contribute to existing knowledge, identify potential applications, and suggest any future research directions.

The Criminal Psychology Research Article Critique paper

· must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted

must utilize academic voice.

must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

must use at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible source in addition to the course text.