Do the terms psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder reflect the same construct? Based on your conclusions how would this affect treatment for criminal behaviour?

Assessment 2 Information

Title: Minor Essay

Type: Assignment – Written Assignment
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Weight: 30%
Marked out of: 100
Task Description:

Length: 1500 words

Do the terms psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder reflect the same construct? Based on your conclusions how would this affect treatment for criminal behaviour?

Guide to the Question

This assignment requires you write an essay comparing and contrasting the constructs of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. Your essay should include relevant academic and empirical sources. Based on your research, conclude whether the terms psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder reflect the same construct or whether they differ. Finally, identify how your conclusion would affect treatment for criminal behaviour.

Feedback on your first assessment item will be provided for the purpose of improving your preparation of your second assessment item and consequently this will be reflected in grading standards.

Criteria & Marking:

Marking Criteria

Students should read the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice “Essay Writing and Study Guide” before attempting the assignment. The guide can be found attached to the School’s web-page (http://www.griffith.edu.au/criminology).

Following are marking criteria that will be used when assessing assignments:

• Does the essay answer the precise questions asked?
• Are key words and concepts explained?
• Are there significant factual errors?
• Are there key points or issues which are omitted?
• Were sufficient or key references used?
• Was information from different sources well integrated?
• Does the Introduction provide a summary answer to the question?
• Is the Discussion logically structured?
• Is the essay written in the student’s own words?
• Are all sources of information referenced?
• Is a consistent in-text and citation-list referencing system employed?
• Are quotes overused/too long/not explained in the student’s own words?
• Does the Conclusion reiterate the main arguments and provide an answer to the question?
• Does the essay keep to the word limit?