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Read Chapter 12 in Minds on Trial about Jeffrey Dahmer.
Summarize the chapter. What aspects of Dahmer's crime scene provide insight to his mental state? What other aspects of psychology are relevant to his crimes?
Autopsies can be an important part of crime investigation.
Here is some information about autopsies:
Univ of Iowa autopsy service info: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/Path_Handbook/Appendix/AnatomicPath/AUTOPSY.HTML
Non-squeamish, simplistic: http://www.deathonline.net/movies/mm/autopsy.cfm
text and still images: http://www.deathreference.com/A-Bi/Autopsy.html
Here is a link to a real autopsy (you don't have to watch this if you don't want to): http://www.toxicjunction.com/age-verification.asp?goingtoURL=get.asp?i=V3997
Summarize what you learned. What was most interesting? What was most surprising? What do you want to know more about? How might psychology shed some light on this type of crime investigation?
Read the CSI Handbook.
Summarize the handbook. What was the most interesting part of it for you? What surprised you the most? What elements or aspects of Psychology do you think relate to these guidelines?
Crime isn't just something to read about in the papers, internet, or in a textbook. Crimes are real infractions against real laws. It's hard to find someone who has not broken some sort of law.
Go to Iowa Court Records OnLine http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/DefaultFrame
click on 'start a case search here'
click on 'case search' under the trial court heading
in the first two boxes type in your last name and your first name. Search yourself. click on the blue case number link on the right to see the file. At the top of the screen it takes you to you can click on other options. If it is a criminal offense, you can click on criminal charges and disposition. If it is a civil matter you can click on filings. Some fields are not available to you for free (terms not in brackets). Feel free to browse around. Were you surprised by anything you found about yourself?
Feel free to search others you know :)
Keep in mind that though this information is a matter of public record, you should still search (and use the information you find) responsibly.
Provide a summary of your reactions to this activity. What does what you found tell you about laws and law breakers?
Read Ch 4 in your Costanzo & Krauss textbook.
Summarize the chapter. What is the most interesting thing you learned? What surprised you the most? What is something you want to learn more about? Search on that topic and report on some additional information about that topic. Provide any links to resources.
Read Ch2 from MacLin & MacLin (sent to you via email).
From your reading, what topics most interested you? What was the most surprising or memorable thing you learned about in this chapter? What are your thoughts on the causes of crime? Are there any instances where you can think someone could never be responsible for their actions? Situations where no matter what they would be responsible? What types of psychological factors would be operating in each of those instances that lead you to assign culpability (or not)?
Research your Role.
Construct a comprehensive review of your role. Who are they? Characteristics? Circumstances? Education/training required? Anything and everything you would need to know to 'be' this person! Report what you find, with links to resources here.
Please choose the book you want to do your book report on. The options are here:
http://www.psychologicalscience.com/psylaw/2009/12/books.html
As a comment to THIS post (not the link above), indicate your choice, AND your TUESDAY due date sometime this semester excluding 5/3 and 3/15.
If you have a book in mind that is not on the list, email me the title and a description of the book and I'll see if it'll work for this assignment.
Book report guidelines and grading scheme are available under the course resources tab.
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This is your first Topical Blog. Topical blogs will allow you to learn and write about topics that interest you, be project oriented (something to do and report on), or focus on particular topic in psychology and law.
For your first one, I'd like you to browse the blog contents of our Psychology & Law website. You can navigate by clicking on topics that interest you in the right hand column under 'categories.' This isn't about jumping to one topic and writing about it. Most of this assignment is about spending some time reading blog content (say at least 30 minutes).
Then, as a comment to this post, tell us about 3 or so topics you found interesting, and then report in detail about one particular post that you read.
Have fun!
Welcome to your first reading blog.
Read Ch1 in the Costanzo and Krauss book, and Ch1 of the MacLin & MacLin book that I sent you over email. Don't worry so much about your answers being long or beautifully written (yet!); focus on reading and understanding the material and then communicating that understanding to us when answering these questions.
From your reading, which topic(s) are you looking most forward to learning about this semester?
If you had to describe to someone not in this class what Psychology & Law is all about, what would you tell them based on your understanding of these two chapters?
What was the most surprising or memorable thing you learned about in these readings?
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