Go here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/164/crime-scene
click on play to listen to the episode (it is abouot an hour).
Summarize what you heard and learned. What was the most surprising thing to you? What aspects of psychology relate to any of the segments?
Read the CSI Handbook. Available here: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/178280.pdf
AND 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.
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 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 :)
You can also check out the Iowa Sex Offender Registry http://www.iowasexoffender.com/
click on search, and then map search. type in your address, and click on getting mapped results.
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?
Please read Chapter 12 in the Minds on Trial book. Briefly summarize the chapter and your opinion of it. Then describe what aspects of psychology are relevant to this case. Finally, find three additional sources (links) on the internet that discuss the specific case, or a specific psychological issue relevant to the case. Discuss each of those links. Provide your links at the bottom of your comment.
By now, you have all selected a role for the mock crime/trial project for this semester.
What is your role? Why did you choose it? What considerations did you take into account when deciding on a role? What do you know about your role (in the real world), right now?
Next, spend 15-30 minutes, browsing around the internet looking for information about your role. Read and review whatever you'd like, but when you report on what you find (below), please rely on quality sources that you believe have some credibility.
Now report on what you know now about your role. List your sources (links to the sites you read).
Welcome to your first reading blog.
Read Ch1 in the Costanzo and Krauss book. 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 this chapter?
What was the most surprising or memorable thing you learned about in this reading?
In time for Thursday's 1/12 class, please read the following link: http://www.psychologicalscience.com/kim_maclin/2010/01/i-learned-it-at-the-movies.html
as well as the 3 resource links at the bottom of that article.
Review the book options at this link:
http://www.psychologicalscience.com/psylaw/2009/12/books.html
There are fiction and non-fiction options, short books, longer books. You should choose a book that you are genuinely interested in, and consider this an opportunity to read something that you enjoy (even though it is also for a class). Browse the informational links (provided by Amazon) to decide on your book.
Many of these books are available at the UNI library and our local Cedar Falls and Waterloo Public Libraries. You may also purchase them at a local book seller like Barnes and Noble in Waterloo, or online at Amazon or other online merchants. Amazon also has digital options for your IPhone, Nook, or Kindle.
You should order/get your book THIS WEEK, regardless of your chosen deadline.
As a comment to this post, tell me the title of the book you have chosen and your selected due date. Look at the course calendar and choose a Tuesday or Thursday during the semester. You may not choose a date that falls during Spring Break, the last week of class, or finals week.
Allow sufficient time to read your book and write your report. Information on how to write your report is available via the course resources tab.
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