Friday, October 19, 2007
D#8, HW#3
I didn't feel as bad about my WP#2 because I realized that a lot of people were having the same problems as me. My first WP was butchered in our reviews and I don't feel so much like a retard now. Not that anyone did anything bad or their writing project was bad, but that it made me realize that a lot of people from the class are doing the same things as me. I learned a lot about peoples topics just by reading their bibliography, so it's gotten me pumped to read their actual paper.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
D#8, HW#2
I did my peer review on:
Paulette Estrada
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd84xf2p_3f543t5&btr=EmailImport
with Tara Bates
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc9sfb74_5cfpd7j
Paulette Estrada
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd84xf2p_3f543t5&btr=EmailImport
with Tara Bates
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc9sfb74_5cfpd7j
D#, HW#1
Chapter 5 in Everything's An Argument was kind of interesting. I've heard of pathos, ethos, and logos, but had never really known what they were. It's nice because like the Bedford Researcher, it gives you the format for writing and almost a step by step guide on how to write on how to write a analysis. I've never done an analysis before. It doesn't seem too much different from doing a proposal though. A lot of things seemed pretty common sense in chapter 6, such as warrants. It just seemed to give a format for writing statements and then supporting evidence. A Toulmin Argument looks like a lot of work. The outline shows 9 different things that should be in the argument. Chapter 8 was a little hard for me. I kind of understand what it's talking about. It seems so general though. Almost anything could be an argument of definition. I probably have about 10 of those a day just at work. It reminds me of the first chapter in this book where it was stating that anything could be argued on.
Friday, October 12, 2007
D#7, HW#5
Okay, so I finally got my draft done. It took a while, like always for me to do it. Now I can't post it in turnitin.com. I finished after midnight so when I went to post it in, of course it said I couldn't do it because it was past the due date. Oh, well. Guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. Well, I'm going to bed. I have to wake up in about 4 hours so I need some shut eye.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
D#7, HW#2
the Heather Morris
10/11/07
When there isn't enough evidence for investigators to come with a suspect, what do they do?There has recently been a new form of technology that investigators have been turning to, crimnal profiling. Unfortunately, due to fictional media the public now has a skewed view of what profilers do. Profilers seemed to have lost almost all credibility with the public because they just don't stack up to the misconception created by movies and novels. They have now voiced the opinion that profilers should not be used to aid in investigations. They feel that they tethe nd to lead investigators away from capturing a suspect. The question that is now being widely asked, "Should Criminal Profilers be used in criminal investigations?"
Here are a few sources that give information related to the subject:
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/cjrp/criminalprofile.html
The information in this site is very refreshing. Most of the sites have seemed to be repetitive in their information. This site has given me new information that I haven't read on any other site. It explains lables given by profilers, their definitions, and even examples of personalities or traits of people related to specific labels. Like most other sites, this one is directed more at informing then giving or supporting an opinion.
Douglas, J. and Olshaker M. (2001) The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jonbenet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Unravels the Mysteries That Won't Go Away. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
The interesting thing about this book is that it only discusses about eight or so real life cases of profiling. The author goes into detail about what techniques were used to identify a suspect, what forms of evidence are used to create a profile and much more. The author of this book is very much for the use of profilers. He used to be a profiler for the FBI and can even be said to be the man to bring profiling to the attention of the public.
http://www.corpus-delicti.com/prof_archives_media.html
This website is the largest source as of yet on the internet. It has links to multiple other websites for articles written on profilers in newspapers and magazines. Once properly researched, there should be numerous articles that can be used to support both the opposed and for sides.
http://www.criminalprofiling.ch/introduction.html
This website was made to specifically inform the general public. It gives an introduction and overview of profiling and the purposes. It has links to scientific articles, research links and also has briefing boards. This site also has links for students. There is a lot of good information given including cases and examples of profilers being used.
Glazer, S. (2003, October 31). Serial killers. CQ Researcher, 13, 917-940. Retrieved September 6, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2003103101
This source was the primary article that gives an opposing view to the use of profilers. I haven't really found any other source so far that gives an extremely strong view against profilers. It's very useful in the fact that it has a timeline from the start of profiling until now. It also gives examples of cases where a profile was inaccurate. This will be the most helpful when it comes to researching the opposing views.
Petherick, W. (2005) The Science of Criminal Profiling. Barnes & Noble Books.
This has been the primary source used so far. It goes into depth about not only profiling itself but all aspects affected by profiling. Without completly understanding the history of profiling, the techniques used and exactly what they do, an educated opinion can not be made as well as supported. A subject can't be written on and supported if the person writing about it doesn't know a thing about the subject. The author here doesn't really have an opinion on the subject. He just seems to want to inform his audience.
Cambell, J. and DeNevi, D. (2004) Profilers: Leading Investigators Take You Inside the Criminal Mind. Prometheus Books.
This book will most definitely be used to support evidence I give. It has a few chapters in the beginning that give a lot of fact and fiction information based on books, t.v., shows and media. It will be great to quote to help support any opionions for the positive side profiling. It also has profilers interviewing criminals such as Jeffery Dahmer.
Bennett, W. and Hess, K. (2006) Criminal Investigation. Wadsworth Publishing Company.
The best thing about this book is that unlike the ones previously mentioned, this one discusses investigative responsibilties and how they are carried out in certain types of investigations. This can be used to inform the audience of the procedures involved when investigating, how it supposed to be done, and how it is used in court.
All of these resources will be helpful in completing my final writing project, though some will be more helpful than others. Research has been done to try to get as equal information on both sides of the spectrum. Most of the sources have information on both which is very nice because it reduces having to research numerous sources.
10/11/07
When there isn't enough evidence for investigators to come with a suspect, what do they do?There has recently been a new form of technology that investigators have been turning to, crimnal profiling. Unfortunately, due to fictional media the public now has a skewed view of what profilers do. Profilers seemed to have lost almost all credibility with the public because they just don't stack up to the misconception created by movies and novels. They have now voiced the opinion that profilers should not be used to aid in investigations. They feel that they tethe nd to lead investigators away from capturing a suspect. The question that is now being widely asked, "Should Criminal Profilers be used in criminal investigations?"
Here are a few sources that give information related to the subject:
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/cjrp/criminalprofile.html
The information in this site is very refreshing. Most of the sites have seemed to be repetitive in their information. This site has given me new information that I haven't read on any other site. It explains lables given by profilers, their definitions, and even examples of personalities or traits of people related to specific labels. Like most other sites, this one is directed more at informing then giving or supporting an opinion.
Douglas, J. and Olshaker M. (2001) The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jonbenet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Unravels the Mysteries That Won't Go Away. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
The interesting thing about this book is that it only discusses about eight or so real life cases of profiling. The author goes into detail about what techniques were used to identify a suspect, what forms of evidence are used to create a profile and much more. The author of this book is very much for the use of profilers. He used to be a profiler for the FBI and can even be said to be the man to bring profiling to the attention of the public.
http://www.corpus-delicti.com/prof_archives_media.html
This website is the largest source as of yet on the internet. It has links to multiple other websites for articles written on profilers in newspapers and magazines. Once properly researched, there should be numerous articles that can be used to support both the opposed and for sides.
http://www.criminalprofiling.ch/introduction.html
This website was made to specifically inform the general public. It gives an introduction and overview of profiling and the purposes. It has links to scientific articles, research links and also has briefing boards. This site also has links for students. There is a lot of good information given including cases and examples of profilers being used.
Glazer, S. (2003, October 31). Serial killers. CQ Researcher, 13, 917-940. Retrieved September 6, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2003103101
This source was the primary article that gives an opposing view to the use of profilers. I haven't really found any other source so far that gives an extremely strong view against profilers. It's very useful in the fact that it has a timeline from the start of profiling until now. It also gives examples of cases where a profile was inaccurate. This will be the most helpful when it comes to researching the opposing views.
Petherick, W. (2005) The Science of Criminal Profiling. Barnes & Noble Books.
This has been the primary source used so far. It goes into depth about not only profiling itself but all aspects affected by profiling. Without completly understanding the history of profiling, the techniques used and exactly what they do, an educated opinion can not be made as well as supported. A subject can't be written on and supported if the person writing about it doesn't know a thing about the subject. The author here doesn't really have an opinion on the subject. He just seems to want to inform his audience.
Cambell, J. and DeNevi, D. (2004) Profilers: Leading Investigators Take You Inside the Criminal Mind. Prometheus Books.
This book will most definitely be used to support evidence I give. It has a few chapters in the beginning that give a lot of fact and fiction information based on books, t.v., shows and media. It will be great to quote to help support any opionions for the positive side profiling. It also has profilers interviewing criminals such as Jeffery Dahmer.
Bennett, W. and Hess, K. (2006) Criminal Investigation. Wadsworth Publishing Company.
The best thing about this book is that unlike the ones previously mentioned, this one discusses investigative responsibilties and how they are carried out in certain types of investigations. This can be used to inform the audience of the procedures involved when investigating, how it supposed to be done, and how it is used in court.
All of these resources will be helpful in completing my final writing project, though some will be more helpful than others. Research has been done to try to get as equal information on both sides of the spectrum. Most of the sources have information on both which is very nice because it reduces having to research numerous sources.
Monday, October 8, 2007
D#6, HW#7
This deadline wasn't too hard to meet. It took a while to do it. I wasn't able to log into my blog. I don't know why but it just wouldn't let me. The assignments this week were really helpful in getting focus on the writing projects. The reading assignments helped me understand what things I need in my essay to help support my main statements. Chapter 16 put into perspective all the work I still need to do. I still need to do a lot of research in order to write a proper and accurate paper.
D#6, HW#6
Petherick, W. (2005) The Science of Criminal Profiling. Barnes & Nobles.
The book is on nothing but criminal profiling. It's very informative and extremely relevant to my essay. It has everything from the history to credibility of profilers in the courtroom. The author doesn't seem to have a stance. He seems to be more into informing his audience than trying to persuade them. The publisher is Barnes and Nobles. They are an extremely popular book store, but to be honest I didn't know they published their own books. The book was published in 2005, so it's still fairly new. There aren't too many copies available, but you can order them.
The book is on nothing but criminal profiling. It's very informative and extremely relevant to my essay. It has everything from the history to credibility of profilers in the courtroom. The author doesn't seem to have a stance. He seems to be more into informing his audience than trying to persuade them. The publisher is Barnes and Nobles. They are an extremely popular book store, but to be honest I didn't know they published their own books. The book was published in 2005, so it's still fairly new. There aren't too many copies available, but you can order them.
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