SerialKillers

CourseSyllabus:CRIJ4381SpecialTopic:CourseSchedule:June5thJuly28thInstructor:Dr.Morrow Phone:325-486-6687OfficeHours:Summer2017willbeconductedbyusingASUemail.Iwillbeoutoftheoffice.Forappointmentsthroughphoneandoremailwillbearrangedifneeded.Email:shawn.morrow@angelo.edu

I.CourseDescription:ThestudyofSerialKillerswillprovidestudentsadeeperunderstandingoftheoreticalexplanationsofdeviantbehaviorsassociatedwithindividualswhocommitsuchacts.Studentswillresearchserialkillersusingscientificmethodtoanalyzetheevidence,interpretthedata,andtodrawtheirconclusionsthroughoutthecourse.EvidencewillbeaccessedbyanOn-lineresearchofpublic,news,andsocialmediadatabasesaswellasotherpublishedarticles.Therearethreemainareasofconcentrationininvestigatingserialkillersinthiscourse.1.Psychologyofthosewhocommitserialmurders,2.Difficultyininvestigatingserialkillers"connectingthedots'.3.Selectingtheirvictims,howdoestheserialkillerchoosewhotokill".Criminalisticsistheapplicationofsciencetothosecriminalandcivillawsthatareenforcedbypoliceagenciesinacriminaljusticesystem.Criminologyisthescientificstudyofthenature,extent,management,causes,control,andoutcomesofthosewhocommitcriminalacts.Writingassignmentssuchasanessay,reports,researchpapers,discussions,orotherwritingassignments,thestudentmustfollowAPA6theditionform&style.

“ATTENTION“NOTICE”Thisseniorlevelcoursewillconductcriminalcaseresearchconcerningserialkillers(aswellasfeatureothergraphiccriminalacts).Thecontentofthecoursedoeshavegraphicandadultcontent.Studentsinthiscoursewillperformactiveinvestigationsusingthetextbook,articles,videos,audiofiles,andothermediaon-linetogathertheknowledgeofevidencesuchasdeath,nudity,blood,bitemarks,bruises,gunshots,aswellasprofanelanguage.Pleasenotethatthiscoursecontainsadultandgraphiccontentassociatedwiththedailyroutineofanofficerinthecriminaljusticesystem.

II.CourseMaterials• Hickey,E.W.(2016).SerialMurderersandTheirVictims,7thEdition.[BookshelfOnline].

Retrievedfromhttps://bookshelf.vitalsource.com

III.ExemplaryEducationalObjectivesAttheconclusionofthiscourse:

1. demonstrateknowledgeofthedifferencebetweenmasskiller/murder,spreekiller/murder,andserialkiller/murder

2. understandandrecitesomeofthetypologiesofmurder3. understandandemploythevariousexplanationsforsuchtypesofmurders–usingbiochemical,psychological,

andsociologicaltheories4. elaborateontheetiologyofserialkillers5. establishafamiliaritywithtermssuchassociopath,psychopath,andpersonalitydisorder6. becomeacquaintedwithareassuchassexualhomicideandparaphilia7. identifyqualitiesofcharacteristicsintheprofilingofserialkillers8. developanunderstandingandbeabletodiscuss(inwrittenororalforms)theliteratureonfemaleandracial

minorityserialkillers9. beacquaintedwithandabletostatethetraitsorvulnerabilityofserialkillers’victims10. possessinformationorsomeknowledgeofthemajorserialkillersandtheirperiodofactivity

IV.STUDENTRESPONSIBILITIES:1. It’sstudent’sresponsibilitytoattendandbepreparedforeveryclasstocriticallythink,contribute,andanalyze

classtopics.Readrequiredarticles,chapters,andotherreadingsassigned.Therequiredreadingwillprovidethebasicinformationandclassdiscussionswillenhance,clarifyandexpandcoursematerial.

2. Studentsshallconstructamindssettolearnwithintheuniversityresearchdrivenenvironmentbycommunicatingthroughinvestigating,analyticalwriting,andcriticalthinking.Thismindsetismandatorytoachieveemploymentinthecriminaljusticesystem.

3. Pleasefeelfreetoaskquestionsatanytime.Ifyouareunsureofsomethingaskquestions.Ifnooneasksquestions,theinstructorwillmoveon.

4. Participateandhavefun!Dependingontheextentofthestudent’scommitmentwilldeterminetheamountofknowledgeandunderstandingtheywillobtain.

5. BeforeemailingorcallingtheprofessorgotoBlack-Boardreadalldirections,announcements,andweeklyposttolocatetheinformationyouareseeking.IfyoudonotlocatethatinformationAFTERlookingatBlack-Boardthenreachoutthroughemailtocommunicatetotheprofessor.Overwhelmedstudentsaskotherstudentsandgetmisinformation.Locatingtheinformationcorrectlywillbuildprofessionalism,aswellassavingresources.

V.CourseEvaluation-Grading:Categoriesgradedaresubjecttochange,dependingonparticipationofstudents,currentevents,andifanyunforeseensituationoccurssuchasweather,oruniversityevent.

• TherewillbeExams(Midterm&Finalexam)Therewillbefinalexamforthisclass.Theformatfortheexamsmayconsistofsometypeofmultiplechoicesquestionsorinvestigationapplicationthatpertaintoalloftheinformationpresented.

• InvestigativeApplicationsAssignmentswillbegivenoutthroughoutthesemester.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteeachassignmentandsubmitthemontheduedate.Studentswillwritescientificmethodinvestigationresearchpapersovercriminalinvestigationaswellascriminalistics.Theresearchtopicwillbeassignedtothestudentthroughoutthecourse.ThepaperwillbeinAPAformatandstylecontainingatitlepage,introduction,andthebodyoftheresearch,conclusion,citations,andreferencepage.Thepapermustcontainin-textcitationsfromatleastfoursources.Twoofthesourcesmustberesearcharticlesandtheothermustbeourtextbook.SeeInvestigationApplicationsbelowformore.

QuizzesTheformatforthequizzeswillconsistofmultiplechoicesquestionsthatpertaintotheweek’sinformationpresented.

DiscussionsThroughthesemesterstudentswillpresenttheircasethroughadiscussionboardformat.

1.VI.Assignments(Discussions,Quizzes,Applications)TechnicalissuesorcomputerproblemsareNOTconsideredvalidreasonsforlateassignmentsubmissions.NOEMAILEDAssignmentswillbeaccepted.NOlateworkaccepted.Iftheinstructorcannotopenanassignmentinthedropboxarea,itwillbeconsideredaZERO.Ifyourassignmentopensasablankdocument,itwillalsobeconsideredagradeofZERO.Giventheserigorousgradingpolicies,pleaseutilizeyourtimewisely.Toavoidanyunforeseencircumstances,itisalwaysgoodpracticetocomplete&submitassignmentsanddiscussionspostsasearlyaspossible.FailuretofollowdirectionswithinanyofassignmentsincludingnotfollowingAPA6theditionformandstylewillbeconsideredaZERO.

InvestigationApplications:TherewillbeResearchAPAstyle6thedition“InvestigationApplications”TheInvestigationApplicationareREQUIREDtobeatleast“?”doublespacedpagesfollowingAPA6theditionformandstyle.EachoftheseInvestigationapplicationspullstogetheryourREQUIREDreadingsfromthetextbook,casefiles,peer-to-peerarticles,websites,socialmediasites,andanycontentgiveninclassbytheprofessor.ThepapermustincludethefollowinginAPAformatandStyleasmentionedaboveinordertobegraded.Failuretocomplywillbeautomaticzero.Inthecriminaljusticesystemthere’snosuchthingasredo’s.Ifwefailtocompleteareportorcasefilethecriminalcaseaswellasthecriminalcouldhavetheirchargesdropped.Buildingthenecessaryskillsandknowledge

1 TitlePage:Titleofthepaper,yourname,andcoursenameusingAPA6th.2 Atleast?Pageswritten:Titlepage&Referencepagedonotcounttoward6pagesoforiginalwriting.Double-spaced,TimesNewRoman12font.Use4ormorecitationscorrelatedtothereferencesallusingAPA6th.3 ReferencePagewithFourorMore(4)references:APAformat6thedition4 SavedasaMicrosoftWordDocument:Saveitas.docxor.docfile.Savethedocumentusingyourlastname,first,andthenameofthecourse.Example:Morrow.Shawn_IntroductionCriminalJusticeifnotsavedcorrectlyitwillnotbegraded.

ThestudentisresponsibleforusingtheAPAtemplate,APAresourcesprovidedinwritingresourcestabonBlackBoard,andifneededtheASU’sWritingCenter.FollowingdirectionsincludingAPAwritingisthestudent’sresponsibility.TheInvestigationApplicationswillbeassignedweektoweekforcompletion.MethodsfordeliveringofInvestigationApplicationswillbeonBlackboardDropbox.TheInvestigationApplicationmustbecompletedBEFOREthedate&timeassignmentortheassignmentisaZERO.NoEmailedassignmentsaccepted.

APAStyle:

PapersthatyouwriteinyourprogramofstudymustfollowtheguidelinessetbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(http://apastyle.apa.org/)

LongIslandUniversity:(http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm)

PurdueOnlineWritingLab:(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)VisittheOnlineWritingLab(calledOWL)wheneveryouhaveanAPAquestion.APATutorial(http://www.apastyle.org/learn/)ThistutorialteacheshowtowriteusingtheAPAformat.

AcademicDishonesty/PlagiarismInthelearningenvironment,professionalattitudebeginsintheclassroom.Forthatreason,studentsandfacultywillnottolerateorcommitanyformofacademicdishonesty.

Anyformofdeceptioninthecompletionofassignedworkisconsideredaformofacademicdishonesty.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto:

• Copyingworkfromanysource.• Assisting,orallowinganothertoassistyou,tocommitacademicdishonesty.• Anyattempttoshareanswerswhetherduringatestorinthesubmittalofanassignment.• Anyattempttoclaimwork,dataorcreativeeffortsofanotherasyourown.• Resubmittinggradedassignmentsforuseinmultipleclasses(recyclingyourwork).• Knowinglyprovidingfalseinformationaboutyouracademicperformancetothecollege.• Toavoidplagiarism,donot"copyandpaste"intoassignmentswithoutusingquotationmarksandciting,inAPAformat,thesourceofthematerial.

Plagiarism

•PapersthatyouwriteinyourprogramofstudymustfollowtheguidelinessetbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA).Usinganother’sintellectualcreationwithoutpermissionorwithoutgivingappropriatecreditistheacademicequivalentoftheft.

ConsequencesofAcademicDishonesty/Plagiarism

Allviolationsofacademicpolicyaredocumentedandmadeapartofthestudent'sacademicrecord.Whenacademicdishonestyisconfirmed,thestudentwillimmediatelybenotifiedoftheincident,whichmayresultinoneormoreoftheactionslistedbelow:

• Reductioningradeontheassignmentonwhichtheviolationoccurred• Nocreditontheassignment,paper,test,orexamonwhichtheviolationoccurred• Afailinggradeforthecourse• Suspensionordismissalfromthecollege

Classrules

• AttendanceTherequirementtoattendclassshouldnotbetakenlightly.Attendanceisconsideredanimportantpartofthecourse.Excessiveunexcusedabsenceswillnegativelyimpactontheclassroomparticipationgradeaswell.

• Make-upsStudentswhohaveschedulingconflictswithanexamareexpectedtomakearrangementswithinstructorinadvance.Themake-updateandtimewillbeannouncedbytheinstructor.Thereisnomake-uponthefinalexam.

• StudentConductStudentsareresponsibleforknowingtheregulationsofthedepartment,college,anduniversitywithregardstotopicssuchaswithdrawals,incompletegrades,studentconduct,andacademicmisconduct(thosewhoengageinanyformofacademicdishonestywillfailthiscourse).

GradeCategories TotalPointsTwoExams(Midterm&Final)40%ofgrade 200FourInvestigativeApplications30%ofgrade 400Quizzes15%ofgrade 600Discussions15%ofgrade 400Assignmentssubjecttochangebasedoneventsduringsemester.Professorwillannounceifchangesoccur.

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