You know how people on cooking shows will be like "Oh, good, a desert challenge, this is my playground!". Well, I've been pretty excited for this section, because serial killers and criminology are kind of my playground.
Don't give me that look, we all want to study things we like, and things like this fascinates me and it's what I know best! I mean, that's not to say I've had close contact with killers or anything... at least as far as I know... but it's where my field of study lies. I've wanted to go into go into and research criminology and serial killers and behavioral analysis and victimology and things like that since before I can properly remember. Even as we speak, one of the tabs I have open is the course requirements for the criminology department of a school I'm applying to, another for the forensic psych program, where some of the courses overlap. It's interesting beyond measure to me, which explains my excitement about this section.
I don't have an article or video or anything, though I will tell you if you're interested in serial killers or other types of criminals in mass media (i.e., crime shows), you should check out Criminal Minds, a show that runs on CBS on Wednesdays at nine, but I do have a question. For those of you who are interested in criminology and forensic psychology/sociology, what do you think the most common misconception is about crime/criminals/killers, etc.? I know it's a bit of a gory topic, but hey, I guess I can pass it off as it being close to Halloween, but I guess you guys'll all know the truth- that I genuinely like studying weird stuff.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Social Deviance: Why?
After a prolonged break, brought to you in part by the inconveniently timed Senior Retreat and our awful Laptops (Seriously, though, my Sys32 file deleted itself on Friday, so on Sunday I hunted down Mr. Hotz at the open house and interrupted him giving a tour to beg him to fix my laptop... Somewhere out there there's a prospective IHA girl whose family thinks our school is made up of hysterical, rude girls... they might be right.)
Anyway, moving right along. We've been talking about social deviance a whole lot in class lately, which fits into my topic nicely. Violent Crime, in itself, is a social deviance. You don't see people stabbing each other or robbing each other every day, because it's not a social norm. I found this article on Social Deviance, and how it relates to Crime, and why it relates to Crime, Biologically, Socially, etc.
You don't have to read the whole thing, as it's kind of wordy, but it's interesting. Why do you think people commit violent crimes? If it's a social deviancy, how do people learn it? Would criminals be considered a counter culture?
When we heard the word "criminal", we think of hardened criminals- murderers, robbers, rapists, etc. But on the other hand, what about something like that scene in Disney's Aladdin- "I steal only what I can't afford- but that's everything!"? Does that make people who are only trying to survive social deviants? People who commit crimes of "necessity"?
What do you think?
Anyway, moving right along. We've been talking about social deviance a whole lot in class lately, which fits into my topic nicely. Violent Crime, in itself, is a social deviance. You don't see people stabbing each other or robbing each other every day, because it's not a social norm. I found this article on Social Deviance, and how it relates to Crime, and why it relates to Crime, Biologically, Socially, etc.
You don't have to read the whole thing, as it's kind of wordy, but it's interesting. Why do you think people commit violent crimes? If it's a social deviancy, how do people learn it? Would criminals be considered a counter culture?
When we heard the word "criminal", we think of hardened criminals- murderers, robbers, rapists, etc. But on the other hand, what about something like that scene in Disney's Aladdin- "I steal only what I can't afford- but that's everything!"? Does that make people who are only trying to survive social deviants? People who commit crimes of "necessity"?
What do you think?
Friday, October 5, 2012
We spent a lot of time in class talking about social media, like facebook, twitter, tumblr- how they keep us connected and involved in the lives of people around us. But does social media have an impact on violent crime in any way? We know facebook can make groups, and twitter you can tag anyone in it that you need to, so long as it's under 160 characters, and no one has to know what you're planning or talking about, depending on the privacy of whatever site and account you're using. Could these be too-helpful aids in planning violent crimes?
Here's an example: during the Riots in England this year, the British government threatened to track all suspicious tweets, even text messages- does this mean the riots were being planned online? No, not necessarily, but social media sites could have been a part of it, absolutely.
What do you think? Are social media sites catalysts to violent crime? Could they be? Do you know any times where they definitely have been?
Here's an example: during the Riots in England this year, the British government threatened to track all suspicious tweets, even text messages- does this mean the riots were being planned online? No, not necessarily, but social media sites could have been a part of it, absolutely.
What do you think? Are social media sites catalysts to violent crime? Could they be? Do you know any times where they definitely have been?
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