Explores the research and science of criminal investigative analysis. Studies the process of inferring distinctive personality characteristics of individuals responsible for committing criminal acts. Integrates wider societal contexts and implications. (3 Credits)
This is a flipped classroom course. Online and ground-based students will be listed in the same section.
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At the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Turvey, B. (2012). Criminal profiling: An introduction to behavioral evidence analysis. (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier – Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0-12-385243-4
Students are required to access the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) for information about composition strategies, grammar and punctuation rules, and APA formatting and citation styles. While the OWL is free to access as a reference resource, please note the Fair Use Policy regarding restrictions for using the OWL.
American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition. Students will be responsible for proper APA style in all written papers unless otherwise specified by the instructor. Students may also access The Owl at Purdue online for information and templates regarding APA style.
Strunk, W. & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-31342-6 (case bound); ISBN: 0-205-30902-X (paperback).
Minimum Technology Requirements
The following expectations will be in place for all who take this course:
Readings: In order to gain the maximum potential from the learning environment, it is expected that you complete the assigned reading(s) in advance.
Weekly Discussion Questions (Online Students Only): Weekly discussions are an important part of demonstrating communication in the course. Your initial response to questions should be posted by midnight (MT) Wednesday of each week and comment on at least two other postings by midnight (MT) Saturday of each week. Your facilitator will post any amendments or changes to these requirements in the weekly discussion area. Use a formal writing style (no abbreviations and correct punctuation).
Written Assignments: Online Students – It is expected that all written assignment submissions be submitted by Sunday midnight of each week. Your facilitator will post any amendments or changes to the written assignment requirements through WorldClass email. All written work must be in a 12 point, Times New Roman font, spell-checked, and in APA Style. Writing is a critically important skill for college-level students. Therefore, please carefully revise and edit any papers before submitting them to the facilitator. The instructor reserves the right to refuse to accept a paper if she or he believes that it is not up to Regis standards.
Written Assignments: Ground-Based Students – Written assignments will be due on class night of the week they are due. All written work must be in a 12 point, Times New Roman font, spell-checked, and in APA Style. Writing is a critically important skill for college-level students. Therefore, please carefully revise and edit any papers before submitting them to the facilitator. The instructor reserves the right to refuse to accept a paper if she or he believes that it is not up to Regis' standards.
| Assignment | Weeks | Points |
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| Assignments | Course Participation | 20 |
| Week 2-MO and Signature | 15 | |
| Week 3 - BTK Victim Letter | 15 | |
| Week 4 - Mass Murder Protocols | 15 | |
| Week 5 - Serial Killer Profile | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Criteria for assessing and grading will be discussed throughout the course. All products will be assessed with an emphasis on depth of understanding and connections made between the content of readings and class discussions.
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| One Introductions and Syllabus Points Video: Profiles of Evil: Inside the Criminal Mind |
Text: Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 Scan Chapters 1 & 2 |
Written Assignment: None OL Initial Discussion Post 3 points OL Posts to Two Other Students 1 point CL Classroom Participation 4 points |
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| Two MO and Signature False Reports Cybercrime |
Text: Chapters 10, 11, & 14 Scan Chapter 15 |
Written Assignment: MO and Signature - 15 points Write a 4-6 page paper in APA style (not counting title and reference pages), using examples, to define Modus Operandi (MO) and Signature Behavior. Explain how they differ and how they can be one and the same. OL Initial Discussion Post 3 points OL Posts to Two Other Students 1 point CL Classroom Participation 4 points |
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| Three Sex Crimes |
Text: Chapters 8, 18, and 19 Scan Chapter 20 |
Written Assignment: BTK Victim Letter - 15 Points You are to assume the role of one of the victims of the BTK killer. BTK stalked and strangled his victims after putting a bag over their head. He killed 10 people including two young children. He sexually assaulted some of the females and terrorized Wichita, Kansas, for 30 years. Warnings about him were continually in the news. Do a little research on Denis Rader (BTK) and give a brief account of what he did to victims in two different cases. You are then to write a one-page letter to your parent, spouse or loved one detailing the events that took place before, during, and after the attack right up to the point of your death (2-3 pages no APA necessary). Try to imagine what it would have been like to be his victim and put it on paper in a form that a loved one would read. This letter is from YOU putting yourself in the role of a victim of BTK. I do not want a letter that one of his real victims wrote. OL Initial Discussion Post 3 points OL Posts to Two Other Students 1 point CL Classroom Participation 4 points |
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| Four Classroom Speaker: Retired Homicide Detective Mike Fetrow. Terrorism: Video-The Cult of the Suicide Bomber |
Text: Chapters 21, 22, & 23 Scan Chapter 13 |
Written Assignment: Mass Murder Protocols-15 points Write a 4-6 page paper(not counting title and reference pages) using the Mass Murder Protocols provided by Brent Turvey in Chapter 21 of your text. You are to pick a real mass shooter incident and build a profile of the shooter that you would be able to use in a court of law. Be sure to address each of the seven protocols that Turvey describes so that both jurors and the presiding judge may gain an understanding of the case based on the evidence available. Please be sure it is in APA style. OL Initial Discussion Post 3 points OL Posts to Two Other Students 1 point CL Classroom Participation 4 points) |
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| Five Ethics and Evidence< 10-15 minute Powerpoint Presentations on your serial killer profile. (in-class presentation is for ground-based students only). |
Text: Chapters 24 & 25 | Final Written Assignment: Profile a Serial Killer - 35 points Pick a criminal offender (everyone must have a different killer) from the list and complete the following analysis for your 8-10 page paper in APA Style (not counting title and reference pages. If you have a preference that is not on the list, check with me. The cases may not have all of the below-mentioned items. If they do not, be sure to analyze that in your paper. The paper will be graded according to coverage of the below items and the rubric in the syllabus. What I DO NOT WANT is just a list of the details of all of the criminal's murders. Pick a few homicides that best illustrate the principles below and cover them in your paper.
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Note to Learners: On occasion, the course faculty may, at his or her discretion, alter the Learning Activities shown in this Syllabus. The alteration of Learning Activities may not, in any way, change the Learner Outcomes or the grading scale for this course as contained in this syllabus. Examples of circumstances that could justify alterations in Learning Activities might include: number of learners in the course; compelling current events; special faculty experience or expertise; unanticipated disruptions to class session schedule.
Late Papers
Students are advised that what the course instructor may modify course requirements for the class and these requirements supersede policies previously written in the course syllabus. Points will be deducted for any late papers by the course instructor. The number of points will be at the discretion of the instructor.
In addition, course assignment papers will not be accepted at all after the week following the date they are due. No final papers or presentations will be accepted after final paper deadlines because of University policies governing when faculty are required to submit semester grades.