Reflection Journal Entry #4

Today’s guest speaker Gil Zamora did a great job of giving real world context to the concepts that we have been learning in class so far. His experience was definitely evident as he spoke about what it was like to be a criminal sketch artist. I was very interested in the importance of understanding how … [Read more…]

Class Activity 9/15

9/15 Fav movies/shows: Criminal Minds How to get away with murder White Collar NCIS Extremely wicked shockingly evil and vile Tiger King Ted Bundy tapes Psych Hawaii 5 O Blacklist Queen of the South Podcast: Crime junkie Anatomy of Murder Ideas about crime portrayed: Motive Evidence Forensic Analysis Hostage negotiation Criminal sentencing Victims/families romanticize/glamorize the … [Read more…]

Portfolio Assignment #2 on Chapter 2 of textbook: Does the law represent a consensus or conflict perspective?

There are many different perspectives regarding the law. It is commonly thought of as something that is used to help society and prevent tragedies. There are three components of the law known as criminal, civil and administrative. Crimes can be characterized by actions (commision) or lack of action (omission). Civil law pertains to “legal wrongs” … [Read more…]