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Students will be tasked to complete a research project on a topic related to crime analysis, intelligence-led policing, or using technology to track and predict crime trends or patterns. The paper should be completed in APA format with a minimum of 12 pages.
Exercise 1
There are five houses in a neighborhood.
In one of the houses lives a killer, in another lived the unfortunate victim.
Other than the victim, each person had a motif for the murder.
Each person collected a particular type of weapon
Each person leaves the house at a different time of day
Each person uses a different form of transportation
Each person has a different secret
Find the victim and the killer
1. The Kleptomaniac lives next door to the adulterer
2. The person who leaves home at 5 am collects knives
3. The Gambler has a financial motif
4. A member of a hate group lives in the first house
5. The person living to the right of the hate group member has a truck
6. The victims did not live next to the killer
7. The person who collected poisonous plants has a van
8. The person in the center house did not kill the victim
9. The person who left at 2 pm lived to the right of the person who left at 10 am
10. The person in the last house left at 7 pm
11. The handgun collector lives to the right of the ax collector
12. The victims next door neighbors had the motives of unrequited love and revenge
13. The killer has a car
14. The person who collects poisonous plants has a neighbor who collects rifles
15. The pedophile takes the bus
16. The person whose motif is revenge has a bicycle
17. The person in the last house had a motif of fear of discovery
House 1 2 3 4 5
Time
Secret
Motif
Weapon
Transportation
Killer
Exercise 2
In this forum discuss the importance of logic and reasoning in making connections and determinations in crime
analysis. How do logica and reasoning assist the analyst when reviewing data? 100 words .
Exercise 1
There are five houses in a neighborhood.
In one of the houses lives a killer, in another lived the unfortunate victim.
Other than the victim, each person had a motif for the murder.
Each person collected a particular type of weapon
Each person leaves the house at a different time of day
Each person uses a different form of transportation
Each person has a different secret
Find the victim and the killer
1. The Kleptomaniac lives next door to the adulterer
2. The person who leaves home at 5 am collects knives
3. The Gambler has a financial motif
4. A member of a hate group lives in the first house
5. The person living to the right of the hate group member has a truck
6. The victims did not live next to the killer
7. The person who collected poisonous plants has a van
8. The person in the center house did not kill the victim
9. The person who left at 2 pm lived to the right of the person who left at 10 am
10. The person in the last house left at 7 pm
11. The handgun collector lives to the right of the ax collector
12. The victims next door neighbors had the motives of unrequited love and revenge
13. The killer has a car
14. The person who collects poisonous plants has a neighbor who collects rifles
15. The pedophile takes the bus
16. The person whose motif is revenge has a bicycle
17. The person in the last house had a motif of fear of discovery
House 1 2 3 4 5
Time
Secret
Motif
Weapon
Transportation
Killer
Exercise 2
In this forum discuss the importance of logic and reasoning in making connections and determinations in crime
analysis. How do logica and reasoning assist the analyst when reviewing data? 100 words .
Below is the question asked by instructor
“In this week’s readings, the focus shifts from general issues in crime analysis (e.g. theory, data, etc.) to presentation of the methods and techniques used by crime analysts. Many people outside of criminology and the field of criminal justice think they already know a lot about crime analysis because they see so much of it on TV and in movies. Indeed, many of you have probably mentioned to someone that you are studying criminology, which then invoked a discussion of all the things that person ‘knows’ about criminology, most of which is only loosely based in reality! For this week’s discussion, I want you to discuss how crime analysis, as described in the textbook, is very different from how the practice is usually portrayed on TV and in movies.
Obviously, there is not a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ response to this discussion prompt, but as with any of the discussion postings, be sure to refer directly to information from the readings, and be clear, organized, and professional. As noted in the syllabus, be sure that your initial posting is not too similar to the postings that other students have made”
Below is the book that used in class (Chapter 8-11) If you don’t have access to this book please let me know and I can try to provide you with my kindle version
Santos, Rachel Boba. 2012. Crime Analysis With Crime Mapping (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781452202716