Southern New Hampshire University PSY 310 Criminal Data Worksheet Instructions: Respond to PART I and PART II below and then resubmit this worksheet with your responses. PART I Instructions: Respond to the questions below. 1. Review the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) website. What type of criminal data can you gather from this website? Within the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) website, criminal data such as statistics, rates, and types can be found. The website list crime rates through multiple factors such as location (state), the category or type of crime committed, as well as the gender of the perpetrator. Information such as hate crime, human trafficking, and killed or assaulted law enforcement officer statistics can be found within the website as well. 2. Using the Criminal Data Guide document as a guide, what do you notice about the information that you should ask about? Where should you look for this information? The information in the Criminal Data Guide document, details the need for information that answers the specifics of who, what, when, and where. Information for known individuals such as their demographics, collateral information and biological/environmental background can be found through sources such as known relatives, acquaintances, or public/police records. For unknown individuals, information related to the crime, patterns, and evidence can be located through obtaining video evidence, details regarding the case, social media/online resources, and psychological considerations. 3. Is there a typical profile for terrorists? Explain. In my opinion, there are typical identifiers of a terrorist's profile. Often, terrorist are seen as being more antisocial, paranoid, and emotionally unstable in nature. Terrorists are often hostile, with feelings of anger or injustice toward the political system and may often identify with other victims of social injustice. These perpetrators often go to extremes and feel as if violence and provoking of authorities is the only way for justice. PART II Instructions: Read through the scenario and respond to the questions below. Lisa is accused of luring a group of men into a park where they are attacked by a criminal street gang. She is also a gang member, and this is part of her initiation. She had a very strict upbringing and was
Southern New Hampshire University physically abused by her older brother and father growing up. At age 13, she befriended some gang members who let her hang around with them. She started skipping school and committing petty crimes such as theft and burglary. Her gang got into a fight with a rival gang and she was injured, requiring stitches and xfirays. A police report was filed, although no charges were brought against her. Using the Criminal Data Guide document as a guide, respond to the following: 1. What pieces of information are important for you to gather specifically from the scenario above? Information regarding the gang Lisa is affiliated with, Lisa's familial background, the previous gang members Lisa was affiliated with, past criminal history/records, school records, and details of the crime are important to gather from this scenario. 2. Thinking