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? On the UCR website I can gather information from the National Incident - Based Reporting System (NIBRS), Hate Crime Statistics, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, The National Use-of-Force Data Collection, Crime Data Explorer, and Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection. 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? To create an accurate profile, it is essential to know who the person is, what they allegedly did, when and where they committed the crime, how many times it was committed, what motivated them, their method, preparation, ideology, and opportunity. This information could be found at the crime scene, in police reports, and in criminal history. 3. Is there a typical profile for terrorists? Explain. In my opinion, there is not a typical profile for terrorists because terrorists differ in motivation, religion, culture, and terrorist methods. This means terrorists' techniques are growing more sophisticated from evading detection by recruiting individuals who are not linked to any terrorist groups. Based on this information, trying to profile a terrorist is unreliable. PART II Instructions: Read through the scenario and respond to the questions below.
Southern New Hampshire University 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 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 x-rays. 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? It is essential to gather the following information: demographics (race, gender, height, weight), medical history, criminal history, and school history. It is also essential to know what neighborhood Lisa grew up in and the gang history in that area. 2. Thinking creatively, where would you gather the information to start work on your case in reference to the scenario above? You may use a bulleted list to demonstrate specific points you would need. Police records · Finding out Lisa's criminal history and if anything like this happened anywhere else. Medical records · Obtaining Lisa's medical records about her childhood could shed some light