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Dr. Spencer Reid (thisiscalm) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-02 21:33:00

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:class, artemis crock, damon salvatore, dawn summers, derek morgan, elena gilbert, kitty pryde (aoa), peggy carter, piter de vries, saitou yakumo, sam winchester, spencer reid

217 // Criminology Class // Open to all!
[ There's a sense of calm professionalism over the young Doctor today. Sure, there's tentacles in the sky and he's not sure where he's standing with his BAU family just yet but that's what work is for. To be a refuge when everything else is unsure. Needless to say he's happy to be here and will most likely linger extra-long after the lecture. ]

HISTORICAL SERIAL KILLER – The Black Dahlia murder

Instead of talking about a serial killer this time, we'll cover a specific case that has some relevance to today's topic: the murder of Elizabeth Short or The Black Dahlia as the press nicknamed her.

The body of Elizabeth Short was found in the Leimert Park district of Los Angeles on January 15, 1947. Her remains had been left on a vacant lot on the west side of South Norton Avenue midway between Coliseum Street and West 39th Street. The body was discovered by local resident Betty Bersinger, who was walking with her three-year-old daughter around 10 a.m. Bersinger initially mistook the body for a discarded store mannequin. Upon realizing it was a corpse, Bersinger rushed to a nearby house where she phoned the police.

Short's severely mutilated body was severed at the waist and completely drained of blood. Her face had been slashed from the corners of her mouth toward her ears, creating an effect called the Glasgow smile. Short also had multiple cuts on her thigh and breasts, where entire portions of flesh had been removed. The body had been washed and cleaned and had been "posed" with her hands over her head, her elbows bent at right angles, and her legs spread.Near the body detectives found a cement sack which contained droplets of watery blood, as well as a heel print on the ground amidst tire tracks.

The autopsy stated that Short was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 115 pounds, and had light blue eyes, brown hair, and badly decayed teeth. There were ligature marks on her ankles, wrists, and neck. Although the skull was not fractured, Short had bruising on the front and right side of her scalp with a small amount of bleeding in the subarachnoid space on the right side, consistent with blows to the head. The cause of death was hemorrhage from the lacerations to the face and shock due to blows on the head and face.

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PSYCHOLOGY — Geographic profiling

Geographic profiling is a criminal investigative methodology that analyzes the locations of a connected series of crimes to determine the most probable area of offender residence. By incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods, it assists in understanding spatial behaviour of an offender and focusing the investigation to a smaller area of the community. Typically used in cases of serial murder or rape — but also arson, bombing, robbery, and other crimes — the technique helps police detectives prioritize information in large-scale major crime investigations that often involve hundreds or thousands of suspects and tips.

In addition to determining the offender's most likely area of residence, an understanding of the spatial pattern of a crime series and the characteristics of the crime sites can tell investigators other useful information, such as whether the crime was opportunistic and the degree of offender familiarity with the crime location. This is based on the connection between an offender's hunting behavior and his or her non-criminal life.

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Those of you who were here for the victimology lecture might remember the roleplaying we did then — this is something similar. I want you to pair up and discuss amongst yourself what a crime scene says about the perpetrator. You can either make one up like we did during victimology, or use one of the examples of serial killers that we've gone over in previous lectures.

Remember the central concepts of geographic profiling as you analyze your mental crime scenes — the journey to the crime, routine activity, rational choice and crime pattern. The best way to catch a killer is to be able to think as one, and that is what this class is for.

Good luck.

Q&A

[ A Q&A thread can be found here for all your question-based needs! There is also a suggestions box available — just note that your character is dropping a note in the box in the subject header and it will be brought up during the next class! ]

(( The Criminology Class is held in an open lecture format, meaning that there's no ic signup process involved! Feel free to mingle at your leisure — email notifs are off but Reid has a thread HERE if you wish to hit him up. For more information about the setup and purpose of the class, go HERE. The attached links are a full account of the entire lecture so feel free to use them as topics of discussion! ))

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blue_eyed
2013-05-08 03:51 am UTC (link)

[ another time, piter might have picked up on that unease and taken it as suspicious— but with gargantuan tentacles poised outside the dome, it seems appropriate enough. ] The obvious: this planet sustains life, some of it remarkably complex. I am inclined to suspect that an amount of the species found in Sector 6 could hail from what landmasses there are to be found here— but it is merely a hunch. Unsubstantiated.

[ assuming that there is even some form of land at all— a water-world seems uncanny, but then again, so might a desert planet. as reid glances upwards, piter stares past him, cogs turning in his mind. the depth of this ocean, or at least this part of it, is below average; the dome is merely a mile beneath the surface. moreover: someone, somewhere, has named the ocean— perhaps someone dwelling on what land the planet may have to offer, or perhaps the planet is part of a larger system akin to the imperium. could it be that it is a prison planet, not unlike salusa? there are too many possibilities and only a scant few precious scraps of data. piter's lips twist in frustration. ]

That aside... it seems an unsavory portent. I'd rather the prison not become a plaything for a creature of that size.

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thisiscalm
2013-05-08 10:31 pm UTC (link)

[ He listens quietly through the explanation, nodding some to show that he agrees. That he reached the same obvious conclusions — perhaps there are no landmasses but he'd be surprised if that was the case, what with the dome residing at such a relatively low depth. If this really was a water planet, shouldn't they have the technology necessary to go even deeper?

Who knows. That's not important. ]

We don't exactly have anywhere to run if that becomes the case... I guess our only hope is if the prison itself has a defense system. [ Something he's unsure about. Not really trusting the wardens here. ]

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blue_eyed
2013-05-22 07:41 pm UTC (link)

[ his eyes narrow and he contemplates further, quiet and sullen. ] Hope is little help. What would be of use is data.

[ but, of course, there is so very little of that. resisting the urge to let out an exasperated sigh, he instead shoots reid a mild, inquisitive look. ] If you've amassed any, now would be the time to speak. [ he doesn't like to admit to being clueless, but he hasn't been able to do much research beyond what he's done with sector 6— and if there's anyone he would be at least somewhat comfortable getting his information from, it's reid. ]

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thisiscalm
2013-05-22 08:37 pm UTC (link)

[ And he's all too happy to provide it, especially when it's of such a harmless nature. Anyone with a basic understanding of engineering could come up with the numbers, he just happened to be the one who did the work. ]

From an engineering standpoint the dome itself needs to be heavily fortified just to withstand the pressure at this depth — we're talking about a tons worth on every square inch, or 2400 psi. The shape certainly helps too, but I don't know... if they do decide to attack, I'm not sure it would be able to hold for the added pressure.

As for the creatures themselves, I haven't been able to get a good enough look but something that massive living at this depth..? It doesn't make any sense.

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