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__**Opening Unit Activity**__ Research a particular crime: murder, arson, bank robbery, etc. You are to make a fact sheet about your crime answering the following questions: 1. Definition of Crime 2. How many occur? How many are solved? 3. Where are the most offenses? 4. Who are the victims? 5. Who commits the crimes? 6. When do they take place? 7. Any other data that may help to explain or help catch criminals in these cases?

include component="comments" page="Fact Sheet" limit="35" [|Use this website] Name of theory 1. Summarize the main thesis of the theory in 3-5 sentences 2. List in bullet form supporting data or arguments that help better explain the theory 3. In your own words give this theory an easy to understand catchy name different from the one it already has:
 * Library Activity 2**
 * Complete the following questions using the website below.**


 * Crime Activity Freakeconomics**
 * Please read this article about stealing....The Bagel Guy [|Click Here]**

Watch [|Most Evil Psychopaths] from the begining to the 15 minute mark.
 * Columbine High School**
 * Objective- What is a psychopath?**

Read [|The Depressive and the psychopath] Create list of 7 traits of a psychopaths In your own words summarize this article into one paragraph

Find a song that deals with a crime. Write a paragraph and explain at least three lines in the lyrics that relate to a particular crime.
 * Find a Song Activity**


 * Criminal Justice Project: Criminals**

Who is the worst?

Round 1 Background / What did he do? Stats and Facts Round 2 Effect Society as a whole (movies, laws, or urban legends) Round 3 Video

Famous Criminals http://crime.about.com/od/history/u/famous.htm#s2

Worst in Serial Killers http://homesecurity.net/serial-killers/

History http://homesecurity.net/serial-killers/

Read Rolling Stone article on Gangster in the Huddle
 * Current Crime Event Topic**

on the life of former New England Patriot AAron Hernandez.

1. Based on your reading of the article and theories learned in class list at least 5 possible causes for Hernandez's alleged crime. 2. In a paragraph give your professional assessment of why you think he did it.

Charles Starkweather Charles Whitman Charles Manson Dr. Stone's Evil Crime Theories Clearance Rate Highest Rate / Lowest Rate Video: Violence An America Tradition Traits of a psychopath
 * Review for the Test**


 * March Madness: Worst of the Worst Tournament**

We will then place them in a bracket and have them square off each day we will do a new round.
 * Choose a criminal:** Give a bio, description of his/her crimes, theory on why the criminal committed the crime.