Portrait of a Criminal Presentation   At the end of this document is a list of infamous criminals that can be used for this presentation

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Portrait of a Criminal Presentation

 

At the end of this document is a list of infamous criminals that can be used for this presentation. You are to pick one you would like to research and learn more about. You are going to create a Powerpoint presentation in order to share the portrait of this criminal.

 

You will need to not only create your Powerpoint slides but you also need to complete the notes underneath the slide. The notes should consist of the script you would use if you were going to be presenting this live to a class. When your professor reads your notes he or she should feel as if he or she was seeing the presentation live.

 

The areas to include in your presentation are as follows:

· Introduction: Introduce your criminal. What is his/her name? What crimes did he/she commit? What was he/she convicted for?

 

· Risk Factors: Based on your review of the research, identify at least three risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. Remember these can be developmental, biological or learning and situation factors that may have contributed to the individual becoming a criminal. You should identify risk factors from at least two of these areas.

 

· Classification of Criminal: Identify what type of criminal he/she would be considered based on the various categories we have studied throughout the semester. Provide evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.

 

· Theory: Choose a theory that can possibly explain why this individual became a criminal. This can include a discussion of what their motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual.

 

· Conclusion: Conclude your presentation with a brief discussion of where he/she is now. Is the person still incarcerated? If so, where? Is he/she filing appeals to overturn court decisions? Is he/she up for parole soon? If the person is deceased how and when did that happen?

 

In order to complete this presentation, you are to use academic resources to find your information. This can include books, journal articles, court records or government websites. It should NOT include websites such as Wikipedia or any other websites where the information cannot be verified as accurate. If you are in doubt of the quality of a reference and if you should use it or not please as your professor.

 

You should create a Powerpoint presentation to present the information in the six bullet points above. You should have a title slide as well as a slide with your references placed in proper APA format.

 

Please refer to the following rubric regarding the weights of each portion of the assignment and how you will be graded overall on the project:

 

Presentation Grading Rubric

Grading Criterion	A level response	B level response	C level response	D-F level response
Introduction of Criminal   10 points	Thoroughly Introduced your criminal and answered each of these questions. What is his/her name? What crimes did he/she commit? What was he/she convicted for? 9 - 10 points	Introduced your criminal and answered each of these questions. What is his/her name? What crimes did he/she commit? What was he/she convicted for?   8 points	Introduced your criminal and but only answered 2 of the 3 questions. What is his/her name? What crimes did he/she commit? What was he/she convicted for?   7 points	Introduced your criminal and but answered less than 2 of the 3 questions. What is his/her name? What crimes did he/she commit? What was he/she convicted for?   0 – 6 points
Risk Factors: Identify at least three risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. You should identify risk factors from at least two of these areas: biological, developmental , learning/ situational.   45 points	Thoroughly identified at least three risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. You should identify risk factors from at least two of these areas: biological, developmental , learning/ situational.   41 - 45 points	Identified at least three risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. You should identify risk factors from at least two of these areas: biological, developmental , learning/ situational.   36 – 40 points	Identified at least two risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. Or only identified risk factors from one of these areas: biological, developmental , learning/ situational.   31 - 35 points	Identified only one risk factors the individual showed early in life that may have predisposed him/her to criminal behavior. Or only identified risk factors from one of these areas: biological, developmental , learning/ situational.   0 – 30 points
Classification of the Criminal:   Identify what type of criminal he/she would be considered. Provide evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.   40 points	Thoroughly identified what type of criminal he/she would be considered. Provided evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.   36 – 40 points	Identified what type of criminal he/she would be considered. Provided evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.   32 - 35 points	Identified what type of criminal he/she would be considered. Did not provide evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.   28 – 31 points	Incorrectly identified what type of criminal he/she would be considered. OR Did not provide evidence of at least two reasons why the person would be classified in the category you have placed them.   0 – 27 points
Theory: Choose a theory that can possibly explain why this individual became a criminal. This can include a discussion of what their motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual.   25 points	Chose a theory that explained why this individual became a criminal. Included a discussion of what his/her motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual. Description provided was thorough and clearly applied the theory to the individual.   22 – 25 points	Chose a theory that explained why this individual became a criminal. Included a discussion of what his/her motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual. Description provided was good and applied the theory to the individual.   20 – 21 points	Chose a theory that explained why this individual became a criminal. Included a discussion of what his/her motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual. Description provided was just average or the theory was not applied to the individual.   17 – 19 points	Did not chose a theory that explained why this individual became a criminal. OR Did not Include a discussion of what his/her motivation may have been for the crimes and/or how a theory of aggression might apply to the individual. Description provided was inadequate or the theory was not applied to the individual.   0 – 16 points
Conclusion: Conclude your presentation with a brief discussion of where the criminal is now.   15 points	Provided a thorough conclusion informing us of where the criminal is presently. If alive, where is he/she now? What is their court status? If deceased, how and when did that occur?   14 -15 points	Provided a good conclusion informing us of where the criminal is presently. If alive, where is he/she now? What is their court status? If deceased, how and when did that occur?   12 -13 points	Provided an average conclusion informing us of where the criminal is presently. If alive, where is he/she now? What is their court status? If deceased, how and when did that occur?   10 - 11 points	Provided a poor conclusion and did not inform us of where the criminal is presently. If alive, where is he/she now? What is their court status? If deceased, how and when did that occur?   0 – 9 points
Powerpoint Presentation   20 points	Information presented in very clear and well organized fashion. Effective use of Smart Art, graphs, tables, etc. to visually organize the information. Amount of information provided was substantial but not overwhelming.   18 – 20 points	Information presented was clear and presented in a well organized fashion. Good use of Smart Art, graphs, tables, etc. to visually organize the information. Amount of information provided was good.   16 – 17 points	Some use of organizational strategies such as bullets, but limited use of tools such as Smart Art, graphs or tables.   14 - 15 points	Relied solely or almost solely on the use of words with little organizational structure. Not enough information or too much information on slides.   0 – 13 points
APA Reference Page   15 points	You have a properly formatted APA reference paper with no errors.   14 - 15 points	You have a properly formatted APA reference paper with 1 error.   12 - 13 points	You have a properly formatted APA reference paper with 2 errors.   10 -11 point	You do not have a properly formatted APA paper and/or you have 3 or more errors.   0 - 9 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individuals Available as Subjects for Criminal Portrait

 

 

1. Richard Speck

2. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono (The Hillside Stranglers)

3. John Wayne Gacy

4. Jeffrey Dahmer

5. The Zodiac Killer

6. Dr. Harold Shipman

7. Adam Lanza (Sandy Hook)

8. Major Nidal Hasan (Fort Hood Army Base)

9. David Koresh

10. James Holmes (Aurora, CO – Dark Knight Movie)

11. Dennis Nilsen

12. Albert Fish

13. Bernard Madoff

14. Eric Smith

15. Ted Kaczynski

16. H.H. Holmes

17. Charles Whitman

18. Timothy McVeigh

19. Lizzie Borden

20. Susan Smith

 

**If you know of a different criminal that you may want to use as a subject you will need consent from your professor the day we sign up for topics for the project.**