Criminal Case in the Media

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No Students may use the Sniper Trial or the Slenderman Case as their Case in the Media topic.
SUGGESTION: Name of the Case in the Media: The case of Thayne Ormsby Year: 2010 (Open to another case if you are more familiar with it).
Elements of the Paper must be from The USA less than 10- 15 years older
1) Discussion of the case (1-2 pages)
-Summary of the facts
-legal and psychological issues
2) Include a minimum of two topics from the textbook that is relevant to the case (1 page)
3) Research related to the case/book topics (1 page)
-how does the research relate to the case?
-what are the main findings of the research?
-how does the research impact the field and
society
4) What inspired you to choose this case (1 paragraph)?
How to Find a Case/ Find sources
Look at what is happening in the news
High profile cases
Case from a web source, for example (ABC news online)
West Law (access through the library online)
Open Jurist
Lexis Nexus
Textbook or notes to choose topics THE HANDBOOK OF FORENSIC
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Online database online (ex.Psychinfo))
These sources MUST be peer-reviewed articles (not books)
Please choose at least two sources and cite them in APA format
***Make sure a ruling has been made in the case; this means it has to be adjudicated (It has a guilty or innocent verdict.
Format
Follow APA Guidelines
No abstract page
4.5 to 5 pages
Do not exceed this length; The paper won’t be read past 5 pages
Do not directly quote sources; paraphrase the book and
Sources.
CAN NOT USE
●Slenderman Case (Morgan E. Geyser, or Anissa E. Weier)
●O.J. Simpson Case
●The Joker Case (James Holmes)
●Cases that have not been completed (not yet adjudicated); including pre-trials
YOU CAN USE
●Criminal Perpetrator Cases
○ Individuals who have committed a crime in the context of mental illness
●Adjudicated Cases
○Any case that has been decided/finished or is currently in appeal

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