1. a panel of experts reviews articles before they are accepted for publication;
2. a scholar or specialist in the field writes articles;
3. articles report on original research or experimentation;
4. are often published by professional associations;
5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.

Newspapers,  magazines, and similar periodicals must be used sparingly and are  acceptable only as sources of supplementary information.

References  like Wikipedia, Psychology Today, and Court TV are not primary sources,  are not peer-reviewed (reviewed for empirical integrity, accuracy, and  authenticity), and are not appropriate for scholarly writing (with the  possible exception of use for anecdotal background information).

This  assignment is a criminal profilingr. The student will  pick a high-profile criminal listed on the assignment page and explain  the biological, situational, and developmental factors contributing to  this criminal's behavior, including geographic mobility, victimology,  and M.O./signature.

Examples of Possible Criminal Profiles

David Berkowitz (son of sam)
Dennis Rader (BTK)
Ted Bundy
Jeffry Dahmer
Albert Fish
John Wayne Gacy

Aileen Wuornos

Make sure you provide the following:

1. Give a thorough description of the criminal's background (life story).

2.  Utilize course material to explain the criminal's behavior to include  geographical mobility, victimology, modus operandi, and signature

3.  Discuss how psychological theories and research contributed to this  criminal's apprehension, prosecution, understanding and/or treatment.