AP PSYCHOLOGYSERIALKILLERPROJECT

ProjectOverview

Youwillresearchinformationaboutaspecificserialkiller(alistofsuggestionsisprovidedonthe backofthishandout).Youwillthenusethatresearchtowriteadetailedreportthatdescribesthe killer’slifeandupbringing,categorizeshis/hercrimes,andappliesforensicpsychologyconcepts. Thereportshouldcontainaccurate,thoroughinformationandincludemultiplespecificdetails andexamplestodemonstrateunderstandingofforensicpsychologyconcepts.Thereportwillbe writteninthreeparts,andeachpartshouldbelabeledandnumberedfollowingtheformatlisted below.Thereportmaybeneatlyhand-writtenortyped(using12pointfontand1inchmargins).

Youarerequiredtosubmitabibliographyofsourcesused(minimumof2onlineresources,plus yourtextbook)inAPAformat.(bibme.orgisagreatsiteforcreatingabibliography).

Youwillalsocompleteaself-evaluationofyourreportusingtherubriconthebackofthis handout.Stapletherubrictothebackofyourreportbeforeyouturnitin.

PARTI:BiographicalInformation

PartIwillcontaingeneralinformationaboutthekilleryouareresearchingandhis/herlifeand upbringing,his/hercrimes,andtrialandsentencing.Youarenotrequiredtoanswerallofthe questionslistedbelow–theyareintendedtobeguidelinestoaidyourresearch.

  • Whatwashis/herchildhoodlike?
  • Didchildhoodbehaviorreflectproblems?
  • Whatwashis/heradultlifelike?Didhe/shefinishhighschool/college? Didhe/shemarry?Havechildren?Washe/shealoner?
  • Washe/sheeverdiagnosedwithamentaldisorder?Didhe/sheeverreceivetreatment?

PARTII:CriminalActivity

PartIIwillcontaingeneralinformationaboutthekiller’scrimes,andhis/hertrialandsentencing.You arenotrequiredtoanswerallofthequestionslistedbelow–theyareintendedtobeguidelinestoaid yourresearch.

  • Whatwasthenatureofthecrimes?
  • Whatwasthetimespanforthecrimes?Howmanyvictims?
  • Didthekillertakesouvenirsand/orleaveasignature?
  • Whatwashis/herbehaviorlikewhencaught?
  • Washe/shefoundcapabletowithstandtrial?
  • Whatevidencewasusedatthetrial(forensicevidence,witnesses,etc)? Whathappenedat thetrial?
  • Whatwashe/shechargedwithandsentencedto?
  • Ishe/shestillalive?

PARTIII:CharacterizingtheSerialKiller

  • Determinewhichcategorythekillerfitsintoandgivespecificexamplestosupportyourchoice
  • Organized
  • Disorganized
  • Identifyandexplainthetypeofserialkillerandprovideexamplestosupportyourchoice
  • Visionary
  • Mission-Orientated
  • Hedonistic
  • Power-Oriented

NamePeriod

DueDate:

Selectoneserialkillerfromthefollowinglist(orotherwithteacherapproval)

CharlesAlbright / RodneyAlcala / KristenGilbert / BenjaminAtkins
JoeBall / DavidBerkowitz / WilliamBonin / TedBundy
RichardAngelo / DavidCarpenter / RichardChase / JuanCorona
JefferyDahmer / NannieDoss / WalterEllis / AlbertFish
KendallFrancois / John WayneGacy / Janie LouGibbs / EdGein
H.H.Holmes / LeslieIrvin / EdmundKemper / Rhonda BelleMartin
TedKaczynski / MarieNoe / MarybethTinning / WayneWilliams
AileenWuornos / Henry LeeLucas / DorotheaPuente / GaryRidgway

Self-Evaluation

Usetherubricbelowtoevaluateeachpartoftheproject:

Score
(o-4) / Explanation
(Whydidyougiveyourselfthatscore?Bespecific.)
PartI
PartII
PartIII
Bibliography

SerialKillerProjectGradingRubric

4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Eachpartisaccuratethorough.
All parts include multiple specificdetails & examples to demonstrate an in- depthunderstanding.
APAbibliographywith 4 or more sources (3 websites +textbook). / Eachpartisaccuratecomplete.
Allpartsincludedetails & examples to demonstrate an in- depthunderstanding.
APAbibliographywith 3sources(2websites+ textbook). / Somepartsareaccurate &/orcomplete.
Some sections include detailstodemonstrateunderstanding.
APAbibliographywith 2sources(1website+ textbook). / Allpartsareinaccurate &/orincomplete.
Fewsectionsinclude detailstodemonstrateunderstanding.
APAbibliographywith 1source(1websiteor thetextbook).