Mount Ida College Criminal Justice/Forensic Science Blog

Links to finding out about Nature vs. Nurture

2012-01-19T15:13:00.000-05:00

Just a few of the Interesting links about Nature vs. Nurture. The Debate is not settled and may never be settled.

http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/nature_nurture.htm

http://psychology.about.com/od/nindex/g/nature-nurture.htm

http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/socpsy-2.html

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/foundations_psychology/90977

Welcome Back to Spring Semester 2012!

2012-01-13T20:55:00.000-05:00

I want to welcome students back and I am looking for volunteers to help with this Blog.

This picture was taken last year 2011 at the beginning of the semester!

I am hopeful that we can get more interaction with students and also that you will take advantage of all of the linked information on this site . Dr. Sgarzi

True Crime Stories

2012-01-12T20:23:00.002-05:00

Looking for True Crime Stories free check out this site.

Children of Thunder When drug abuse, mental illness and religious extremism combine, three men lose their moral compasses and commit the ultimate sin.

htt p://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/true-crime-stories/entries/entries.html

On-line tutorials for Forensic Science Students. Check it Out!

2012-01-12T20:03:00.002-05:00

( http://www.bestforensicscienceschools.com/2011/35-fantastic-online-tutorials-for-forensic-science-students/ ). It’s called 35 Fantastic Online Tutorials for Forensic Science Students. If it’s something you find interesting and think that your readers would as well, I was wondering if you would possibly consider mentioning it on your site? writer Deborah Elliott a website dedicated to providing students with the information and tools needed in order to pursue their Forensic Science programs.

A new Blog connection for Forensic Science

2012-01-12T20:00:00.001-05:00

http://www.bestforensicscienceschools.com/, a website dedicated to providing students with the information and tools needed in order to pursue their Forensic Science programs. Check it out!

Criminal Justice News Sites

2011-09-04T17:58:00.001-04:00

Don't Forget to keep checking out daily news site for Criminal Justice
http://thecrimereport.org/ Here is the link to keep you updated.Also links to the following:Policing Drugs Guns Sentencing Prisons Courts Immigration Terrorism Sex Crimes Juvenile Justice Domestic Violence White-Collar Crime Organized Crime Forensics

September 4, 2011 Welcome Back CJ Students

2011-09-04T17:50:00.000-04:00

Welcome Back Criminal Justice Students
Welcome Back to all Students. It seems like a Short Summer! If students want to help with the CJ blog please let me know. I will be posting information as needed, along with interesting stories in Criminal Justic. Notice at the bottom of the page there is a constant feed site for criminal justice news. Stay Tuned. Dr.Sgarzi Information

What is going on in the Philisophy of Genetics?

2011-09-04T16:45:00.001-04:00

n Crime
The link between crime and genetics is so well-documented these days that even an undergraduate can write a term paper on it and cite scientific references. So I won't try to duplicate those efforts. But I just want to correct the misconception that "both genes and environment play a role in the criminality of the individual". It's not always true.
First, what is the environment? Your parents share your genes, so being raised in a violent family situation can't really be considered "environment". Why? Because the way your parents nurture you depends on how you ask to be raised. If you have a genetic condition like Conduct Disorder or Oppositional Defiance Disorder, it will put stress on your parents. Since they share your genes (or more specifically, your gene flavors), chances are greater that they'll also have a short temper and lack of impulse control, and so may respond with uncontrolled violence. So the shared genes a child has with his parents are responsible for both the incessant provocation, and the violent response. Family environment is thus genetic.
Second, psychologists often say things like "Families with poor communication and weak family bonds have been shown to have a correlation with children's development of aggressive/criminal behavior". Or "children are at a fifty percent greater risk of engaging in criminal acts, if they were neglected or abused". But what's the real cause? If you're born with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), that later develops into Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), of course you're going to be a bad parent -- remote and distant and uncaring. Since the parent shares the same genes as the child, poor parental nurturing can't really be considered "environment" at all; it's genes reacting to genes.
So why can't we intervene, and teach a child how to control his aggressive behaviors? Why is it so certain that genes will deterministically lead to the effect? It's the same reason that you can predict with 100% certainty that a loaded mousetrap in a room full of mice will get sprung. The world is full of chances to respond, but it only takes one time, and you can't completely control the environment. If you have a high genetic tendency to react aggressively, even the most peaceful environment will set you off once in a while, and you'll kill someone or impulsively steal their belongings.
January 01, 2009 in Nature vs Nurture

CJ/FS Blog Linked to the Top 50 sites in Forensic Sciece

2009-06-15T10:50:00.003-04:00

We are very pleased to announce that our Criminal Justice Forensic Science Blog is now linked to the Top 50 sites in Forensic Science. Link below:
http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/?page_id=41