Criminal minds
Criminal Minds: The psychology behind the law
Offered at Duke East Campus.
This class looks into the minds of criminals, especially serial killers. We look at it from a psycological standpoint, studying theories of how the human mind works and the abnormalities that have the potential to create a killer. We look at it from a legal standpoint, examining how the insanity plea works and the impact it has on cases. We study how are serial killers made; Is is nature or nurture? What triggers people to become killers? And we learn about criminal justice and how to catch these criminals through criminal profiling and forensics. We use the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) to 'diagnose' fictional characters. We take personality tests and hold mock interrogations. So basically, we do a lot of fun, awesome things! Before 2012, tipsters would participate in exciting projects such as the deviance project, which entails deviating from social norms. Examples of past projects include sitting on the floor, not doing the project to begin with, and touching strangers' elbows. The old final project for the class was a 10-15 minute report on a serial killer of the students' choice (this includes getting to scare actual college kids in the West Duke library with book titles and search pages). Starting from 2012, the final project was a research paper on any topic related to psychology, using case studies for research.
Criminal Minds 2017 Term 2
Criminal Minds 2015 Term 1 We are the octopus.
Teacher: Alex Berger
TA: Copelan Gammon
- Goals. Also the teacher in charge because Copelan can adult so well and has the only key to the classroom.
Students:
Fourth Years:
- Camille McClain (Milla)- Managed to get sent home for medical reasons. The octopus but also a vampire. Answered almost every question about mental illnesses.
Criminal Minds 2013 Term 2
- Known to utterly obliterate your faith in humanity
Teacher: Justin a.k.a. the Bufferfly
TA: Copelan (part of Dopelan and is also a serial killer)
Fourth Years
Kelly- Most likely to throw a book in your face
William- Most likely to break Justin
Nora- Most likely to know the answers of the universe
Kersey- Most likely to get away with it
Third Years
Nat- Most likely to be a founding father
LJ- Most likely to bully Justin
Gus- Most likely to be a preppy redneck
Riley- Most likely to survive death by cross
Second Years
Annie- Most likely to be a professional sketch artist
Parker- Most likely to be a 42
Laurence- Most likely to dig a hole
Lauren- Most likely to falsely confess
Lexie- Most likely to be memorable
Taylor- Most likely to oink at other people's pain
Sarah- Most likely to wiggle her chinny-chin-chin
Miranda- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
Katy- Most likely to use evening study as a workout sesh
Inside Jokes
Justin is a bufferfly with red converse, aviators, a ripped upper-body and a superman shirt.
It's Dopelan....or Cylan, depending on how you look at it.
"Sometimes, I just feel so irrelephant."
Criminal Minds 2012 Term 1
- Known for excessive eyahs, yolos and general awesomeness
Teacher: Jordan
TA: Joey
Criminal Minds Class 2011 Duke East Term 2
- This class is notable for having the most students constantly involved in theme days, i.e. Emo Monday and Wear a Skirt Wednesday
Feel free to (Please do!) add any quotes or inside jokes from the class!
Taught By: EmperorJudgeMasterTimSirSensei, or MasterTimSir for short
TAed By: Lauren
Fourth years:
Benjamin- Hehehehehehehehe
Alexis Jones - best prosecuting attorney you will ever see. She's scary good. Seriously, scary.
Waseem Lakhani- Best "Expert" Witness
Third Years:
Spencer Haynsworth
Chandler Evans
Jackie Keaton
Aelish Brown
Laura Eckman
Second Years:
Chloe Hooks- 88% feeling
Eric Bussey- Listens to the clouds
Sophie Gershenwald
Sara Conley
Sidney Cobb
Carson Rogge- Who makes the weirdest facial expressions for everything
Kevin Oh - "I'm going to talk about Manhattan..."
Costanza Rasi
Rennie Svirnovskiy