Blog 12 - Third Interview Questions

1. What is the most important factor in an unidentified subject's psychological profile?
2. What are some of the different aspects that go into building a profile?
3. Normally, how accurate are psychological profiles in making predictions?
4. How would you define an "unidentified subject"?
5. How does using psychology within law enforcement make a difference? How has it developed and made changes within the feild?
6. From what you have experienced, how often is the profile actually applied within the field?
7. What is the best way to build a profile?
8. What methods have proven most effective in your career?
9. What is absolutely necessary when putting together an unsub's profile?
10. How do different crimes and criminals reflect on differences within profiles?

Blog 11 - Mentorship 10 hours check.

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I am doing my mentorship with a Community Outreach Specialist for the FBI. 2.   Who is your contact?
My contact is Karen Martin. 
3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?   
So far, I have completed 21 total hours with my mentor at various events and meetings. 
4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
The first piece of my 10 hours was a meeting with the West Covina Youth council I accompanied my mentor in which she presented and I helped answer questions. Along with this, we went to the FBI Teen Academy which is a thing my mentor created to get teens more interested in a future in the FBI. During this event i also helped answer questions, set up and tear down, and accompany the teens there around the FBI headquarters. 

Senior Project, The Holiday

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?
Over the break my mentor was not working, therefore I had to do research and other activites on my own. I spent some time reading a book on what it takes to gain a job within the FBI, but I also communicated with different contacts in and attempt to further expand my project. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
One thing I learned during my research was how truly valuable my mentorship was. While reading the book "FBI Careers" there were many sections that i could skip because it was information that not only my mentor Karen had already shared with me but things I had presented other people while working alongside her. This book also gave me much more knowledge to how the FBI worked because it is much more of a complicated are then I had ever realized. 

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
Since my topic is specific I would want to talk to someone in that field. Unfortunately, my mentor would not work so I would like to find someone who either studied psychology, criminology, and applies it within law enforcement. This would be the ideal person to talk to because they would know which are the best and more important things to focus on and would have experiences to back it up, whereas currently i am reading books and attempting to be correct in my answers. 

FBI Teen Academy! 11-16-13

So the FBIs Teen Academy finally happened and it was super cool. Basically the Teen Academy is something my mentor Karen began, it is a day for teens to learn about the FBI and whether or not they would be interested in it or another section of law enforcement in the future. The day consists of various speakers that come in and give presentations to the kids invited. One of the best parts was that it was in an actual FBI facility so it was all really professional and everything required clearance. Another part that was really great was that since I am there to accompany and work with Karen I was given more FBI clearance then the other students there. Many of the students were coming up to me and asking questions and because they aw me working with my mentor they all assumed I was older. The faces they made when i told them i was the same age as them were priceless.
Anyway, the day started off bright and early and lasted the duration of a normal school day, the only differences being: we were in a high security FBI building, the lecturers were all FBI agents, and I had to accompany people to the restroom whenever they had to go. My mentor began the day with some history on the FBI and its general ideas. After that a CART (Computer Analysis Response Team) technician spoke about her job. this consisted of how they exact evidence from any type of digital device and what they have to do in order to use it to properly incriminate the person. Following her was the Civil Rights Specialist who gave a great presentation on what his job pertains to, mostly any cases that go directly against the civil rights of another person. The ASAC ( Assistant Special Agent - in Charge) then followed with a presentation on gangs. He spoke far longer than he was supposed to but he was such a great speaker no one noticed except for those of us running the event. From his speech the main thing I gathered was that "Hurt people, hurt people", I don't think I'll ever forget that. The last presentation of the dat was the K-9 unit, which meant a bomb sniffing dog. This was particularly interesting because the dog, Salem, would go from playful and puppy-like to serious and ready for business the next. At the end of all this, I learned a lot and got to meet plenty of new great people.

Me attempting to take a picture with Salem, the bomb sniffing dog!

The ASAC during his presentation on gangs. 

My mentor Karen shaking hands and thanking the special agent who made the presentation on Civil Rights. 

Some of the other students watching and hanging out as Karen tried to get past all the FBI computer's ever-changing passwords.

EQ

1. I have reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.
2.
   a. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
       No, I do not believe this question meets the rule of 3 criteria. While it does present the possibility for multiple answers it is not that specific and does not take a stance.
   b. What is most important in securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
       This EQ seems to work, it states what kind of investigation although it could be more specific as to what kind of criminal investigation. A stance is taken and a framework for research is provided.
   c. What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
       This EQ is based off the opinion of the customers, this means that it may be hard to research because all the customers are different. Aside from that, it is a pretty good EQ.
   d. How can and Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
       The question follows the rule of three, but at the same time could be more specific because there are many different types of chronic body pain. The question can take a stance though and be backed by reliable research so overall it seems good.
3. What is the most important factor in the creation of an unsub's profile?

Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?
     How are psychology and criminology used within the FBI?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ?

• Psychology can be used to create psychological profiles, these profiles can assist FBI team in catching criminals or obtaining suspects. 
• Criminology assists agents in gaining a different point of view on their cases, this insight can lead to more success in closing cases, hostage negotiations, and much more. 

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?
    The most important source i have used to come up with answers to my EQ is Mind Hunter by John Douglas. Not only did this book provide a direct point of view but it showed the entire process of psychology and criminology being used within the FBI and why.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

     My mentor is Karen Martin from the FBI, she has been very helpful in showing me how the FBI works and what it does. She has much interest in psychology like I do and because of this has been able to assist me in finding research and other people to talk with. 

Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my Independent Component I plan to add an additional outlet for research to my topic by working with professors of Criminology and Psychology. Hopefully, working with people in the field can not only provide more background but a mentor as well. Through this I hope to gain more knowledge in my topic and more connections with people that can assist me. Learning from these sources will give greater insight and make it easier to retain the information, than simply reading from articles and books. With another mentor I would like to experience more and go more into the general idea of my EQ and not just the FBI. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

In order to show evidence of my 30 hours I will most likely provide photos, if there is anything of interest to photograph. Working with a new mentor I will also gain a lot of new knowledge that will indirectly show evidence of my 30 hours. 

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

My Independent Component will help explore my topic in more depth because at the moment with my mentorship I am mostly focused on the FBI. With a different mentor I hope to focus on the other aspect of criminology. Concentrating this component on my other area of interest will allow me more research and exploration.