Blog 2-Summer Mentorship

WORKING ON A CASE=)

THE LENGTHY AFFIDAVIT AND SEARCH WARRANT-_-

A FINGERPRINT I COLLECTED=)

1.)Contact Name:Terry Hensen
Phone Number:(909)477-0916
Organization: Azusa Police

2.)What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?
-Mr.Hensen had worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 8 years, 17 years with the Azusa PD( patrol,property crimes, homicide, robbery, DV, and under cover stuff.) In total he has been in the force for 25 years.  Mr. Hensen genuinely wanted us to take something away from the experience and taught us in a way that was interesting and informational.

3.)List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.
-What type of training (physical. psychological, emotional, etc.) must a criminal investigator go through to be properly prepared?
-How long does it take a criminal investigator to get through all the training and out onto the field?
-What is the most difficult task a criminal investigator faces when dealing with a case?
-What types of people will be working with you on a case?

4.)What is the most important thing you gained from this experience?Why?
-The most important thing I gained from this class was a truly brutal look into the field. Before taking the class I was really excited about learning about Criminal Investigation because of all the work they did to help a deceased person's loved ones rest knowing that the murderer had been brought to justice. However, this class made me realize that there was so much more to it, I somewhat overlooked the key elements in the job, and I wasn't really prepared for some of the things we watched and discussed in the class. However, I spent about 130 hours in total learning about criminal investigation and after a while I became used to the material we were exposed to. I would say the most important thing I learned was to not get emotionally involved in the case because it makes it much harder to deal with.

5.)What is your senior project topic going to be? How did mentorship help you make your decision? Please explain.
-My senior project topic is going to be Criminal Investigation.
-Mentorship helped me make this decision because I really enjoyed the class and the numerous activities we did to better understand the job of a criminal investigator. I realized that it's more than looking for fingerprints, foot prints, etc. being a criminal investigator requires you to get outside of your mind and into that of the criminal. This sounds pretty crazy but that's how criminal investigators capture a perpetrator, they have to think like them; What motive did they have to commit this felony? What could they possibly gain from it? Where would they go after committing the crime? I originally wanted to do psychology, and this topic allows me to learn about that as well, so I'm pretty happy with my topic.=)