Gemini: A Study Of The Duality In Behavior Analyses Assesments
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physiology and Health
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to develop an proactive threat assessment that could be used to determine patterns of threatening behavior to public safety before a crime was committed. This assessment would use pre-existing criminal profiling techniques and a wide variety of psychological findings from the past century to determine patterns of behavior leading up to criminal actions. Over the course of this research, it was discovered that this type of assessment could not be used in a Criminal Justice setting, as it was initially intended, due to its requirement of highly sensitive personal information to complete a full analysis. Collecting this information would break privacy laws and violate privacy rights afforded to citizens in most civilized nations. The focus of the research then shifted to developing a threat assessment that could be used by lay people such as administrators and parents without training in profiling techniques who may be worried about a student or child. Interviews with members of faculty from local high schools and law enforcement departments are pending. The data collected from these interviews would be used to show how useful this kind of assessment might be in preventing tragedies like school shootings or adolescent homicides and suicides. This has implications in the safety of institutions, and may be able to provide a firmer understanding and handling of atypical behavior throughout society.
Recommended Citation
Milliff, Jamie, "Gemini: A Study Of The Duality In Behavior Analyses Assesments" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 167.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/167
Location
Owens G01
Start Date
4-16-2016 11:00 AM
Gemini: A Study Of The Duality In Behavior Analyses Assesments
Owens G01
The purpose of this project was to develop an proactive threat assessment that could be used to determine patterns of threatening behavior to public safety before a crime was committed. This assessment would use pre-existing criminal profiling techniques and a wide variety of psychological findings from the past century to determine patterns of behavior leading up to criminal actions. Over the course of this research, it was discovered that this type of assessment could not be used in a Criminal Justice setting, as it was initially intended, due to its requirement of highly sensitive personal information to complete a full analysis. Collecting this information would break privacy laws and violate privacy rights afforded to citizens in most civilized nations. The focus of the research then shifted to developing a threat assessment that could be used by lay people such as administrators and parents without training in profiling techniques who may be worried about a student or child. Interviews with members of faculty from local high schools and law enforcement departments are pending. The data collected from these interviews would be used to show how useful this kind of assessment might be in preventing tragedies like school shootings or adolescent homicides and suicides. This has implications in the safety of institutions, and may be able to provide a firmer understanding and handling of atypical behavior throughout society.
