Science as a

Human
Endeavour
(SHE)
Stage 1
Psychology
What is the SHE task?
• The focus of this task is to explore an aspect of Criminal and
Forensic Psychology with a particular emphasis on the
interaction between society and the application of
psychological knowledge.

• You will use and acknowledge a variety of relevant sources to

find data and information to support your findings.

• You will present your findings as a criminal profile.

• Your SHE report needs to have a focus on two of the dot points
from the key concepts of Science as a Human Endeavour

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 • Research task with an
What is the SHE emphasis on the link between
Science (psychology) and
task? Society.

• More ‘application to the real

world’ rather than just recalling
content.

• You will choose a criminal from

the allocated list and conduct a
criminal profile analysis on
them. This will include
information on the offender,
crimes, victims, witnesses (if
any), psychological profile,
punishment/sentence and the
value of criminal profiling to
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Who are the
criminals?
You will choose ONE of the
following offenders to complete
your SHE task on:

Gary Ridgway
Ted Bundy
John Bunting
Ivan Milat
Aileen Wuornos
Martin Bryant
John Wayne Gacy
Anders Breivik
David Berkowitz
Katherine Knight
Richard Ramirez
 Gary Ridgway
• Also known as the Green River
Killer.
• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: strangulation,
necrophilia
• Victims: 49 confirmed, suspected of
70-90
• Status: Alive – currently serving life
imprisonment without possibility of
parole
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 Ted Bundy
• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: lure, bludgeoning,
rape, decapitation, necrophilia.
Victims similar in physical
characteristics
• Victims: 20 confirmed, suspected of
30+
• Status: Deceased – 3 death
sentences. Execution via
electrocution

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 John Bunting

• Main ringleader of the Snowtown

murders
• Nationality: Australian
• Modus Operanti: hate crimes,
strangulation, gunshot, torture
• Victims: 11 (suspected of 12)
• Status: Alive – currently serving 11
consecutive life sentences without
possibility of parole

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 Ivan Milat
• Also known as the Backpacker
Murderer
• Nationality: Australian
• Modus Operanti: hitchhikers,
deception, gunshot, stabbing,
sexual assault
• Victims: 7 (suspected of more)
• Status: Deceased – was serving 7
consecutive life sentences until his
death of cancer in 2019
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Aileen Wuornos

• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: lured men
through guise of prostitution,
gunshot, money.
• Victims: 7
• Status: Deceased – sentences to
death for murders. Executed by
lethal injection

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 Martin Bryant

• Known for the Port Arthur massacre

in Tasmania
• Nationality: Australian
• Modus Operanti: mass shooter,
thrill, gunshot
• Victims: 35 killed, 23 injured
• Status: Alive – currently serving 35
life sentences plus 1,652 years
without possibility of parole

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 John Wayne Gacy

• Known as the Killer Clown

• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: lure, asphyxiation,
drowning, strangulation, rape, torture
• Victims: 33 men and boys (suspected
of more)
• Status: Deceased – sentenced to
death for crimes. Executed by lethal
injection

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Anders Breivik
• Responsible for the 2011 Norway
Attacks
• Nationality: Norwegian
• Modus Operanti: domestic terrorism,
mass shooting hate crime/extremism,
bombing, gunshot
• Victims: 77 killed, 319 injured
• Status: Alive – sentenced to 21 years
preventative detention (maximum
civilian sentence in Norway but can be
extended)
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David Berkowitz

• Also known as Son of Sam

• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: shooting, claimed
neighbours' dog was possessed and
instructed him to kill
• Victims: 6 killed, 11 wounded
• Status: Alive – sentenced to six
consecutive life sentences with
possibility of parole after 25 years

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Katherine Knight

• First woman in Australia to be

sentenced to life imprisonment
without parole
• Nationality: Australian
• Modus Operanti: stabbing, skinning
and intentions of cannibalism
• Victims: 1
• Status: Alive – sentenced to life
imprisonment without possibility of
parole
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Richard Ramirez
• Also known as the Night Stalker
• Nationality: American
• Modus Operanti: satanism, robbery,
gunshot, knives, machetes,
strangulation, bludgeoning, rape,
torture
• Victims: 15 (strongly suspected of more)
• Status: Deceased – sentenced to 19
death sentences. Died of complications
B-cell lymphoma in 2013 while awaiting
execution

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 What are the key concepts?
You must also link your SHE report to two of the dot points below:
Communication and Collaboration
• Science is a global enterprise that relies on clear communication, international conventions, and review and verification of
results.
• Collaboration between psychologists and stakeholders advances research and understanding. It requires shared evidence
from many sources in a multidisciplinary approach.
Development and Application
• Developments in research and technology lead to advances in psychological understanding.
• The application of psychological understanding can enable scientists to develop solutions, design actions, and evaluate and
respond to economic, sociocultural, and environmental factors.
Influence
• Psychological knowledge and its application are both influenced by, and influence economic, sociocultural, religious,
ideological, political, and environmental perspectives in a local, national, and global context.
• The use of psychological knowledge may have positive, negative, or unexpected consequences that require monitoring,
assessment, and evaluation. The use of psychological knowledge must take into account risks and ethical considerations.
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 •Development and Application
• Development of new technologies,
Psychology advancements, uses, treatments,
theories.
SHE
•Influence
Concepts - • Using Psychological knowledge may have
Simplified positive, negative or unexpected results
that require follow up. This knowledge
must take into account ethical concerns
and/or considerations.

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Process of
SHE Task

Stage 1
Psychology
Information Search
and Planning
• Use the internet and other sources
of information to do an initial
search related to your chosen
offender.

• I will link some sources to the

weebly site page to get you started.

• Record the sources in a

bibliography using Harvard
referencing.

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Important notes to • Word count of
consider 1,000 words
maximum or 6
minutes
multimodal (only
for the written
sections)

• Final due date

Friday week 7.
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Performance Standards Assessed
Investigation, Analysis and Evaluation
Systematically analyses and interprets data and evidence to
A formulate logical conclusions with detailed justification.
B Logically analyses and interprets data and evidence to formulate
suitable conclusions with reasonable justification.
C Undertakes some analysis and interpretation of data and evidence
to formulate generally appropriate conclusions with some
justification.
D Describes data and undertakes some basic interpretation to
formulate a basic conclusion.
E Attempts to describe results and/or interpret data to
formulate a basic conclusion.
Knowledge and Application
Critically explores and understands in depth the interaction between science and
society.
Communicates knowledge and understanding of psychology coherently, with highly
effective use of appropriate terms, conventions, and representations.
Logically explores and understands in some depth the interaction between science and
society.
Communicates knowledge and understanding of psychology mostly coherently, with
effective use of appropriate terms, conventions, and representations.
Explores and understands aspects of the interaction between science and society.
Communicates knowledge and understanding of psychology generally effectively, using
some appropriate terms, conventions, and representations.
Partially explores and recognises aspects of the interaction between science and society.
Communicates basic psychological information, using some appropriate terms,
conventions, and/or representations.
Attempts to explore and identify an aspect of the interaction between science and
society.
Attempts to communicate information about psychology