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Redo?

Hello! I’m not entirely sure if this blog ever even had any followers to begin with, but I am thinking of rekindling the ideas I had for this profile and am going to try and be more active. It’s been a year since I graduated from university with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice and I miss being a student so very much. Honestly, if I could get paid to be a student for the rest of my life I would probably do it. I miss the atmosphere so much, and the constant feeling of truly learning skills that I will one day be able to utilize in order to innovate and reform the justice system. I have been working as a deputy clerk in my local General District Court for a year, and before that I had a stint in the Sheriff’s Office as a deputy and worked in the jail. I’m still not entirely sure what path I will be taking with my career, and though I am fairly comfortable in the position I hold currently at the courts, my degree and experience are not being utilized fully and I recognize my potential may be wasted there. It is my hope that by bringing myself back into the academic perspective of the criminal justice field, the passion that once fueled my degree will return and give me a better understanding of what role I might be able to play in the betterment of the system.

#criminal justice #true crime #justice reform #blm #courts #corrections #law enforcement #career #university

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people say millenials don’t do anything when we literally caught the zodiac killer twice…… ok

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some people are so extra saying eric harris and dylan klebold were hot. the quality of pictures and videos are shit, they murdered innocent people, and they’ve been dead for 20 years. are you guys okay? i’m worried.

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BREAKING, 07/05/2019: Active shooter at STEM Highlands Ranch School in Douglas County, Colorado.

-Two people arrested.

-Possibility of a third suspect.

-At least two students have been shot and injured.

-School remains on lockdown.

-Many other area schools on lockout.

-Police press conference to be held soon.

Situation is still extremely fluid.

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shocking

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Things that are okay:

Being interested in serial killers because you wonder what made them commit such awful vile crimes

Watching serial killer documentaries because you want to learn more

Things that aren’t okay:

Wanting to fuck real life serial killers

Glorifying serial killers

Making a mockery of the people they killed

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Reblog if you’re an active TCC blog in 2019

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True Crime Podcast Recommendations!

I haven’t gone too deep down the hole to explore true crime podcasts, but I do have two that I’m liking quite a lot so I thought I would throw them out here into the void if anyone was looking for more ways to learn about specific cases or issues within criminal justice.

My Favorite Murder:

I feel like almost everyone on the planet already knows about MFM, even if they weren’t previously interested in true crime, but it is a fun little podcast when you want some comedy mixed in with your true crime. Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff are hilarious and thoroughly research a new case for each episode, including many that you may not have heard before. They also make minisodes in which their listeners with interesting hometown murder stories or creepy occurrences submit their tales to be read for the episode. I definitely recommend this one if you are looking for a more light-hearted easy to understand type podcast (though I’m not sure that any true crime is really light-hearted).

Sword and Scale:

I just started this podcast but was immediately impressed by the format with which the information is presented, and the extent to which topics are discussed. Mike Boudet has had some online drama directed at him in the past, but as far as I’m concerned I’m only listening for the information. This podcast is definitely heavier on the topics; the first episode I heard was #38 which involved a discussion on pedophilia. The episodes involve phone conversations with experts in various fields pertaining to the case or topic, interrogation, and court case audio, and 9-11 calls that all really drive home the tagline of the podcast; “that the worst monsters are very real”. 

This is as far as I’ve explored in the world of true crime podcast, but I am always open to recommendations for good podcasts, books, or documentaries about true crime and criminal justice!

#true crime #podcasts #criminal justice #my favorite murder #sword and scale #crime #cases #books #documentaries #karen gilgariff #georgia hardstark #mike boudet #recommendations

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This video is so wild. Wow.

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As someone who is interested in the psychological/scientific side of the true crime community, it makes me physically nauseous to see people making cutesy edits of real life school shooters and treating people like Jeffrey Dahmer like celebrities. These are not fictional characters or fictional crimes. These are real murderers and victims. To treat these criminals like comic book villains is incredibly disrespectful to their victims and is glorifying their horrific actions. The columbine shooters aren’t your poor misunderstood movie villains. They killed innocent people. They are murderers and should be treated as such. The fact there are “fan girls” for these people is gross. Get your shit together.

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If Tumblr is going to ban all adult content because of the porn bots, they need to remove all “true crime” blogs that condone a murderer’s actions.

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So I started Making A Murderer...

I wish I could accurately put all of what this docuseries has made me think and feel into a comprehensive post, but honestly, there’s just too much I could talk about. I do realize that the first season is a bit biased in the way that the “evidence” and information has been presented, and I haven’t gotten to the second season yet, but I don’t believe that there is anything at this point that could be uncovered or introduced that would convince me that Steven Avery or Brendan Dassey had anything to do with the death of Teresa Halbach. There also is absolutely no justification for the amount of time that has passed where Dassey and Avery have just been sitting in prison and waiting because they have no control over the situation.

Studying in the criminal justice field for a while now and I attempt to stay on top of any news, especially when injustices are concerned, so I have seen the West Memphis Threes, the Tamir Rices, the Sandra Blands, and now the Steven Averys and know with every fiber of my being that our system is flawed and needs fresh new faces with the proper understanding and drive to fix it, and I’m hoping to go on and be that.

#makingamurderer #steven avery #brendan dassey #tamir rice #sanda bland #west memphis three #true crime #netflix #docuseries #criminal justice #flawed #innocent #injustice #murder

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For her series Evidence (2009), Angela Strassheim photographed homes where familial homicides have taken place. She asked current residents permission to photograph the room in which the violence occurred. To render the remnants of blood visible, Strassheim uses a chemiluminescent spray that activates the remaining proteins on surfaces, even after they have been thoroughly cleaned and repainted. The resulting images create an eerie portrayal of past violent actions in a cozy domestic space. (Source)

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big mood

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Knives seized by 40 police forces have been made into a giant angel sculpture that creators want to put on display in Trafalgar Square (UK).

Via the Daily Mail

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How surface texture affects bloodstain patterns. (Video)