My first presentation topic
idea involves community involvement effecting crime rates. One article
discusses the value of bystander involvement and the issues effecting why
people don’t get involved when a crime is happening. Some of the discussion
topics will relate with crime rates effecting a community’s involvement but others
will discuss a community’s involvement effecting crime rates. The other article
discusses educational value and benefits within correctional institutions.
There are issues developing within the justice system regarding education and
prison convictions. I will need to find other articles relating to the topic to
assist in further support or research regarding the educational value as well
as community involvement value in reducing crime rates, but these two articles
appear to be a decent start.
The second presentation
topic idea discusses the success of business’s in different types of
communities. The first article discusses the impact ethics has on a successful business.
Again, more supporting articles will be needed to discuss community effects of
personal integrity and ethical behavior, but this article is a good start in
correlating ethical behavior and success in business. The second article
discusses the relationship between trust and developing big businesses. The article
discusses laws regulating business methods and how entrepreneurs view certain
laws. Laws are enforced and passed at different levels so community involvement
is crucial in establishing standards for business practices.
Behan, C. (2007). Context, Creativity and Critical
Reflection: Education in Correctional Institutions. Journal
Of Correctional Education, 58(2), 157-169.
Dirk De Clercq, Mourad Dakhli, Personal
strain and ethical standards of the self-employed, Journal of Business
Venturing, Volume 24, Issue 5, September 2009, Pages 477-490, ISSN 0883-9026
Sergey Anokhin, William S. Schulze, Entrepreneurship, innovation, and corruption, Journal of Business Venturing, Volume 24, Issue 5, September 2009, Pages 465-476, ISSN 0883-9026
Zhong, L. (2009). Bystander
Intervention and Fear of Crime: Evidence From Two Chinese Communities. International Journal of Offender Therapy
and Comparative Criminolgy. Web. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08331214
Your first presentation idea reminded me of the infamous murder of Kitty Genovese. She was stabbed to death in 1964 in Queens New York and there where numerous witnesses but no one intervened. This prompted not only media attention but also attention from the psychology discipline. They now call this Geneovese Syndrome. Several factors contribute to the the Bystander Effect such as the observation that no one else is helping, the belief that someone else's help would be more efficient,and the feeling of others watching them help brings anxiety. I'm sure your article discusses this but it sure is a fascinating phenomenon!
ReplyDeleteI think you have a good start, but how do the two disciplines relate to each other? Obviously I feel that if a community has a lower crime rate, then business would be more successful. I also feel that if you investigated it deeper you would be able to find a stronger correlation.
ReplyDeleteI had the exact same thought as Camilla when I was reading your first presentation idea. The research on Kitty Genovese would provided some solid insights into the bystander effect. Here are some links to some great YouTube videos about the bystander effect:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGaJrgi_SpE&feature=related
This is a link to CNN on the bystander effect as well:
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/26/understanding-the-bystander-effect/
Also, if you did a search on social proof you will find some great information that goes right in line with the bystander effect. Dr. Robert Cialdini's book Influence great information on both social proof and the bystander effect.
I am also interested in your article about education in corrections. I work in corrections, and we are about to make some changes that will impact the emphases that we put on offenders' education. I know that there is plenty of information out there on this subject. However, if you are interested at seeing what Utah's stats are on how many offenders under the supervision of the Department of Corrections looks like, let me know. I would be more than happy to pull the data.
I am very interested in your second topic. I am currently taking a marketing class and I feel as if the information would be very interesting and useful to incorporate into both of our classes. What research are you leaning towards? Is there one that you are more passionate about or curious?
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