Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Golden Doorknob
I'm in Luke and Sean's group, and though I like the Pandora's Box thing better than this one, I figured I'd put up another idea our group had to fulfill my blog requirement. This other ideas was a generic crime-show like thing (CSI, NCIS, Bones, Law & Order, etc.) where we see a piece of a crime in the beginning (a murder or something) and then a team of investigators works to find who the culprit was only to find it was a doorknob.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
UF Graduate Student Council 2008 Research Forum
To our Class:
I just was notified Saturday that I was accepted as a Poster Presenter for the Graduate Student Council Research Forum happening this Monday, April 14 at the Rietz Union.
Between 10:30 and noon I will be displaying photos, summary documents, and logged into SL on my laptop showing how Group 6 is Bringing (Criminal) Justice to Second Life.
Drop by if you get a chance, I'll give a report on how the Forum went when I get the opportunity.
Doug
I just was notified Saturday that I was accepted as a Poster Presenter for the Graduate Student Council Research Forum happening this Monday, April 14 at the Rietz Union.
Between 10:30 and noon I will be displaying photos, summary documents, and logged into SL on my laptop showing how Group 6 is Bringing (Criminal) Justice to Second Life.
Drop by if you get a chance, I'll give a report on how the Forum went when I get the opportunity.
Doug
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
"Criminal Law in Virtual Worlds"
Orin S. Kerr from George Washington University - Law School writes:
...Criminal law is a blunt instrument that should be used only as a last resort. The state's power to deny individuals their freedom is an extraordinary power, and it should be reserved for harms that other mechanisms cannot remedy. Online virtual worlds may seem real to some users, but unlike real life, they are mediated by game administrators who can take action with consequences internal to the game. Internal virtual harms should trigger internal virtual remedies. It is only when harms go outside the game that the criminal law should be potentially available to remedy wrongs not redressable elsewhere.
You can download the entire paper here
...Criminal law is a blunt instrument that should be used only as a last resort. The state's power to deny individuals their freedom is an extraordinary power, and it should be reserved for harms that other mechanisms cannot remedy. Online virtual worlds may seem real to some users, but unlike real life, they are mediated by game administrators who can take action with consequences internal to the game. Internal virtual harms should trigger internal virtual remedies. It is only when harms go outside the game that the criminal law should be potentially available to remedy wrongs not redressable elsewhere.
You can download the entire paper here
Saturday, January 12, 2008
SL Event
Hi All,
This is the event I described on Tuesday when I introduced myself. It is some of what Hawc Decosta has been up to in SL.
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January 13th 2008 11:00 AM / PST through 3:00 PM / PST
**** Rockcliffe University ****
Winter Open House “Rockcliffe X”
Three mock trials based on real life cases will be reenacted using SL Voice & Text.
Our CSI team has built three 3D recreations depicting the actual crime scenes of the RL cases we will be covering. The judge for our mock trials is a real life attorney, Remington Pinon, the prosecutor is a real life law enforcement officer, retired, Hawc Decosta.
The event attendees will make up the Jury. First Come First Served.
The cases are scripted, but the actors are encouraged to “adlib”, we have a pretty witty team. We suspect this will be entertaining!
Event Schedule:
11:00 - 11:30: Welcome! - Dean of Rockcliffe , Phelan Corrimal (Kevin Feenan)
“The values of Rockcliffe University are focused around helping others to harvest the best in themselves, their ongoing development, and relationships. We believe that innovation can only be achieved through perseverance, strong leadership, open communication, protection of individual rights, and social harmony under conditions of high care. To be successful, performance must be measured based on long-term sustainability and not short-term gain. It is our highest value that the legacies we leave should be one that is valued for generations and not simply in our lifetime”
Walk through Meet our Staff and Preview the Crime Scenes. Grab a Jurors seat!
11:30 - 12:15: Mock Trial #1
While off duty and at a party, Police Officer Bill Gannon was asked by the homeowner to get some ice from his basement. Since the ice machine was not immediately apparent, the officer opened two doors. Behind door number two were six marijuana plants. The officer arrested the homeowner. Would you exclude the marijuana plants? What court case(s) justify your decision?
12:15 - 12:45: Butch Dae of VIT Worlds
- Virtual Information Technology -
“So far, this journey has opened doors to Virtual Worlds, Virtual Humans and the transformation of Homo Sapiens to Cyber Sapiens.”
12:45 - 1:30: Mock Trial #2
Ms. Older (age 79) was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend by shooting him in the head during a jealous rage. After deliberating three hours the jury rejected Ms. Older’s claim that she was insane when she shot the 85-year-old Mr. Senior, the man she said bought her a car, took her on a number of trips, and threw her a birthday party during their 14-month relationship.
1:30 - 2:00: Seven Shikami - Advanced programming class: Coding for games
2:00 - 2:45: Mock Trial #3
Ms. Sally Sebring was arrested for DUI after she sped through a school zone in the middle of the afternoon. She failed a field sobriety test and was belligerent and abrasive to the officer who stopped her.
2:45 - 3:00: Note Card Giver Contest Judging – May the Best Avatar Win!
Doug
This is the event I described on Tuesday when I introduced myself. It is some of what Hawc Decosta has been up to in SL.
______________________
January 13th 2008 11:00 AM / PST through 3:00 PM / PST
**** Rockcliffe University ****
Winter Open House “Rockcliffe X”
Three mock trials based on real life cases will be reenacted using SL Voice & Text.
Our CSI team has built three 3D recreations depicting the actual crime scenes of the RL cases we will be covering. The judge for our mock trials is a real life attorney, Remington Pinon, the prosecutor is a real life law enforcement officer, retired, Hawc Decosta.
The event attendees will make up the Jury. First Come First Served.
The cases are scripted, but the actors are encouraged to “adlib”, we have a pretty witty team. We suspect this will be entertaining!
Event Schedule:
11:00 - 11:30: Welcome! - Dean of Rockcliffe , Phelan Corrimal (Kevin Feenan)
“The values of Rockcliffe University are focused around helping others to harvest the best in themselves, their ongoing development, and relationships. We believe that innovation can only be achieved through perseverance, strong leadership, open communication, protection of individual rights, and social harmony under conditions of high care. To be successful, performance must be measured based on long-term sustainability and not short-term gain. It is our highest value that the legacies we leave should be one that is valued for generations and not simply in our lifetime”
Walk through Meet our Staff and Preview the Crime Scenes. Grab a Jurors seat!
11:30 - 12:15: Mock Trial #1
While off duty and at a party, Police Officer Bill Gannon was asked by the homeowner to get some ice from his basement. Since the ice machine was not immediately apparent, the officer opened two doors. Behind door number two were six marijuana plants. The officer arrested the homeowner. Would you exclude the marijuana plants? What court case(s) justify your decision?
12:15 - 12:45: Butch Dae of VIT Worlds
- Virtual Information Technology -
“So far, this journey has opened doors to Virtual Worlds, Virtual Humans and the transformation of Homo Sapiens to Cyber Sapiens.”
12:45 - 1:30: Mock Trial #2
Ms. Older (age 79) was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend by shooting him in the head during a jealous rage. After deliberating three hours the jury rejected Ms. Older’s claim that she was insane when she shot the 85-year-old Mr. Senior, the man she said bought her a car, took her on a number of trips, and threw her a birthday party during their 14-month relationship.
1:30 - 2:00: Seven Shikami - Advanced programming class: Coding for games
2:00 - 2:45: Mock Trial #3
Ms. Sally Sebring was arrested for DUI after she sped through a school zone in the middle of the afternoon. She failed a field sobriety test and was belligerent and abrasive to the officer who stopped her.
2:45 - 3:00: Note Card Giver Contest Judging – May the Best Avatar Win!
Doug
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