Today's schedule is
9:15 - 11:50 D Block Social and Environmental Science
12:30 - 3:05 A Block Criminology
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Quadrat studies are a method of looking at what kinds of animals, seaweeds and plants live in the intertidal zone, and how abundant they are relative to each other. A primary quadrat analysis is a survey of what is living above the substrate level (the beach has cobbles and boulders that come from the Vashon Till plain which makes up Cape Lazo - it is exposed to the southeast winter winds and is a high energy shoreline which causes erosion of the bluffs to the beach). It does not include unattached (washed up) plants or dead animals. It gives us information about what kinds of species are living on the beach, how many of them are present and how much of the beach they occupy.
We'll start with the high tide line/drift line (supralittoral), work through the inter tidal zone (mesolittoral), and finish with the swash zone (infralittoral). Often the wrack line (last high tide line) is covered in seaweed and other material (i.e. plastic pollution and beach litter). If there are multiple wrack lines, all details describing which wrack line was evaluated should be included in your notes. Identification should be to the species level if possible. Use magnifiers, identification sheets, and field identification books to help you identify organisms. If unsure note it with a question mark and take a picture of it. For algae, identifying to genus is often all that is practical in the field. There are two types of data being collected in the primary survey – percent cover and species presence/abundance. Percent cover takes into account both living and dead material – species presence/abundance only records living organisms.
Our low tide at Point Holmes will be 1.69 m (5.54 ft) at 11:02 am.
A Block Criminology - Today we start with your violent crime and victimology quiz. Same as before...multiple selection, true/false, ONE short answer question and a bonus drawing question. After,
You work for the Retail Council of Canada and have been hired to create a poster campaign about shoplifting. The poster campaign has two purposes:
- To help employees identify people who are shoplifting and
- To explain how to reduce shoplifting in stores (target hardening and target removal strategies)
Look at figure 11.2 on page 228-229 in the Criminology text for help. Here are some further ideas and points.....
Spot the Shoplifter: Unfortunately, there is no typical profile of a shoplifter. Thieves come in all ages, races and from various backgrounds. However, there are some signs that should signal a red flag for retailers. While the following characteristics don't necessarily mean guilt, retailers should keep a close eye on shoppers who exhibit the following:
- Spends more time watching the cashier or sales clerk than actually shopping.
- Wears bulky, heavy clothing during warm weather or coats when unnecessary.
- Walks with short or unnatural steps, which may indicate that they are concealing lifted items.
- Takes several items into dressing room and only leaves with one item.
- Seems nervous and possibly picks up random items with no interest.
- Frequently enters store and never makes a purchase.
- Enters dressing room or rest rooms with merchandise and exits with none.
- Large group entering the store at one time, especially juveniles. A member of the group causes a disturbance to distract sales staff.
"Stunning" look inside shoplifting epidemic (CTV News)
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