B Block Criminology - Today, we'll look at individual exploitation of an institutional position, influence peddling & bribery, theft and employee fraud, client fraud and corporate crime. A great example of embezzlement and swindling was presented by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight...
*Warning potty mouthed adult humour so please watch with care*
Another really good example of a text message scam can be found in a CBC news story...where bad cheques are forged and passed on to unsuspecting victims. Perhaps you have received an unsolicited email with the promise of some amazing money windfall for you and the person who has emailed you? These advanced fee "419" scams are called so because the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that makes it illegal to obtain money under false pretences is section 419. Millions of North Americans and Europeans are being targeted by scammers from Nigeria with very few being arrested or suffering any consequences.
419 is a modern day version of the 1500's Spanish Prisoner con when after the English defeated the Spanish armada in 1588-89, there were still a lot of English sailors who didn’t make it home. Letters began arriving to wealthy English families using the same idea, "if you can give me a small amount of money, then I can free this English prisoner.” In the same way then as today, the con man keeps squeezing more money and eventually begins threatening the victim. Canadian author Will Ferguson received the Giller Prize in 2012 for his book 419 - the tale of an email scam and a woman who sets out on a wide-ranging search for those she believes responsible for her father's death.
You'll have four questions to answer for me:
1. What’s the psychology behind the con and what can we learn from it? (check out The 7 Psychological Principles of Scams: Protect Yourself by Learning the Techniques)
2. How does a con man identify a mark? (check out Maria Konnikova on How we Get Conned and her interview below)
3. What are the nine phases of a long-con game? (check out The 9 Stages of the Big Con and the 4 Phases of Small Value Fraud)
4. What is the one fact that instantly makes you harder to con? (check out Protect yourself from scams and fraud)
To help with question #1 above...
Facebook Scams You Need to Know (Huffington Post)
Canadian Anti-Fraud CentreBBB releases list of Top 10 riskiest scams in Canada in 2019
A Block Legal Studies - Today we'll examine the Provincial Superior court room, focusing on courtroom organization and then we'll discuss the roles and responsibilities of the judge, the crown prosecutor, defense counsel, the court clerk, court recorder, and sheriff. From the Canadian Department of Justice:
For help on these people's roles check out Courts of BC Intro to Supreme Court and Supreme Court of BC Criminal Trials After, we'll look at the advantages of trial by jury and understand the methods and challenges to jury selection. For more on juries in BC check out Justice BC - What is Jury Duty?
To finish, I'll have you work on the following:
AAL p. 187
3. Why is it important for judges to be impartial?
4. Why is the role of a court recorder so important to the appeal process?
AAL p. 194
1. Describe the steps followed in jury selection.
2. Identify eight categories of people who are excluded from jury duty, and give one reason why you think each category is ineligible.
3. Explain the difference between a peremptory challenge and a challenge for cause.
If the world's water supply were only 100 liters, our usable water supply of fresh water would be only about 0.003 liter (one-half teaspoon) and all the while, water demand globally is projected to increase by 55% between 2000 and 2050. Then consider that the flora and fauna of the biosphere require water as well and you can see the importance of water to all forms of life on the planet.
We'll look at the properties of water in its three phases (don't talk to me about plasma) and then you'll need to define: condensation, evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, sublimation, percolation, and aquifer. Lastly you'll need to complete the following questions:
- Sketch a simplified model of the complex flows of water on Earth – the Hydrologic Cycle (use Geosystems Core p.127)
- What is the nature of groundwater pollution? Can contaminated groundwater be cleaned up easily? Explain (use Geosystems Core p.134-135)
- Using Figure 5.9, identify the regions where precipitation is the scarcest and the most abundant. (use Geosystems Core p.130)
To help look at the United States Geological Survey Water Cycle website
C Block Human Geography - Tomorrow we start our language portion of the culture unit. Today you have the opportunity to do a few things:
- Finish your Introduction to culture key question booklet (KQs Where Are Folk and Popular Leisure Activities Distributed? Where are Folk and Popular Material Culture Distributed? Why Is Access to Folk and Popular Culture Unequal?
- Finish your Introduction to culture key question booklet (KQ Why Do Folk and Popular Culture Face Sustainability Challenges?)
- Work on your SimCity Buildit (or other city building game) city plan
To help your question on placelessness with check out Places: Relationships and connections and
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