Criminology

What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content? One thing that I've inferred from the show is a message about corporate greed. Often at the end of each episode, the "monster" is unveiled to be just a person acting out of greed, either a con-man or business owner.  How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product? Though I can sort of relate with certain aspects of the people portrayed in the show, the connection doesn't really invoke feeling because there are only a few similar things between myself and the characters. I do think the characters become more relateable in the newer versions as the characters personalities are more in depth.  How does the commercial purpose of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated? Because its a kids show, the audience they want to appeal to are kids. It's a comedy which...

Clifford Olson Jr., Serial Killer Clifford Olson Jr confessed to the rape and murder of 11 teenagers, and it's suspected he had more than 11 victims. He was known as the "Beast of B.C." or "the Rent-a-car Killer" because of his penchant for hiring another new car for each slaying.  Olson had a  routine to lure adolescents. He sought out those who seemed naïve, and met them in video parlors and youth hangouts or he advertised for them on the bulletin board of a church he was a member of. Olson handed out a card that identified him as a construction contractor. Under the disguise of conducting a brief informal job interview, he identified his potential victims. He'd hold out the prospect of a job, give them a ride to a fake construction site and along the way, offer them a sip of a pop or bottled cocktail spiked with chloral hydrate, a knock-out drug. Once he overpowered the them, Olson engaged in sadistic experiments on the children.  He talked abou...