Thanks for forwarding this, Annette. I was about to ask if anyone had the details. I was wondering how the judge happened to use a survey by students in making his decision, and who had "hired" them to do it.
Thank goodness it was CJ (read future cops) students, rather than psych students. Ours would never do such things, would they? Especially for a mere two letter grades. "Annette Taylor, Ph. D." wrote: > > Just FYI--good discussion item! I'm teaching research methods this spring. > Love to have current events to bring things into the classroom :-) > > Annette > > ----- Forwarded message ----- > > Teachers: do you know what your students are really doing? Check out > this AP story. > > ******************************************* > U.S. National - AP > > Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey > > Sat Jan 10, 9:22 AM ET > > MODESTO, Calif. - A survey a judge cited in his decision to move > Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto > contained made-up information, criminal justice students who conducted > the survey told a newspaper. > > The 10-county survey suggested that more > jurors without bias could be found in the San > Francisco Bay area or Southern California > than in Stanislaus County, which includes > Modesto, home town of Peterson's slain wife, > Laci. > > But several of the California State University, > Stanislaus students who compiled the report > told The Modesto Bee they used a lot of fake > information because it had been too hard to > gather all the data properly. The students > requested anonymity, the paper said. > > "We falsified the info," a 20-year-old criminal > justice student said. "The stuff we submitted > wasn't true." > > The Stanislaus County district attorney, > James Brazelton, said that his office wants to > talk to the students to confirm the allegations, > and asked them to call him. > > The survey was compiled by 65 students under the supervision of > professor Stephen Schoenthaler. > > "I'm stunned, and I find it hard to believe. It seems impossible that I > could have missed something like that," Schoenthaler said. > > Not all students said they'd faked their results, which accounted for 20 > percent of their grade. But six students - all seniors - told the paper > they had made up all of their answers because they had no time and no > money for the dozens of lengthy long-distance phone calls that were > required. > > Other students said they used answers provided by friends and relatives, > or that they completed part of the survey properly, then faked the rest. > One student said she didn't want to falsify her results but couldn't > complete the survey, so she saw her grade drop from an A to a C. > > Scott Peterson's defense attorney Mark Geragos submitted the survey > as an official case exhibit, and Stanislaus County Judge Al Girolami > cited it Thursday in explaining his decision to move the trial. > > When contacted by the Bee about the students' claims, Geragos said, > "Hypothetically speaking, one should never put any credence in > anonymous sources." > > University Vice Provost Diana Demetrulias said she would investigate the > situation. > > Peterson, 31, is charged with two counts of murder in the killings of his > pregnant wife and unborn son. Prosecutors are seeking the death > penalty. > **************************************************************************** > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Department of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ----------==========>>>>>>>>>> ��� <<<<<<<<<<==========---------- Sometimes you just have to try something, and see what happens. John W. Nichols, M.A. Assistant Professor of Psychology Tulsa Community College 909 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119 (918) 595-7134 Home: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols MegaPsych: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/megapsych.html --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
