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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com OCTOBER 20, 2016 • THE COURIER SUN 29 KEIGWIN + COMPANY “Dance that hits your pleasure receptors” - The New Yorker October 22 - 23 Saturday 2pm & 8pm Sunday 3pm Tickets from $25 www.queenstheatre.org Box Office: 718.760.0064 ST. FRANCIS PREP FORENSICS CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS GET TO MEET WITH WORLD-RENOWNED PROFILER On Friday, September 23rd, approximately 60 students from St. Francis Prep’s Forensic Criminology classes were able to participate in a Skype session with world-renowned Forensic Linguist, James Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald is a retired FBI Agent who profiled cases such as the Unabomber and D.C. Sniper cases. He is also a technical consultant for the CBS show, “Criminal Minds.” Recently, he appeared on the CBS show that analyzed the evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey Case. He authored a book called, “Journey to the Center of the Mind.” Part II will be released in January, with Part III to follow. As a Forensic Linguist, Mr. Fitzgerald looks for patterns in the way we speak and write, which uncover patterns of behavior. According to Charles Jardines, who teaches Forensic Criminology at Prep, it’s “reading between the lines.” When asked how the session went, Jardines, a retired New York Police Detective and veteran teacher at the school replied, “It was great! The students were fascinated.” He went on to say that many of the students want to pursue Forensic Psychology in college. In all, there are well over 200 students taking the course this year. From Fitzgerald’s perspective, he felt that those students who participated were a wonderful bunch of kids who asked good questions. It is hoped that he can visit the school in person in Forensic Linguist, James Fitzgerald (computer screen) talks with Forensic Criminology students from St. Francis Prep the spring. Thanks to this wonderful opportunity, students learned what it takes to become a criminal profiler and how high profile cases can be solved with the aid of a profiler. For more information, please contact Mr. Charles Jardines, Social Studies faculty at cjardines@ sfponline.org, or (718) 423-8810, x236


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