1-3 Discussion: First Impressions of Anthropology
Prompt
Search online for interesting article that relates to anthropology and include the title of the link,
its URL, and why you chose it. Explain in a few sentences how the article ties to anthropology
and why it resonated with you.
Hello everyone,
The article I have chosen is from The Conversation and titled “How Thinking About Murderers
as Hunters Could Help the Police” by author Jessica Leigh Thornton. Considering I am pursuing
a degree in criminal justice, this title immediately drew me in to find out what the contents of the
article contained.
Within the article, Thornton goes into detail on how investigators can characterize specified
forms of evidence at crime scenes can be applied to determine “the kind of person who is
capable of committing it. The information includes potential criminal history, age ranges, marital
status and other important details about potential suspects.” (Thornton, 2018) The data is then
