By Mayhuka Pelluri | May 24th, 2022
Watching crime shows and listening to true crime podcasts can be thrilling, perturbing, and strangely somniferous. But criminology and everything in relation is quite an intriguing field, and The Woodlands now has a great option for those interested.
WoodsUnsolved is a club that was created for students wishing to solve cases, learn about the different aspects of true crime that involve psychology, and take a turn at playing detective. Every Wednesday, the club brings a new case for members to analyze and discuss. They consider the motives, discuss why and how crimes occur, and educate members about the psychological implications potentially leading to the incidents. Fun activities are introduced afterwards, where everyone can participate, such as Clue board games and escape rooms.
“I’m one of those people that listen to audiobooks and crime podcasts to go to sleep. I’m also a big social science person, and one day Rohan [Prabakaran Kalaiarasi] came up to me and was like ‘Oh that’s so cool!’ and that’s what started it,” explains Sophie Zhang, one of the founders of WoodsUnsolved.
Last week, the club began with the Kitty Genovese case. First, they profiled the individual, and then went on to highlight the crime, and discuss the “what-ifs” that may have changed the result of the case. Psychological implications were also very heavily considered, specifically the bystander effect and how it played a large role in the outcome of the case, as well as diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance and evaluation apprehension. Meetings are held as a drop-in format at 11:15 am, in Room 220.
“The goal is to have a fun and nice environment to do something in and share knowledge. These are pretty gruesome cases, but I think we can all learn something from them,” explains Sophie.
Join the WoodsUnsolved Google Classroom using the code rcxbyf9, and follow them on Instagram, @woodsunsolved for more updates!
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