The article Psychic Who Bilked Man of More Than $550,000 Is Set Free revolves around the case of Priscilla Kelly Delmaro, who managed to bilk Niall Race, 33, an online entrepreneur. He “paid more than $550,000 to Ms. Delmaro, 26, who promised to reunite him with a woman he loved ” (Wilson, 2016, para. 1). However, the court sentenced her to four years of probation in terms of the plea agreement. period of time because of its unusual nature. Ms. Delmaro promised to reincarnate the spirit of the beloved woman and obtained payment for her services. However, the case is complicated by the intricate relations between the main actors and its background. Therefore, the court also considered the other aspects of the given case and initiated the deep investigation of the concerns related to the relations between Ms. Delmaro and Nial Race. In this regard, she was set free and returned home.
Analyzing the given article, the absence of the adherence to the structure of a good report could be admitted. The paper presents a reader with the facts known from the other articles and stories related to the given case. However, the author does not conduct the precise examination of the major concerns peculiar to the situation, and there is no information obtained from the interviewing of the main participants of the process. Additionally, the paper could be taken as the sort of a crime report. Yet, it lacks a number of facts connected with a certain crime and the evidence proving the courts decision. For these reasons, it is possible to admit its weakness.
Furthermore, investigating the article in terms of the building blocks and characteristics of a good report (Davis, 2010), the absence of a clear organization could be admitted. The author switches from one issue to another, highlighting several points and underlining the unusual character of the case. Besides, the report related to a certain crime or accident should be characterized by the clear structure and logical narration. At the same time, the author tends to arouse interest among the readers and provides a number of unnecessary facts which complicate the understanding of the case and formation of the complete image.
In this regard, the report structure suggested for the completion of the official reports related to the various cases could be taken as the most logic and efficient one. The adherence to the main principles and organization of the report in accordance with the suggested structure will obviously contribute to the better understanding of the case and promote the generation of the most efficient solution.
As for the above-mentioned article, it could not be taken as the example of a good report related to a certain crime as it lacks a number of vital elements. Additionally, the drawbacks in the organization result in the necessity of the additional analysis of the case based on some additional sources. The interview with Ms. Delmaro provided by the author does not present the important information and just serves to attract the readers attention and promote the popularity of the article.
To summarize, the majority of the newspaper articles related to the issue of crime justice could be characterized by the absence of the clear structure and lack of the materials needed for the analysis of the case.
References
Davis, J. (2010). Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals: A Complete Text From English Composition to Interviews and Interrogations. San Clemente, CA: LawTech Publishing Co.
Wilson, M. (2016). Psychic Who Bilked Man of More Than $550,000 Is Set Free.The New York Times. Web.