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 David
Pinck
Hometown: Tracy, Calif.
Major: Master’s program in Criminal Justice, with
a concentration in forensic psychology. Class of 2007.
Background: Graduate of Cal Poly in physical science.
Studied anthropology at the University of Zimbabwe in 2000. President
of Sac State student chapter of Amnesty International. Competes in triathalons.
Writing a collection of short stories. Will spend 2005-06 at the University
of Beijing studying Mandarin and conducting thesis research on police
operations and management.
Getting here: “While working as a bank teller,
I found I was adept at identifying criminals, primarily those involved
with counterfeiting and scams. This was a watershed moment for me: I’d
been oblivious to criminality my whole life and suddenly I realized I
had this aptitude. I decided to study criminal justice and chose Sac State
because no other criminology program resonated nearly as strongly with
me.”
Changes: “Coming to Sac State with a hard-science
background, I lost my myopic world-view. I’d been trained extensively
in the physics of the universe. Since then I’ve found it far more
enriching to study the dynamics of human behavior.”
Highlight: “The best part of being here is walking
through campus and briefly overhearing other people’s conversations
and realizing there are geniuses among us.”
Destination:
“A doctorate in forensic psychology and a career with the CIA or
FBI. Forensic psychology is fast becoming the hard currency of the world
of intelligence.”
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