Working from a modus operandi: Themes, changes, and parallels in research and clinical practices

Abstract

Researchers and clinicians in the field of speech-language therapy/pathology are continuously making choices about what to do and how to do it. These choices, made by individuals at different times about different methods, are not likely to be isolated from one another. Rather, it should be possible to discern strong parallels that reveal an identifiable working style or pattern. Indeed, commonly experienced intuitions support this view. It is not unreasonable, for example, to think about the working style or interests of a particular researcher or clinician. Such considerations about a person's way of working would suggest that there exists a commonality across that person's activities that could be identified as their "modus operandi".Although there has been considerable attention paid to examining and evaluating isolated research and clinical methods, the modus operandi of particular researchers, clinicians, or agencies has yet to be studied. We might expect that we could find someone's research modus operandi by examining what questions are addressed over time and how he or she has gone about answering them. We could also expect that a clinician's modus operandi could be discernable by examining the person's choices of methods and how they are implemented. Finally, judging from our knowledge of service provided in group practices we might even expect to find a modus operandi operating when members of service agencies make group decisions about what sorts of services

Modus operandi en personas recluidas por el delito de hurto en prisiones de Bucaramanga, Colombia

“…Este entramado de conductas o de acciones se agrupan alrededor de tres factores o dimensiones funcionales: el modo de acometer la víctima o el objeto principal, las acciones propias para cometer el delito, y el modo en que se abandona la víctima -método de huida- (Pound, Parr, Duchan, Barrow, & Byng, 2010). La primera busca garantizar que la identidad del delincuente no sea develada, la segunda que la acción criminal se consuma con éxito y la tercera, y última, que la huida sea fácil (Garrido & López, 2012).…”