On the other hand, for the hired forensic consultant the “Investigative
On the other hand, for the hired forensic consultant the “Investigative
Describe the crime that you are investigating in this activity. I was investigating about who snuck in the Curtail Cuts bedroom, messed with their clothes and left a trail of glitter hair gel.…
This paper is being submitted March 24, 2013 for Professor Barbara Bailey’s Criminal Investigation course at DeVry University by Jonah Colombo…
The popular television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigations has been on the air for 12 years, and it has brought forth the behind-the-scenes actions of criminal investigations, even if its portrayals are not always scientifically accurate. This has caused an interest in the forensic sciences that has led most people to a skewed view of how a criminal investigation actually works. The reality of a criminal investigation is that it is generally more tedious and difficult than the theory of criminal investigation would have you believe. By examining the forensic and investigative procedures of the case of Pamela Foddrill, it is apparent that the theory of criminal investigation was not representative of the procedures concerning examination of the body, but that it was demonstrative of much of the investigatory steps taken by police, like search warrants. On August 18th, 1995, 44-year-old Pamela Foddrill disappeared from the town of Linton, Indiana. Pamela went to buy some groceries at the local IGA and was abducted: her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag near Russellville, Illinois four months later. Roughly four years later, five individuals were held responsible for their part in the abduction, rape, and murder of Pamela Foddrill: Roger Long, John Redman, Jerry Russell Sr., Wanda Hubbell, and Plynia Fowler. Long, Redman, and Russell are serving life sentences, while Fowler pled out to 14 years and Hubbell pled out to 20 years of incarceration.…
Houck, M. M., & Siegal, J. A. (2010). Fundamentals of Forensic Science (2 ed.). Burlington: Elsevier.…
crime at hand just from an analysis of the crime scene. One major detail that is…
Hess, K. M., and C. H. Orthmann. Criminal investigation. 9. clifton park, NY: Delmar Pub, 2010.…
The search for physical evidence at a crime scene must be done thoroughly and followed by the protocol. How the criminalist will decide to execute the crime-scene investigation depends on the size and the locale of the area, as well as on the actions of the suspect(s) and victim(s) at the scene. It must be considered that physical evidence can be anything, from a massive object to a microscopic trace, however, some evidence are clearly visible but others need to be examined in the laboratory in order to be detected. Physical evidence must be processed in a way so as to prevent any change from happening between the time that was collected on the crime scene and the time it is received by the laboratory. When collecting physical evidence from a scene, any criminalist must be aware of the fact that recovery of one type of evidence can destroy another.…
Often times lines become blurred regarding inductions and deductive reasoning as they apply to forensic sciences. Inductions are described by Thornton (1997b, p. 13) as an inference that is derived by specific observations to a generalization, or an assumption that may not always be valid. On the other hand, a deductive reasoning is defined as a forensics-evidence-based, process-oriented method of investigative reasoning based off of the behavioral patterns of a particular offender (Turvey, 1999). Historically, forensic scientists have failed to recognize the importance of inductions and deductive reasoning as a critical process in conducting investigations. Thus resulting in a hypothesis being falsely categorized as a deductive conclusion; when in fact it remains nothing more than a statement until supported by follow on testing (Thornton & Kirk, 1997).…
On August 15, 1982, Robert Ainsworth stepped into his rubber raft and began his descent south down the Green River toward the outer edge of Seattle's city limits. It was a trip he had made on many occasions. As he drifted slowly downstream, he noticed a middle-aged balding man standing by the riverbank and a second, younger man sitting in a nearby pickup truck. Ainsworth assumed that the men were out for a day's fishing. He asked the older man if he had caught anything. The man replied that he had not. Soon after, the two men left in the old pick-up truck and Ainsworth continued to float down the river.…
References: Hess Orthmann, C.H. & Hess, K.M. (2013). Criminal Investigations (10th Edition). Clifton Park, NY: Cengage Publishing…
arouse the concern of the community, and there is likely to be political and public pressure…
Private investigators can specialized in many areas of the criminal justice fields. Some of the positions are crimes against children or elderly, civil, and crimes against property. The investigations mostly private investigators carry out are observation of a suspect and conduct searches. So it goes with surveillance these days, which video cameras played a key role in identifying a perpetrator committing a crime. In any case, most surveillance involves someone before or after an action has done. Watching people, places and things may not be exciting, but it is a necessary component of many criminal investigations. For example, as military personnel in Iraq 2003, our infantry companies have conducting a lot of surveillance in the Bagdad areas which was useful from preventing assaults and other terrorist act.…
It’s very important for commissioners and city councils to understand the importance of forensics. When the commissioners and city council understand forensics they will have a clear idea of what the cost and what it takes for the forensic team. Having an idea and understanding gives you knowledge of the forensics. It’s very important that commissioners and city council member to appreciate the value and the hard work of a forensic team.…
First of all, let’s understand the issue here, Mr. Dents was arrested of the killing his former girlfriend Uma Opee. Mr. Dents was charge by the state on theses: Homicide, Assault of a police, officer, Burglary and crimes related to drugs. After all these charges, the defendant pleads not guilty due to reason of insanity. In California, insanity can be called as an affirmative insanity: According to Schmalleger. F& Dolatowski, J (2010), an affirmative defense is a status that…
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