Ben Groesbeck Stearns Intro to Criminal Justice October 2‚ 2011 Arson and Fire Investigation What is arson and fire investigation? Arson and fire investigations are conducted to find out whom or what was responsible for creating a fire. It is critical that we know why a fire was created so you can prevent it from ever happening again and also to determine what accelerants were used if any. In this paper I will go into depth on what it takes to become an arson or fire investigator. How do
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Course Title: Criminal Investigation Unit Number: Unit 3 2. What are the similarities and differences between an arson investigation and a bombing investigation? Arson is the intentionally setting of fires to property‚ persons‚ and vehicles. Bombing can be defined as the offense of using a projectile‚ or explosive weapon to cause alarm‚ panic‚ danger‚ or death. There are many similarities and differences between the investigation of a bombing and the investigation of arson. The similarities
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Contents 01. – The importance of site investigation Page 2 – 4 1.02 – Trial Pits Page 4 1.03 – Auger holes Page 4 – 5 1.04 – Boreholes Page 5 – 7 1.05 – Soil sampling Page 7 1.06 – In-situ testing Page 8 1.07 – Quasi-static cone penetration testing Page 8 – 9 1.08 – Dynamic probing Page 10 1.09 – The Standard Penetration Test Page 11 1.10 – Field vane test Page 12 1.11 – Classifications of Soils Page 13 1.12 – Size range of grains Page 13 – 14 2.00 –
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DNA almost immediately transformed the American Criminal Justice System. Law Enforcement‚ District Attorneys‚ Defense Attorneys‚ Criminal Court and Family Court all work with DNA on a daily basis. DNA that can be utilized in a criminal investigation may be collected from a crime scene in many different forms: skin tissue‚ hair‚ blood‚ semen‚ saliva‚ vaginal fluid‚ anything that may be collected from a human that may contain cells can be utilized and tested for DNA. DNA testing is the most
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Serial Arsonist Conducting an arson investigation is a straightforward affair. The first thing to do is determine if the crime committed was actually arson‚ as arson has a strict definition. This can be especially difficult if the arsonist is skilled at his craft‚ and assume it’s a he because 94% of arsonists are young males (Baker‚ 2005). After investigating the scene and determining it was an arson‚ the next step is to determine what kind of arson it was‚ mass arson‚ serial arson‚ or spree arson
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Midterm Questions Criminal Investigation Unit 5 Project Norman Jones CJ210-04 1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation? Methods of inquiry are a set of principles used to gather and process information in the pursuit of providing
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Criminal Investigations The method of inquiry is the way that an investigator or detective gathers information about a specific case. There is several different method of inquiry such as evidence collection‚ witness and victim statements‚ and information stored in public and private databases. The methods of inquiry are used to figure out what happened at a particular crime scene. A criminal investigator is trying to establish the who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why‚ and how of the crime. During this process
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The difference between common intention constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel has been described as ‘illusory’ (Hayton). Do you agree with this statement? Consider how the case law has developed and give reasons for your answer. In his article ‘Equitable Rights of Cohabitees’ Hayton suggested that the distinction between common intention constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel has‚ over time‚ come to be but illusory and goes on further to propose that since the general direction of
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This force of agents was later named the Bureau of Investigations by
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The criminal investigation process is a complex aspect of the legal system that has had mixed levels of success in achieving justice lawfully‚ justly and in the accordance with the rights of the victims‚ accused and society. The criminal investigation process encapsulates the powers of police to; search and seize (e.g. drug detection dogs); arrest (including the use of tasers); use of technology (DNA evidence); and entails the rights of suspects‚ such as bail and remand and the right to counsel during
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