The quiz is multiple - choice and will c ontain material from Chapters 5 & 7 and Powerpoints. Some items to focus on include: Examination of Physical Evidence Individual Characteristics Class Characteristics Significance of Physical Evidence Facial Reconstruction Forensic Databases MurderScene: Death and Autopsies Estimating the time of death o Rigor mortis o Livor mortis o Algor mortis Forensic Entomologist History of Fingerprints Henry System Fundamental Principles of Fingerprints
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Week 5 Individual Work Stacy Grice Everest University CJE 1600-12 Criminal Investigations Professor Stevie Hayes August 16‚ 2013 There is a big difference between an interview and an interrogation. The main purpose of an interview is to obtain information and should be done in a location where the person being interviewed is mentally and emotionally relaxed. Most of the time someone would be interviewed in their home or a park‚ where they would feel relaxed. Most of the time you interview
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1. Discuss the underlying reasons for the rapid growth of crime laboratories in the United States since the 1960’s. supreme court decisions are what made police put a great emphasis on securing scientifically evaluated evidence so much in fact that the confession is almost no longer a recent investigation tool. 2. Describe the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence as laid out in Frye v. United States. The criteria for admissibility of scientific
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Evidence is the key element in determining the guilt or innocence of those accused of crimes against society in a criminal court of law. Evidence can come in the form of weapons‚ documents‚ pictures‚ tape recordings and DNA. According to the American Heritage College dictionary‚ evidence is the documentary or oral statements and the material objects admissible as testimony in a court of law (476). It is shown in court as an item of proof‚ to impeach or rehabilitate a witness‚ and to determine a sentence
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In criminal investigation there are many methods of inquiry. Most of these methods can be placed in one of two categories: methods that help to reconstruct the past or methods that help to discover or create a new idea or theory. Some examples of these methods are induction‚ deduction‚ classification‚ synthesis and analysis. Induction is a process that starts out with a specific observation and works backward toward a general conclusion. Induction has been compared to the formation
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Since its discovery in the 1980’s‚ the application of DNA has been utilized in many ways. When Deoxyribonucleic Acid‚ or DNA is examined‚ a precise decoding of genetic information is revealed. With the exception of identical twins‚ every person’s genetic code (commonly referred to as a Genetic Fingerprint) is inherited and unique. From Maury advising men everyday on TV “You ARE the Father!” or “You are NOT the Father!” to learning the descendents of former slaves are related to President Thomas Jefferson
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The biological approach attempts to explain all behaviour through biology‚ particularly focusing on genetics‚ neurochemistry and hormonal changes as well as how evolution may have shaped human behaviour. Genes carry the instructions for the development of characteristics like intelligence‚ temperament and height. The main focus on how genetics has influenced our behaviour has looked at genotype and phenotype. Genotype is the genes a person has. Phenotype is the characteristics their genes produce
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Strayer University CRJ 320 Criminal Investigation Professor: Elaine Wilson The importance and legal uses of DNA evidence in Criminal Investigations Tasha L. Thomas 4/21/2013 Once a crime is committed law enforcement officers are dispatched to the scene and a criminal investigation begins immediately. The first responder to the scene begins to taper off the area and assures that nothing is touched or risk of contamination of evidence occurs‚ while waiting on the
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Chapter 9 Wrongful Deaths Homicide numbers decline from 2009 to 2010 Peaked in 2001 4.8 offenders per 100K 88% know each other (victim and offender) Officers Killed * 48 nationally * 45 by firearm * 47 male * 19 with firearm within 5 feet Officers assaulted * Underreported * 57 thousand * 10 per 100 officers Modes of Death Accidental * Car crash * Fall * Industrial accident * Work related accidents Natural
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The Biological Approach to psychology focuses on the body‚ with emphasis on the brain and nervous system. Psychologists attempt to examine our behavior and our mental processes through our physiological reactions to situations in the world around us. One such example is the way your heartbeat increases when you’re scared‚ our how your palms perspire when you lie. There’s no true way to tell exactly how many biological systems are influenced by our thoughts and feelings‚ but thanks to advances in
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