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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Lane Kaplan University CJ210 Criminal Investigation Professor Bernard Zapor Midterm Essay Exam 1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they use in criminal investigation? Methods used in criminal investigation who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. Getting all the facts in a criminal investigation‚ physical evidence‚ people‚ and records. Answer #1. There are several methods of inquiry that can be used in a criminal investigation. a. authority method- when an investigator relies on
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2. The Criminal investigation Process Police powers You should be mindful of the fact that the exercise of police authority is regulated. The main police powers are defined by statutes including the: Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities.) Act 2002. (LEPRA) and the Bail Act. 1978 NSW Police powers include: 1. The power to arrest (discussed in more detail below). 2. The power to issue cautions‚ warnings and infringement notices in relation to minor offences. 3. The right to obtain
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Methods of Social Investigation Emma Woodmansee ’Describe how you would plan and undertake an investigation into why some of this College’s students do not complete their degree courses.’ (You have been given only 100 to finance the study; and one term’s sabbatical.) Define the variables in the given title After a Research Statement has been formulated it is very important that the researcher defines any variables within it. A variable is any word whose meaning may be ambiguous or which could
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n law enforcement informants are important to criminal investigations and associated operations. There are many rewards and risks associated with the use of informants in an investigation‚ but the use of them can provide a significant amount of information in criminal activities. Although it is virtually unseen to the community‚ the usage of criminal informants is universally spread out in the justice system. From boulevards‚ jails‚ courthouses‚ and prisons annually the law enforcement conveys informant
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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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A handgun used in a murder is recovered by a diver. Which of the following should be used to develop any latent prints? C a. SPR b. Amido Black c. SuperGlue d. Basic Yellow 40 3. After interviewing the victim of a crime and two witnesses‚ and examining the crime scene and the physical evidence‚ you use all of this information as a basis for developing a unifying and internally consistent explanation of the event. You have: C a. used inductive reasoning
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Lineups in criminal investigations has been the traditional form of identification for putting the focus on a specific suspect in a criminal case. Law enforcement agencies typically use three different types of lineups: field lineup‚ photographic lineup‚ and physical lineup. Field lineups take place shortly after a commission of a crime and the officers a have a suspect in custody and an eye-witness that is whiling to identify the suspect. The witness goes to the suspect’s location and asked if the
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Psychology’s Methods of Investigation Psychology’s has three main methods of investigation. First method that will be discussed is structuralism. The second method of investigation is functionalism. And the third of psychology’s methods is psychoanalysis.These main methods will be defined and explained. Also a situation where a researcher would use each one of the methods. The first method of investigation is structuralism. Structuralism is the was human culture is anaysed. Structuralism
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Private detectives help locate the factual particulars through the use of various techniques and using all of the possible assets. These detectives may be used research on personal to professional issues. There’s no qualification or conventional education available to become private agent. However‚ practical knowledge with government or private intelligence agencies‚ police institutions‚ military and auditing could be a fundamental necessity to obtain professional and efficient detective. A person
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