Forensics as a Crime Scene Investigator Nicolette Simpson E VC University ENC1101-243_Week 10 Individual Work Instructor Heidi Howe March 23‚ 2012 Forensics Thesis Statement Forensic is a field of that deals with psychology and the law. Forensic is defined as the intersection of psychology and the law. Forensics is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. For example‚ forensic pathology is the study of the human body to determine
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------------------------------------------------- Crime Scene Evidence Handling Melissa Factor CJ 498 Criminal Justice Capstone Professor Rachel Goguen 30JUN13 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Crime scene yellow tape is a well-known sight. In order to preserve the integrity of the evidence of a crime scene‚ human contact should be avoided. Crime scenes are immediately sealed off‚ preventing the public from
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The first and most important step in any crime scene investigation is to secure the scene. It sounds easier than it really is. The scene includes possible witnesses‚ victims and suspects. Securing the scene includes keeping unauthorized personnel from walking through the scene. The most common contamination results from police‚ ems‚ victims and witnesses. The best thing that can happen to a crime scene once it has been secured is nothing. Once the scene has been secured an interview of victims
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In solving a crime‚ a crime scene is usually imperative to the investigation. Documenting a crime scene helps to establish some of the evidence or rather investigative leads which may help solve the case. Additionally‚ the leads found in the crime scene can help solve the case or determine what happened. Poor scene documentation can prompt unacceptable evidence in a courtroom‚ or missed evidence that may permit a victim to escape with a crime. Photography is important during the documentation of
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Crime Scene Investigation Abstract Documentation of the crime scene starts with the first responder and does not conclude until the scene is released and the evidence has been impounded. Physical evidence comes in all shapes and sizes‚ and there are multiple search patterns that are used to identify evidence. These patterns include line/strip search (used by one or two investigators who walk in straight lines across the crime scene) this method is best used in scenes where the boundaries are
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Crime scene investigation requires the handling all types of potentially hazardous material‚ from blood and other physical evidence collected at the scene to the chemicals and other materials used by technicians as they perform their jobs. Failure to follow established safety and health procedures regarding the handling and disposal of hazardous material exposes crime scene technicians and others to a variety of risks. Technicians collecting evidence at crime scene must handle a range of biological
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The crime scene examination and subsequent search should be done in a careful and methodical manner. After talking to the officer(s) who were the first ones on the scene and learning from them of any changes that might have been made to the scene since their arrival‚ such as turning lights on or off or opening doors or windows‚ start the examination by working your way into the body using great care to avoid disturbing or destroying any evidence as you do. Carefully observe the floor or ground surrounding
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Advanced Forensics vs. Traditional Investigation Yvonne Alderete Criminalistics CJ 312 Professor Douglas Scheffner July 28‚ 2010 Technology has allowed our world to become much more advanced. This was never truer than in the field of forensic science. There was a time where the only evidence introduced at trials was the murder weapon and the testimony of an eyewitness. Now we have DNA‚ hair‚ fiber‚ and soil samples to analyze. We rely on forensics when decomposed bodies or skeletal
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Helgenberger as Catherine Willows‚ Las Vegas Crime Scene Investigation senior supervisor. Catherine is the glamorous commander of a crack team of forensic criminologists It was 4:30am on Christmas Eve‚ meaning it was Christmas morning to anybody who had got some sleep in the interim‚ and crime scene investigators Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes had just finished dropping off bodies and registering the evidence they’d gathered at a messy murder scene. The fatal string of Christmas lights was wound
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University—Idaho C P rime-time television is chock-full of drama centered on the criminal justice system. Programs such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‚ Law & Order‚ Criminal Minds‚ and Cold Case carry the viewer through stimulating‚ yet nearly impossible-to-solve‚ investigations that culminate with the evidence revealing the entire untold story behind a crime in one hour or less. In real life the collection and analysis of evidence involves painstaking care and rigorous application of scientific
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