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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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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The initial stage of investigating a burglary include controlling the scene and determining if the entry was forced or unforced as well as what entry and exit points were utilized by the criminal. Next‚ the investigator will need to be very observant to possible tools and fingerprints that the criminal may have left behind that can contain DNA evidence. After these steps are completed‚ the investigator will need to package the items in an appropriate fashion for the laboratory. Further‚ the investigator
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How to Freeze Taro Root Overview A large tuberous vegetable‚ taro has white flesh and an earthy taste somewhat like potato and somewhat like chestnut. Toxic when raw‚ taro requires cooking before eating. Taro flesh turns gray‚ purplish-red or yellow during cooking. You may use taro in just about any recipe that calls for potatoes. Always serve taro hot because it undergoes an unpleasant texture change as it gets cold. Step 1 Wash and peel the taro. Wear gloves or oil your hands well for this
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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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CRM225 Midterm Exam 50 Questions 1 hour and 30 min. to complete 1. A crime laboratory can help in answering which of the following questions? D a. whether a crime has been committed b. who committed the crime c. who could not have committed the crime d. all of the choices are correct 2. 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
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When one is investigating terrorist groups there are four basic approaches that are used by the investigator to give them information that will be needed for different situations that they will run into. When looking at these techniques you have mail cover‚ investigative task force‚ and undercover operations. The first of these techniques is the mail cover technique. This is used to obtain information by looking at outside correspondences that are sent through the US Post Office. This technique
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In recent years‚ the way people perceive others has been increasingly affected by appearance. Individuals may face future consequences because of the decision to get a tattoo or piercing. Although a tattoo may be regarded as art to one individual‚ it could be seen as a thoughtless mistake to someone else. The problem is that many people judge others before getting to know them on a deeper level. In this decade‚ appearance means everything; it can affect a person’s job security‚ personal treatment
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having a wide range of effects on society. The decisions that they have made on current and past issues have initiated change in American society. These changes have had both positive and negative results. The effects of their decisions have ranged from improving the status of certain ethnic groups to limiting the procedures of law enforcers and clearly defining the rights of lawbreakers. In essence‚ Supreme Court decisions have had a profound influence on the behaviors of citizens as well as the
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October 24‚ 2012 “Explain how the Holocaust affected Jews living in Europe.” The Holocaust was one of the most disturbing and petrifying eras of all time. The holocaust‚ one of the most famous genocides in the world‚ has showed the world what the evils of man can do to mankind. It was the genocide that killed approximately six million Jews and millions of others in a state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. In a book review of “The Holocaust” by Gilbert Martin‚ Martin says
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