On the other hand, for the hired forensic consultant the “Investigative
On the other hand, for the hired forensic consultant the “Investigative
As I, Klaudia Hoxha (forensic technician), approached the crime scene on February 24th, at 9 am at the residence of Ruth and Archie Lunsford, on South Sonata Avenue, Homosassa, Florida. I noticed a six inch by six inch L-shaped cut in the screen door by the door handle. The home was trace evidence vacuumed and latent prints were taken. I searched the area around the residence, including three outbuildings and the underside of the mobile home. My team and I looked for any signs of hiding places or disturbed dirt. After the Lunsford's Home, On March 14th, a search warrant was needed to search the home of Couey, a suspect in this case. I went to the trailer and photographed and processed Couey‘s trailer on Snowbird Court. I then collected several…
Describe the crime that you are investigating in this activity. I was investigating about who snuck in the Curtail Cuts bedroom, messed with their clothes and left a trail of glitter hair gel.…
This paper is being submitted March 24, 2013 for Professor Barbara Bailey’s Criminal Investigation course at DeVry University by Jonah Colombo…
Forensic Science pace chart (Traditional) Segment One Pace Chart Week 1 Lesson Completion date 01.00 Introduction to Forensic Science 01.01 Do You Suffer From the "CSI effect?" 01.02 Forensic Science 01.03 The History of Forensic Science 01.04 Forensics and the Legal System 01.05 Other Forensic Sciences 01.06 Review and Critical Thinking 01.07 Lab Questions 01.08 Discussion Questions 01.09 Quiz Review 01.10 Introduction to Forensic Science Week 2 ___________ 02.00…
The popular television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigations has been on the air for 12 years, and it has brought forth the behind-the-scenes actions of criminal investigations, even if its portrayals are not always scientifically accurate. This has caused an interest in the forensic sciences that has led most people to a skewed view of how a criminal investigation actually works. The reality of a criminal investigation is that it is generally more tedious and difficult than the theory of criminal investigation would have you believe. By examining the forensic and investigative procedures of the case of Pamela Foddrill, it is apparent that the theory of criminal investigation was not representative of the procedures concerning examination of the body, but that it was demonstrative of much of the investigatory steps taken by police, like search warrants. On August 18th, 1995, 44-year-old Pamela Foddrill disappeared from the town of Linton, Indiana. Pamela went to buy some groceries at the local IGA and was abducted: her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag near Russellville, Illinois four months later. Roughly four years later, five individuals were held responsible for their part in the abduction, rape, and murder of Pamela Foddrill: Roger Long, John Redman, Jerry Russell Sr., Wanda Hubbell, and Plynia Fowler. Long, Redman, and Russell are serving life sentences, while Fowler pled out to 14 years and Hubbell pled out to 20 years of incarceration.…
crime at hand just from an analysis of the crime scene. One major detail that is…
Houck, M. M., & Siegal, J. A. (2010). Fundamentals of Forensic Science (2 ed.). Burlington: Elsevier.…
It’s very important for commissioners and city councils to understand the importance of forensics. When the commissioners and city council understand forensics they will have a clear idea of what the cost and what it takes for the forensic team. Having an idea and understanding gives you knowledge of the forensics. It’s very important that commissioners and city council member to appreciate the value and the hard work of a forensic team.…
Often times lines become blurred regarding inductions and deductive reasoning as they apply to forensic sciences. Inductions are described by Thornton (1997b, p. 13) as an inference that is derived by specific observations to a generalization, or an assumption that may not always be valid. On the other hand, a deductive reasoning is defined as a forensics-evidence-based, process-oriented method of investigative reasoning based off of the behavioral patterns of a particular offender (Turvey, 1999). Historically, forensic scientists have failed to recognize the importance of inductions and deductive reasoning as a critical process in conducting investigations. Thus resulting in a hypothesis being falsely categorized as a deductive conclusion; when in fact it remains nothing more than a statement until supported by follow on testing (Thornton & Kirk, 1997).…
On the morning of 1 April 2012, this department was notified of the robbery of 3 retail…
The search for physical evidence at a crime scene must be done thoroughly and followed by the protocol. How the criminalist will decide to execute the crime-scene investigation depends on the size and the locale of the area, as well as on the actions of the suspect(s) and victim(s) at the scene. It must be considered that physical evidence can be anything, from a massive object to a microscopic trace, however, some evidence are clearly visible but others need to be examined in the laboratory in order to be detected. Physical evidence must be processed in a way so as to prevent any change from happening between the time that was collected on the crime scene and the time it is received by the laboratory. When collecting physical evidence from a scene, any criminalist must be aware of the fact that recovery of one type of evidence can destroy another.…
Hess, K. M., and C. H. Orthmann. Criminal investigation. 9. clifton park, NY: Delmar Pub, 2010.…
On August 15, 1982, Robert Ainsworth stepped into his rubber raft and began his descent south down the Green River toward the outer edge of Seattle's city limits. It was a trip he had made on many occasions. As he drifted slowly downstream, he noticed a middle-aged balding man standing by the riverbank and a second, younger man sitting in a nearby pickup truck. Ainsworth assumed that the men were out for a day's fishing. He asked the older man if he had caught anything. The man replied that he had not. Soon after, the two men left in the old pick-up truck and Ainsworth continued to float down the river.…
First of all, let’s understand the issue here, Mr. Dents was arrested of the killing his former girlfriend Uma Opee. Mr. Dents was charge by the state on theses: Homicide, Assault of a police, officer, Burglary and crimes related to drugs. After all these charges, the defendant pleads not guilty due to reason of insanity. In California, insanity can be called as an affirmative insanity: According to Schmalleger. F& Dolatowski, J (2010), an affirmative defense is a status that…
arouse the concern of the community, and there is likely to be political and public pressure…