| Crime Scene Investigation | Case Study #1 | | | 1/26/2013 | OBTAINING and RECORDING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE When it comes to identifying people that have committed a criminal act‚ the most positive means is through fingerprints. When we are born‚ our fingerprints stay with us until we die and our bodies start decomposing. To the human eye our fingerprints look the same‚ however‚ further investigation will show that each of us have a unique set of friction ridges that comprise our
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911 call came in at 9:45 A.M. when Jane Akers discovered the body in the faculty conference room. Based on the information give by dispatch‚ Officer Taylor responded to the College of Education building on the MTSU campus. Upon arriving at the scene‚ Officer Taylor did not see any suspicious persons‚ witnesses‚ or vehicles leaving or entering the premise. Upon entering room 145‚ the faculty conference room‚ to the right lay a body face up with one gunshot wound in the chest. The victim was wearing
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Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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in the field of criminology believe there needs to be a standardized method for it to mature and become more professional. According to‚ Tom Bevel author of “Applying the Scientific Method to Crime Scene Reconstruction”‚ the scientific method should become the standard methodology for the process of crime scene reconstruction and behavioral analysis. (Bevel 2001‚ pp. 150-152) Scientific knowledge is any knowledge‚ enlightenment‚ or awareness that comes from examining events or problems through the
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Article 370: The untold story By Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal Issue Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date : 28 Jun ‚ 2013 Troops patrol in Kashmir It is often not realized that among the causes of Kashmir problem – inclusion of plebiscite in the Instrument of Accession‚ reference of Kashmir to UN‚ halting Indian offensive when it was poised to drive out the invaders from Kashmir‚ Article 370 has played no less a part in preventing J&K from becoming
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Evidence Collection During a crime scene investigation‚ evidence are the most important aspects to solve the crime. The evidence left on or around the scene can be used to investigate and identify the perpetrator. “Once the crime scene has been thoroughly documented and the locations of the evidence noted‚ then the collection process can begin. The collection process will usually start with the collection of the most fragile or most easily lost evidence. Special consideration can also be given
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detectives or crime scene investigators. Within the lines of this paper I will be responding to a homicide scene at a convenience store/gas station at 3 a.m. Within this store I will find a deceased victim with an apparent gunshot wound in the chest along with eight different visible items where I have to address the different process I will use at the scene on each item listed. I will attempt to tell you where each item will be process and if possible can it be processed at the scene where this gruesome
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D. Marie Wong Check Point 1 CJS/200 Craig Levins The crime control model and due process model are from my understanding of our reading materials this week a safety net of sorts. I say this because one protects the innocent from the criminals‚ while the other one protects the criminals from the system. In theory this makes sure that if you have done something wrong you will have to face up to it‚ while causing as little harm as possible to the innocents involved. It also was put in place to
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Financial Terms and Definitions Your Name FIN/370 April 5‚ 2012 Professor Professor Name 1. Finance: Finance is the study of how people and businesses evaluate investments and raise capital to fund them. 2. Efficient market: Efficient market is the concept that all trading opportunities are fairly priced. 3. Primary market: Primary market is a part of the financial market where new security issues are initially bought and sold. 4.
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ARTICLE 370: LAWS AND POLITICS While the Constitution recognises in Article 370 the special status of Jammu and Kashmir‚ the Central Government’s policies since 1953 have totally undermined its autonomy. Senior lawyer and political analyst A.G. NOORANI discusses both aspects and suggests a way out of the mess. "I say with all respect to our Constitution that it just does not matter what your Constitution says; if the people of Kashmir do not want it‚ it will not go there. Because what is the alternative
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