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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* Old age Suicide Murder Murder Classifications * First degree * Second degree Manslaughter * Voluntary * -------> unintentional shooting * Involuntary * -------> reckless behavior Non criminal homicides * Not in UCR ( not crimes) * Excusable * -------> mistake * Justifiable * -------> self defense Suicide * Suicide by police * Autoerotic asphyxiation is not suicide * -------> accidental
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T DNA IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 5Transportation and storage of DNA evidence is also extremely important. Whentransporting DNA evidence the officer should be aware that having the evidence in directsunlight can cause the evidence to become compromised (DNA Evidence‚ 2012). The officershould ensure that they do not place the evidence in an environment where it can get hot‚ insteadthey should place it in a cold environment to preserve it (DNA Evidence‚ 2012). It is importantthat the DNA evidence be
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RUNNING HEADER: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 1 Criminal Investigation Tracy Kelly Kaplan University CJ210-05 November 24‚ 2011 Professor Ron Reinhardt CRIMINIAL INVESTIGATION 2 Criminal Investigation Criminal investigation as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica (2011) is an “ensemble of methods by which crimes are studied and criminals apprehended.” The methods used determine the success or failure of solving a case. Any method of inquiry should be able to answer who‚ what‚
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In my social psychology class‚ there was a recent examination given to the class. It was the mid-term examination. For the mid-term examination‚ the class was instructed to read chapter’s 1-6 in the text book. The class was also instructed to study for the exam by reviewing the lecture notes. In this paper I will focus on a few questions I answered incorrectly on my mid-term examination. The exam contained 48 multiple choice questions and two true/false questions. Out of this 50 questions total
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In criminal investigation there are many methods of inquiry. Most of these methods can be placed in one of two categories: methods that help to reconstruct the past or methods that help to discover or create a new idea or theory. Some examples of these methods are induction‚ deduction‚ classification‚ synthesis and analysis. Induction is a process that starts out with a specific observation and works backward toward a general conclusion. Induction has been compared to the formation
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The principle’s to a criminal investigation The principle’s to a criminal investigation prof. gloria reeves | Unit 9 Assignment prof. gloria reeves | Unit 9 Assignment By: kendra kelley CM107-COLLEGE COMPOSTION By: kendra kelley CM107-COLLEGE COMPOSTION 2012 2012 A student of criminal investigation needs to know and understand the four main principles of any criminal investigation. The student of criminal investigation also need to know how and when to apply the principles. The principles
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Criminal Investigation The Criminal Procedure and Investigation Principles of Investigation Shawntee Allen Liberty University Online CJUS 420 Professor Ryan Zuidema May 6‚ 2013 1 An individual studying in criminal investigation needs to know and understand the four main principles dealing with Criminal Investigation. Knowing when and how to apply the principles is also
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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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related to President Thomas Jefferson‚ we have come to rely upon and expect the accuracy of DNA. DNA almost immediately transformed the American Criminal Justice System. Law Enforcement‚ District Attorneys‚ Defense Attorneys‚ Criminal Court and Family Court all work with DNA on a daily basis. DNA that can be utilized in a criminal investigation may be collected from a crime scene in many different forms: skin tissue‚ hair‚ blood‚ semen‚ saliva‚ vaginal fluid‚ anything that may be collected from
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