How to become a Crime Scene Investigator Dale Langston March 25 2010 How to become a Crime Scene Investigator Police and detective work can be dangerous and stressful. Competition should remain keen for higher paying jobs with State and Federal agencies and police departments in affluent areas. Opportunities will be better in local and special police departments that offer relatively low salaries or in urban communities where the crime rate is relatively high. Applicants with college training
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importance of note taking‚ particularly in establishing the integrity of the crime scene. Compare and contrast the advantages of digital versus film photography. Note taking plays a large role in the investigations of crimes. Investigators should make very specific notes as they will be used for reference throughout the investigation. When the investigator arrives on scene they should immediately start taking notes on the crime scene and the surrounding area as well as take witness statements. Through
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Abstract Ever since there has been crime there has been Crime Scene Investigations (CSI). Throughout the 1900’s and continuing into current day‚ technological advancements in CSI have been taken for granted. In the past‚ law enforcement (LE) agencies and investigators were not capable of having regular access to the tremendous amount of information that can be found and analyzed from a crime scene. Present days CSIs typical “tools of the trade” range from flat out boring every day devices to the
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Crime Scene Investigations by First Responders Crime scenes contain the forensic evidence required to apprehend criminals. The proper collection and processing of physical evidence is of primary importance to most police investigations. Evidence can not only establish the fact of the offense and identify the perpetrator; it may even lead to a conviction. In collecting this evidence we must be conscious of the public’s Fourth Amendment rights and not violate them in this collection of evidence. Unfortunately
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Childhood Obesity an American Epidemic Today‚ children and adolescents battling obesity has become an epidemic and is continuingly growing for the past two decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control‚ “The percentage of children aged 6-11 years in the Unites States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010 and from 5% to 18% with adolescents of 12-19 years of age”. Obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. Children
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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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As a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)‚ there are duties that have to be met and a job that has to get done. Part of this job is looking for evidence. There are different types of evidence. Some can be seen with an unaided eye and some can’t. Trace evidence cannot be seen with an unaided eye. Every person who is physically involved with a crime leaves some kind of trace evidence such as hair‚ fibers‚ and even have gunshot residue left on the perpetrators hands. It is even possible to obtain a confession
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body was found laying on the floor in front of her desk chair‚ the body was facing up with three bullet wounds on her body; the location of the shots were one in right shoulder‚ right hip‚ and middle of the stomach. Observations found in the crime scene were the chair was knocked over‚ the victim was facing up instead of facing down. There were bullet holes in the wallboard as well as the cabinetry and biological stains of the victim. Information gathered about the victim she appeared to be
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| 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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Important Assumptions 7.2 Key Financial Indicators 7.3 Break-even Analysis 7.4 Projected Profit and Loss 1.0 Executive Summary As A Whistle will provide residential and commercial cleaning services of trauma scenes‚ crime scenes and residential biohazardous cleanups. The principal officers of As A Whistle believe there is a lack of service providers and thus a lack of competition in this field and have observed poor training of employees in those companies that do
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