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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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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Persuasive research paper- final draft Abstract Being a Crime Scene Investigator a person needs strong mind‚ stomach‚ diligence and high attention to detail. A crime Scene Investigator job is complicated and gruesome. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how stressful a crime scene Investigators job is. In this paper a crime scene is presented complicated which calls for high attention to detail and good organization skills. The job is critical but at the same
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Introduction On Saturday morning of the 24th of October‚ there was report by an employee of a homicide incident on 4011 N. Central Ave‚ Phoenix‚ AZ. University Center building on the 3rd floor of Arizona State University. The victim was describe as a 24 year old Caucasian female‚ by the name of Kelly; who works as a programs coordinator for Arizona State University. The victim was working late hours as usual on a Friday night‚ she was on her office cubical. The body was found laying on the floor
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You are the first officer at the scene of an outdoor assault. You find the victim bleeding but conscious‚ with two of the victim’s friends and several onlookers standing nearby. You call for backup and quickly glance around but see no one fleeing the scene. Describe the steps you would take while you wait for backup to arrive. 2. What kind of search pattern(s) would investigators be most likely to employ in each of the following situations: Two people searching a small area with well-defined
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Assignment 1: Crime in History: A Historical Investigation Gaskill (2000‚ p. 127) states that ‘historians of crime have tended to see coining in two ways: first‚ as an offence which the authorities treated with the utmost seriousness; secondly‚ as something which the population at large regarded as no crime at all.’ This was the opinion of coining in the late 18th Century and throughout much of the 19th Century. Emsley‚ Hitchcock and Shoemaker (consulted 2010) defines coining offences as ‘a number
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Upon arriving at the scene‚ the investigator may talk to the first responders to collect as much information as possible. Such as the initial condition of the scene and anyone involved in the alleged crime. The invesigators will examine the crime scene and search for physical evidence‚ collect and document the evidence. The scene must be searched thoroughly and methodically to discover as much evidence as possible related to the crime and to connect the suspect to the crime. The apartment is best
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Thesis of organized crime Todd Cope CJA/384 Jack Tandy 2/2/15 This paper will be identifying the problems presented and the various relationships established by organized crime. It will further be describing the legal limitations associated with combating organized crime‚ including a critique or major federal laws and strategies that support the effort. This paper will further discuss and suggest a realistic solution to control organized crime by discussing
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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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process of crime scene documentation Ceara Nicole Miller Everest Online Crime Scene Dynamics I - 1 CJE2640-12 Professor Ray Schweitzer February 2‚ 2013 Demonstrate the process of crime scene documentation In an Organized step by step approach Scene Documentation is one of the stages in the proper processing of a crime scene. The final results of a properly documented crime scene are the ability of others to take our finished product to use in either reconstructing the scene or the chain
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