Forensics as a Crime Scene Investigator Nicolette Simpson E VC University ENC1101-243_Week 10 Individual Work Instructor Heidi Howe March 23‚ 2012 Forensics Thesis Statement Forensic is a field of that deals with psychology and the law. Forensic is defined as the intersection of psychology and the law. Forensics is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. For example‚ forensic pathology is the study of the human body to determine
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There are three careers that I am mainly interested‚ each in their own way. They are a Crime Scene Investigator‚ military police‚ and a cognitive neuroscientist. I am interested in these careers for many reasons‚ and each of them are in different categories. I am interested in a Crime Scene Investigator because I want to help people by giving them one thing that they want most is justice. I want to be a military police because I want to keep people in line and safe. I want to be a cognitive neuroscientist
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A Crime Scene Investigator‚ CSI‚ helps law enforcement by collecting the evidence at the scene and processing it to catch the criminal. A CSI does many things‚ such as‚ sketching the perpetrator from a description of the witness‚ photographing the scene‚ and collecting fingerprints and DNA. (Crime Scene Analyst) They are held responsible for making sure the evidence is collected thoroughly and can stand up in court for prosecution of the culprit. They can choose whether to take an oath and become
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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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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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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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College is important to me because it will allow me to pursue my career and goals as a Crime Scene Investigator. I have always wanted to be part of the CSI unit to help others solve crimes of their love ones. After I graduated from high school in two-thousand and twelve‚ I knew I wanted to get my associates degree in Criminal Justice. On December‚ sixteen two –thousand and sixteen I graduate with my associates which I work hard to achieve. This is why I chose to continue for my bachelor’s degree
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Criminal investigators have a number of duties that extend far beyond what is so often presented on TV. The glory that surrounds detectives usually seems to showcase them in a way that makes them seem to be completely independent and higher ranked than standard police officers‚ however in reality detectives and street police often have similar duties. One duty that is unique to detectives‚ and more specifically‚ crime scene investigators‚ is the direction of crime scene investigation‚ including the
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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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Examine the various search patterns investigator can use to systematically search crime scenes for evidence. Here are some search patterns that investigators can use. Grid search pattern‚ spiral search patterns‚ wheel/ray search pattern‚ quadrant /zone search pattern‚ vehicle search. What is the difference between a primary and secondary scene There are more clues at the primary scene and not as many clues at the secondary scene. List the three methods for crime scene recording. Note taking process
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