In the criminal justice system a police officer or crime scene investigator cannot legally search a person or property without a search warrant. There have been ongoing debates and revisions on the legal requirements and circumstances under which it is necessary to obtain a search and seizure warrant before crime scene processing. According to the Fourth Amendment search and seizure requirements‚ a warrant is required any time a reasonable expectation of privacy exists. Therefore‚ in an effort to
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Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science Patel Krishnakant 10128506 Part A Summary Authors: Michael J. Saks and Jonathan J. Koehler This reports starts by author conversing that not many years have passed when the courts are testifying the results of the evidences they found on crime and comparing it with whatever resources they have and no one cross examines the decisions made by forensic expertise. Then the forensic expertise started questioning the forensic facts and even courts also
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task is to canvas a fictional crime scene. You are the fingerprint examiner: You respond to a homicide scene in a retail store employing numerous people‚ and upon arrival find police officers and several employees present. You also find a deceased victim who has obviously been shot‚ indications of a fight‚ articles of clothing‚ office supplies‚ papers‚ narcotics enclosed in plastic containers‚ and two guns‚ scattered on the floor and in other locations within the scene. Explain what you are looking
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Honors Biology January 21‚ 2013 Forensic Science In today’s age of technology‚ there are many advanced techniques detectives use to get to the root of a crime. Forensic anthropology and other sciences are key to finding the true cause of a person’s death. Without forensics‚ solving crimes would be very difficult because of the lack of evidence from various sources. Some biologists are specially trained and educated in molecular biology and can study a person’s DNA (Ferlini 17). Identifying
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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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attend the scene can get an understanding for how it looked. Nowadays with the advent of technology digital technology such as video cameras are also used to record the nature of the scene. Fingerprints are taken where possible and if the crime scene is outdoors the area is marked out and searched. Internal crime scenes are photographed‚ blood spatter patterns are measured and documented‚ and bloodstains on carpets and floors are measured for radius. Regardless of the location of a crime scene it is
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Science has intrigued me since high school‚ especially on that cold‚ snowy morning when we began our discussions about genetics and inheritance in the tenth grade. At that point‚ I found my passion; I no longer wished to be an architect‚ I wanted to be a biologist. Following this goal‚ I attended Millersville University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and Departmental Honors in Biology. As an undergraduate‚ I developed a love for genetics and developmental biology‚ but recently
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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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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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Crime Scene 2 Analysis of crime scene. A deceased female was found in her home on Monday‚ June 2nd. The victim was found bound to the bed and stabbed 13 times and semen was found. I will provide theories and explanations of each to help suggest why the perpetrator committed this crime. The Offender The husband is the potential suspect. He had the perfect alibi‚ he was out of town and no one would suspect him of committing the crime. He knew his wife would be home from work that day. He knew her routine
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