Composition II Instructor: Terri Miller September 23‚ 2014 Reliability of Forensic Tools What’s reliable and what’s not so scientific when it comes to forensic tools? Forensics is relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. Forensic tools examples are forensic photography‚ forensic ballistics‚ forensic toxicology‚ computer forensics‚ hair analysis‚ DNA analysis‚ and fingerprint evidence. Forensic tools can
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Public and Private Policing The growing privatization of police services is a global phenomenon. It was first widely noted in the United States in a 1972 Rand Corporation study commissioned by the National Institute of Justice. Several years later‚ Stenning and Shearing observed that a “quiet revolution” toward private policing had occurred in Canada. South documented a similar trend in both western and eastern European countries. And an update of the original Rand assessment in 1985 concluded
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discussed throughout this paper is Riley v. California. The "Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cell phones" (2014) ruled that investigators need to follow proper guidelines and need a warrant to look through people’s cell phones and other electronic devices. Firstly will be discussed the Author’s decision for choosing this particular case instead of other cases‚ what the author found most interesting about this case. Next the Author will provide details on the case in where criminal activity took place that
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Relationship between Private and Public Police Ashley Lewis CJS/250 September 7‚ 2014 Varrick Douglas SR. Relationship between Private and Public Police The relationship between private and public police officers has been a topic of debate for decades and still happens to be right up until this very day. Both have a responsibility to provide a certain level of protection to the public and still societal views of private and public police can be blurry. However‚ one view remains constant
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Criminal Justice System CJA/204 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Justice System This first week the assignment was to Define crime‚ its relationship to the law‚ and the two most common models of how society determines which acts are criminal‚ Describe the government structure as it applies to the criminal justice system‚ Identify choice theories and the their assumptions in regards to crime‚ Describe the components of the criminal justice system and the criminal justice process
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aggressive‚ and isolating games than ten years ago due to technological advances and availability of computers. First point of comparison: Level of activity in games (physical movements‚ sports vs. sitting in front of the computer) Second point of comparison: Level of aggressiveness in pastimes (team games vs. killing monsters on the screen) Third point of comparison: Effect on development (physical and social development vs. isolation and obesity). As the society changes‚ the pastime
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Case Brief: Miller v. Alabama (2012) CJA/354 April 29‚ 2013 Case Brief: Miller v. Alabama (2012) The case of Miller v. Alabama (2012) is the result of Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals case No. 10-9646‚ which involves a 14-year-old named Evan Miller who was convicted of aggravated murder‚ and sentenced by the Alabama state court to a mandatory term of life in prison without parole. Miller and a friend assaulted Miller ’s neighbor‚ and set fire to his home after spending the evening
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Dr. Campbell and many other psychologists believe that the ways our criminal justice system uses to treat and interview the victims of sexual assault are quite frustrating for the victim. Generally the crime is reported after 24 hours‚ 48 hours or 72 hours after the assault and this period is not enough for the victim to come out of the trauma. So when the law enforcement officials question him/her about the incident‚ the answer comes in lots of bits and pieces. While accounting the scene of the
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation Curterra Ervin North Carolina Central University Abstract This research paper shall discuss the duties‚ the responsibilities and requirements of becoming a Federal Bureau of Investigator. It will also discuss the foundation and accomplishment of the Federal Bureau Investigation. Becoming an FBI agent is probably hard for some people because it takes a lot of dedicated time and motivation to achieve. There are steps in this field that you
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1.0 Introduction of Investigation Investigation can be defined quite simply as a systematic fact finding and reporting process. It is derived from the Latin word vestigere‚ to “track or trace‚” and encompasses a patient‚ step-by step inquiry. Investigation is finding facts; it is akin to research conducted in the academic arena. Investigation is a multi-disciplined field of study. It encompasses law‚ the sciences‚ communications‚ and a host of other things. Investigation requires an inquisitive
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