Photographing the crime scene to record a pictorial view of what the scene looks like and to record items of possible evidence. Crime scene photographs are generally taken in two categories, overall views and items of evidence . Sketch the crime scene is the fourth step in the protocol. A rough sketch is completed by the crime scene technician to demonstrate the layout of the crime scene or to identify the exact position of the deceased victim or evidence within the crime scene. A crime scene sketch may not be completed on every case, however some form of sketching usually occurs in most cases, i.e., on a fingerprint lift card to identify exactly where the latent was recovered.
Crime Scene Investigation CRJ 320 Crime Scene Investigation One of the most important aspects of being trained in Law Enforcement is the ability to conduct a crime scene investigation. The ability to contain and not contaminate the crime scene while also gathering information is a daunting task for any individual. Taking steps to insure the scene is secure, wounded are cared for and that evidence remains intact are just a few of the necessary tasks. Attorney General Janet Reno once stated that “Actions taken in these first few hours of investigation at a crime scene can play a pivotal role in the resolution of a case. Careful, thorough investigation is key to ensuring+ the potential physical evidence is not tainted or destroyed or potential witnesses overlooked.
The job opportunities is limitless and the salary is determined by experience and education, an entry level crime scene tech could make $30,595 annually while someone with a bachelor degree could be lead CSI and make a salary of $55,900 to $75,500 annually. Crime Scene Investigators generally work for law enforcement and includes duties such as collect, analyze, and interpret all aspects of physical evidence that can be used for criminal convictions. They are responsible for securing the crime scene which includes establishing a perimeter and making sure no one except crime scene investigators and other law enforcement officials. Crime scene investigators often conduct surveillance and interviews outside of the office involving eyewitnesses. Another aspect a crime scene investigator might possess is the ability to use cameras and document the scene and use fingerprint technology to track potential suspects.
(Page 7 ch1) One contribution is the journal he has written is about the improved methods of scientific crime detection and this still reports today. The second contribution is his treatise written about scientific disciplines in the field of criminal investigations. (Page 8 ch 1) Karl Landsteiner figured out how to divide blood into groups and today there are four different groups A,B,AB,O. Then Leone Lattes takes this information and puts it to work with figuring out the types of blood with dried blood. (pg10 ch1) The first person to apply the principals of forensic science was Edmond Locard, he began in the attic of the Lyons police department.
Well in this essay I’m going to talk about the career choice I have always wanted to have when I grew up. I will be telling you what steps you would need to take to become a Crime Scene Investigator, What Crime Scene Investigator are and what they do, and what kind of salaries they make. A Crime Scene Investigator is a professional who is trained to analyze crime scenes, collect and process evidence, and write up reports which are used by law enforcement officials and members of government. Most Crime Scene Investigators work for a law enforcement agency or a company which needs professional investigators, like an insurance company. A insurance company might use an investigator to analyze a car accident to determine whether or not the company will pay for the damages that was done to the car.
Once the behavioral profile is done, the profiler can then compare this to other criminals or mental patients with the same basic characteristics. It is generally very difficult to get professional hands-on experience on how to be a profiler. Police have been able to catch a wide array of people using profilers, including serial killers. Once criminals have been taken into custody, profilers can learn even more about the criminal mind and can find possible motives, verify motives, and/or assess the defendant's state of mind. The police psychologist does more hands-on work with officers and victims as opposed to criminals.
For Example, in criminal Justice the forces group could be from a high crime area with women who have lost child due to the crime in their neighborhoods. (Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. (2011) The third qualitative method is Intensive interviewing; it involves direct interaction between the researcher and a respondent or group. The researcher or interviewer ask open-ended questions which is usually unstructured questioning that deal with in-depth information that requires the participants to express their feeling and share experiences and perception on a topic that is research. (Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. 2011) The researchers are free to shift the discussion in any route they want to. Thus, unstructured interviewing with is particularly useful for discovering a subject generally.
FEBRUARY 3, 2013 INVESTIGATIVES METHODOLOGY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE A crime laboratory - often shortened to crime lab - is a scientific laboratory, using primarily forensic science for the purpose of examining evidence from criminal cases. These labs generally use forensic science to examine evidences. After examination, they provide reports and opinion testimony. The testimony and reports are presented before a court of law. In the U.S., crime laboratories are operated both at public and private levels.
Role of Victimology Victimology in its most simple form is the study of the victim or victims of a particular offender. It is defined as "the thorough study and analysis of victim characteristics" (Turvey, 1999) and may also be called "victim profiling" (Holmes, 1996). In essence criminal profilers are studying the harm the victim endured during the crime, plus its physical and emotional aspects. Victimologists are people who are in essence investigators, researchers, and observers of the victimized persons and their connection to the crime (Karmen, 2007). Holmes & Holmes (2009, p290) stated “To appraise a crime without some knowledge of the victim is certainly remiss.” The victim constitutes half of the crime therefore victimology should be heavily looked at in order to connect them to the offender (Douglas, Burgess, Burgess, & Ressler, 1992).Victimology is important to an investigation process in that, it is not just learning about the victim’s personal history and personality, but it also why the victim was chosen (Petherick, 2010).
POLICE DRAMA Suzie A. Anderson Everest University Criminal Investigations CJE 1600-16 January 29, 2012 Watch a TV or movie of virtually any police drama, and create a one-page narrative of what actually occurred during the “crime.” Then discuss how different that is from watching or hearing about a crime and then having to write about it, keeping the elements of the crime in mind. To sit down and write a one-page narrative of a police drama that has been depicted on film via a television show or a feature film has been a perplexed chore for me. I have spent some time on this issue trying to find out of the police dramas that are currently being aired that I would have to say that I chose the police drama Law and Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit). As with all the Law and Order television shows it opens with a narrative, “In the criminal justice system, sexual based offenders are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.