The police will then evaluate the victim such as background checks, previous crimes, maybe interviews with close relatives or friends. Next, they review the preliminary police reports. The explained steps explain the basics of a criminal profiling act. There are additional steps that include evaluating medical examiners autopsy findings when a homicide is involved and developing a profile with important offender characteristics. Criminal profiling becomes most useful in homicides, rape crimes, arsonists, and sexual murders.
SciTronics had $ 75,000 of owners’ equity and earned $ 14,000 after taxes in 2008. Its return on equity was 18.67% an improvement from the 8.2% earned in 2005. Activity Ratios: How well does the company employ its assets? 1. Total asset turnover for SciTronics in 2008 can be calculated by dividing $ 244,000 into $ 159,000.
Crime Scene Investigator and the Crime Lab Mary Adams Everest University Crime Scene Investigator and the Crime Lab My dream job is working in a coroner’s office in a major city, like Atlanta, Georgia. I want to be able to help victims of crimes to get closure and help bring individuals who commit such crimes to justice. Working in a job which will determine the cause and circumstances of someone’s death will be rewarding and something that I believe could be of great interest for me. Criminal investigation is interesting and provides details to the why, how, where, and who actually committed the crime which will result in a criminal being convicted and given a sentence for the crime committed. 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.
(Los Angeles County QuckFacts from the US Census Bureau, 2013) Of the nearly 10 million people in Los Angeles County, nearly 634,000 families are receiving public assistance (Los Angeles Almanac - Demographics, History, Statistics) with an employment rate of 9.4% (Overview - Labor Market Information Division). According to the Los Angeles Almanac, in 2011, there were 51,240 homeless persons in Los Angeles County. Nearly 44% are African American, 28% Latino and 25% White. (Los Angeles Almanac - Demographics, History,
The crime scene technician must interview the first officer at the scene or the victim to ascertain the "theory" of the case. Basically what allegedly happened, what crime took place, and how was the crime committed. This information may not be factual information but it will give the crime scene technician a base from which to start. Examine the crime scene as the second step in the protocol. Examine the scene for what?
The precise location of the crime and the map of the relationship between the places in which a series of offences took place, may relate to where the offender is living and to his past experience. Forensics are important when making a profile. For example if a rapist has been questioned previously by the police, their crimes may leave indications of this, this can be shown by some rapists who make their victims bathe to get rid of forensic evidence, so a check of police records is always worthwhile. According to Boon and Davies (1992) Canter and his colleagues identified five aspects of criminal behaviour which is very significant and revealing; the location, criminal biography, personal characteristics, domestic and social characteristics and occupational history. Another important aspect is geography, where criminals may feel comfortable committing the crime.
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.
You need to examine the scene by gathering evidence in different ways that can help you determine the criminal. A criminal investigator has to be able to handle different equipment that the job may entail, to complete such tasks that allow you to investigate the given crime. (feinc.net, 2013) They must be able to collect evidence like fingerprints, using the given equipment that is given to the investigator; then take the fingerprints and compare them to other fingerprints, either of the suspect or on the computer database that has many fingerprints on file. (eLearningPortal.com, 2013) The job of the Criminal investigator is important in figuring out who, what, when, and where in a criminal act. In becoming a criminal investigator, there are certain expectations that are expected for you to obtain such a title.
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.
Government agencies use these reports to document crime and do further research on crime in the nation. After a few years of reporting with the first program created, the UCR or Uniform Crime Reporting Program, another program had evolved from that having the FBI designated to coordinate the latest program, NIBRS or the Nation Incident Based Reporting System. With the UCR you could not differentiate between misdemeanor and felony crimes, so the NIBRS was created to gather more in depth and detailed crime data. The NIBRS collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence. Along with those programs came the NCVS or National Crime Victimization Survey, this survey is a self-reporting survey which victims report their own incidents.