making sure that the proper labels are going on the right things. To make sure that nothing gets confused or mixed up. Also it is checked once it has been done just to be safe. Everyone in the labs are very carefull while using these chemicals. And i think that everyone around the world
173 Reflective Journal. Week 1: Aims of the criminal Justice system This week was essentially an introductory topic and provided me with a basic understanding of the aims and operations of the criminal justice system. I learned that there is a number of different steps within the criminal justice system and the involvement of all the parties involved such as police, judge and jury and the defence. According to John Champion the main purpose of the criminal justice system is to process and prosecute individuals who commit crimes against society and to deal out suitable punishments for these individuals. This is a pivotal part in terms of maintain the functioning of society and to ensure that people don’t go around breaking laws wherever and whenever they want.
The use of disposable masks, protective eyewear and disposable infectious disease gowns should also be considered when dealing with large amounts of blood or other body fluids and every attempt should be made to follow procedures put in place when dealing with these potential hazards at a crime scene. When an investigator comes into a crime scene where some form of violence has taken place, blood will almost always be present. The
4.4 That the division conducts pre-sentence investigations on all offenders convicted of a felony that falls in the Intermediate/Active sentencing grid. Information provided in pre-sentence investigation reports is invaluable to the court, prosecutors, defense counsel and division staff. Further, that division provides a specific sentencing recommendation in each presentence report. This information will assist the division in their efforts to concentrate on quality contacts rather than the quantity of contacts. This will also facilitate the division’s migration from a pure containment model to an out-come based supervision model.
Special Victims Unit Detectives are special types of police officers whose duty is to detect criminals. They investigate cases in depth when attempting to solve crimes. They seek out all the facts and determine the truth about what truly happened with the crime. Their main task is to get together and organize all the information. Intellectual, psychological and physical are characteristics that detectives should have.
Explain how honesty and dishonesty impact self-report studies. Being completely honest in these self-reports may help different groups of people understand criminal behaviors and crimes. These reports are gathered information that is put into data. National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is an incident-based reporting system for crimes known to the police. For each crime incident coming to the attention of law enforcement, a variety of data are collected about the incident.
Due Process 1 Due Process Due Process 2 Due Process Introduction In my paper I will be talking about many things and those things that I will be talking about are the concepts of due process, about the adversarial system, and the process of post-arrest after a crime has been committed. Everything I talk about in my paper is very important in that it helps with the due process the adversarial system and the post-arrest procedures. You read all about these
Shameka Adams Criminal Investigations Everest Online Criminal Investigations In criminal investigations, officers must document everything. They must take notes and photographs of all facts and evidence found at the scene. Describe the importance of not-taking, particularly in the integrity of the crime scene? Notes are vital throughout the entirety of the investigation. Notes are brief records of what was seen or heard and are important because if detailed enough, they can make or break a case (Orthman & Hess, 2010).
Police and Law Enforcement Name CJS/200 July 13, 2012 Teacher Police and Law Enforcement The role of police is to protect citizens of the area they are serving. The police are here to enforce, make sure the laws are up-held, and the police need to charge people that have broken the laws. Police are also very important in finding evidence in the stories of a crime that happened and be sure to have the facts to back up the stories. Police investigate and collect evidence and information so when the individual or individuals that have committed the crime and go before the judge, the charges can be applied, and the punishment can fit the crime that was committed. The roles of the cops are lessened, there would be more crimes committed
Special Agent After college, the career field that I plan on pursuing is Law. Public Safety, Corrections and Security are all included in this law field. I want to be a Criminal Investigator or a Special Agent. “The job consist of investigating criminal activities in the Federal, State and local levels of government, prepare reports that detail investigation findings and testify before the grand jury concerning criminal cases” (Kuder). “They also analyze evidence in the lab or in the field, determine if the evidence that is found is sufficient to recommend to the prosecution and they are the ones who supervise the entire investigation” (Kuder).