We must be sure that finding those answers are done ethically from the crime scene to trial. The Investigator Ethical Considerations From the moment the investigator gets a case professionalism, knowledge of laws and procedure is what has to be followed. If at any time the investigator became biased and used emotion instead of just facts of the case could be compromised. Remaining unbiased in either homicide or rape can be extremely difficult for even the most ethical investigators. Handling evidence properly is one of the most crucial points of any investigation.
Coerced Confessions Critical issues in forensic psychology are the vulnerabilities and interrogative circumstances which are two key aspects that have been examined by psychologists in relation to false confessions. Police cadets are trained to read body language when interrogating a suspect, and pinpoint whether the suspect is being truthful or lying to them. But relying on how nervous a suspect when being interrogated shouldn’t determined whether he is lying, because most suspect are very intimidated by cops when brought to a room for questioning. In this paper I will be discussing how suspects when interrogated often lead themselves to digging their grave, even though they are in fact innocent. False confessions can be classified as the "coerced-compliant" or "coerced-internalized".
The prosecution must without a reasonable doubt prove the defendant is responsible for committing the crime. And in doing so must remain within the regulations of the courts. Sometimes the prosecution’s personal, ethical. Organizational, or political beliefs can becomea driving force into a trail which can have negative effects on the courts when misconduct occurs or mistakes are made. When misconduct or mistakes are made it can have very damaging effects on individuals and their lives, but also to the credibility of the criminal justice system.
Analyze the following case study and determine how the evidence could be documented Three people were involved in the robbery of a local computer store – the defendant, an unknown masked accomplice who entered the store with him and the driver of an automobile that the trio used to get away. A passerby noticed the plates of that vehicle as the robbery was in progress and reported it to the police. The vehicle was later traced and discovered to have been stolen two days before the robbery. The car was recovered and the defendant’s fingerprints were found on the passenger door panel. 1.
She had to stay alert because she did not know what the subject might do, so she had to do the pat down to make sure the subject was not carrying a weapon that could harm her. Did exigent circumstances exist for Officer Smith to give chase to this vehicle? When the subject decided to flee in the vehicle to evade Officer Smith, the subject could be arrested and the vehicle could be impounded. “In the case United States vs. Rengifo indicated that “exigent circumstances occur when a reasonable Officer could believe that to delay acting to obtain a warrant would, in all likelihood, permanently frustrate an important police objective, such as to prevent the destruction of evidence relating to
Eyewitness Testimony La Shon C. Collins Everest University Online Criminal Evidence - 6 Instructor: Erin Otis There were some guidelines The Supreme Court of Neil v. Biggers as to what a court needs consider when trying to determine the credibility of eyewitness during their testimony. This case Neil v. Biggers a woman had identified Biggers as the man who had raped her. This case was revolved around her credibility of the identification she had made. These are the guideline the Courts had given must be considered in such cases like Neil v. Biggers. The courts had to consider whether the witness had a good chance to see the criminal, how much the witness was paying attention, how accurate the witness's description was, how certain the witness was and how long have time had passed between the crime and the identification of the criminal.
Welcome to homicide Case Study CRJ 311 Forensics This episode was filmed in Richmond, VA it is about a case that involves a homicide where a body was found in the trunk of a car that was in a parking lot of an apartment complex. The episode also shows the first of rookie Homicide Detective Shane Waite. The video shows how you start with knowing very little about the crime and through the investigation you link evidence to the crime and the suspects. You see through this case that you need to make sure that you look at every aspect of the crime and realize that the evidence can come from anywhere. Something that I found very interesting with this video is that it seems to me that it is yet another example of a “crime scene investigation” style show and that is something that can cause a proble later.
The criminal justice process is a process is a continuum of steps that function as a whole to move a criminal from arrest to his/her punishment (if they are found guilty). The criminal justice process begins with the criminal committing a criminal act, such as holding up a liquor store. The next step in the process is a criminal investigation, in this case, a criminal investigation might include watching the footage from the liquor store's surveillance cameras to identify a suspect. From there, the next step in the criminal justice process is arrest. In my example, this would include tracking down the suspect identified by the surveillance footage and apprehending the suspect.
First, I chose to speak with my Chief of Police about the wrongdoing that has been in occurrence for quite some time. There's a key difference between upholding the law and wrongdoing committed against a person. In a similar situation which occurred in New York with a former NYPD narcotics detective by the name of Stephen Anderson. The former NYPD narcotics detective testified that he regularly saw police plant drugs on innocent people as a way to meet arrest quotations. Mr. Anderson was testifying under cooperation with prosecutors after he
Interviews and Interrogations Policy Paper Name SEC/360 Date Instructor In the security and law enforcement industry, interviews and interrogations are a way that officers can gathers facts and information about a situation, incident, or case. For security and law enforcement officers interviews and interrogations play a key role in building and solving cases. This paper will discuss the comparison and contrast between security interviews and security interrogations, the legal issues associated with security interviews and interrogations, and finally a security organization policy on conducting security interviews and interrogations. Interviewing and interrogating suspects are two important but separate vital aspects of collecting information about criminal activity. The difference between an interview and an interrogation is that security professionals conduct interviews, and law enforcement officers can conduct both.