In the criminal justice system a police officer or crime scene investigator cannot legally search a person or property without a search warrant. There have been ongoing debates and revisions on the legal requirements and circumstances under which it is necessary to obtain a search and seizure warrant before crime scene processing. According to the Fourth Amendment search and seizure requirements‚ a warrant is required any time a reasonable expectation of privacy exists. Therefore‚ in an effort to
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A thorough documentation of a crime scene is an important part of any investigation. Several different methods of documentation are use; however‚ it is the combination of the methods that best aids investigators during the investigations into prosecution and trial. One of the first steps in documenting the scene would begin with the investigators notes. The notes will contain multiple pieces of information that may prove to be useful during the span of the case. The investigator should make notes
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Forensics as a Crime Scene Investigator Nicolette Simpson E VC University ENC1101-243_Week 10 Individual Work Instructor Heidi Howe March 23‚ 2012 Forensics Thesis Statement Forensic is a field of that deals with psychology and the law. Forensic is defined as the intersection of psychology and the law. Forensics is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. For example‚ forensic pathology is the study of the human body to determine
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task is to canvas a fictional crime scene. You are the fingerprint examiner: You respond to a homicide scene in a retail store employing numerous people‚ and upon arrival find police officers and several employees present. You also find a deceased victim who has obviously been shot‚ indications of a fight‚ articles of clothing‚ office supplies‚ papers‚ narcotics enclosed in plastic containers‚ and two guns‚ scattered on the floor and in other locations within the scene. Explain what you are looking
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A Crime Scene Investigator‚ CSI‚ helps law enforcement by collecting the evidence at the scene and processing it to catch the criminal. A CSI does many things‚ such as‚ sketching the perpetrator from a description of the witness‚ photographing the scene‚ and collecting fingerprints and DNA. (Crime Scene Analyst) They are held responsible for making sure the evidence is collected thoroughly and can stand up in court for prosecution of the culprit. They can choose whether to take an oath and become
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University of Phoenix Material Courtroom Participant Chart Complete the following chart. | |What are the individual’s responsibilities in the |Why is it important for these responsibilities to be | | |courtroom process? |fulfilled adequately? (Consider the effect of over | | | |zealousness as compared with the effect of under | |
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protective gear and equipment for each scene. Control samples are always needed in order to include or exclude evidence being tested. Each piece of evidence should be packaged and stored ready for transport and each piece of evidence should be separately packaged. These precautions are very important to have a successful crime scene investigation (A Guide for Investigating Bomb and Explosion Scenes: Evaluating the Scene‚ 2001). To decrease the risk of contamination the scene must be investigated as soon as
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The book Courtroom 302‚ written by Steve Bogira in 2005‚ is about the criminal courts in Chicago‚ IL. Steve Bogira graduated from Northwestern University‚ and is an excellent reporter for the Chicago Review. Courtroom 302 is story told mainly from through Steve Bogira’s observations. Bogira observes a courtroom (Courtroom 302)‚ and basically the entire justice system process from beginning to end. The courtroom that Bogira observes is in the control of Judge Daniel Locallo. Judge Locallo helps
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The show that I decided to use for my analysis is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‚ The Complete First Season‚ Episode 110‚ “Sex‚ Lies and Larvae”. The reason I picked this show is because we have it on DVD‚ which made it easy to watch it several times. This episode has three cases‚ the first and main case of the episode starts out with two people hiking in a remote desert area and the girl finds a dead body with flies buzzing all around it. The second case involves a stolen painting and the last case
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------------------------------------------------- Courtroom workgroups ------------------------------------------------- Courtroom workgroups During trial there are ten basic roles associated with the courtroom. They are the judge‚ witness‚ prosecutor‚ the jury‚ clerk of court‚ court reporter‚ bailiff‚ defendant‚ defense counsel‚ and spectators or press. These roles make up the courtroom work group. All of these roles together help ensure the procedures of the criminal justice systems
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