Essay on Crime Scene Evidence Handling

Kristin Waters Crime Scene Reconstruction ENC 1102-154 Reconstructing a crime scene takes a lot of effort from experienced law enforcement, medical examiners, and criminalists. All of these professionals give unique perspectives to develop a crime-scene reconstruction. Forensic scientists also play a vital role in helping to reconstruct the crime scene. They use the crime-scene reconstruction to show events that occurred prior to, during, and after a crime was committed. (Saferstein, 2009)…

Crime Scene Investigation Process What do you know about crime scene investigations other than what you see on TV? Crime scenes vary with the amount of physical evidence which is ordinarily expected to be recovered. The only thing consistent about crimes scenes is their inconsistency. A crime scene investigation can described as the application of what has become known as “Locard Exchange Principle”. The “Locard Exchange Principle” is mainly a theory that was established by “Dr. Edmond Locard”.…

Table of Contents Section1: Introduction 2 Section 2: Describe digital evidence 2 Section 3: Explain the key principles of cyber forensics 5 Standardization 5 Evidence integrity and reliability 5 Section 4: Discuss investigation processes 6 Preserve evidence 6 Locate evidence 6 Select evidence 7 Analyze evidence 7 Validate evidence 7 Present evidence 7 Section 5: Discuss and the importance of crime reconstruction hypotheses and alternative 7 Section 6: Conclusion 8 Reference 8 Research…

Biological Evidence Paper Shirley Newton CJS/215-Introduction to Forensics June 18, 2016 Professor: James Anderson Biological Evidence Paper Various biological samples can be identified as significant. To make a significant in or of a substance a fluid has to present within itself. A person DNA can do a lot of things in the specific biological world: such as link someone to a crime scene and identify a person(s). DNA can be taking from…

The crime scene is a delicate place that must be respected if a true picture is to be recognized in the investigative process. Approaching a crime scene requires the forensic specialist, or anyone directly involved with the incident, a sharp mental attitude and knowledge of the law. The purpose of this essay is to examine the processes involved with a crime scene investigation. This will include a discussion about collecting evidence and will use the given scenario to highlight a practical example…

11/12/2014 Crime Scene Investigator Have you ever wonder why people choose to work as a crime scene investigator? I do not know why people chose to work in this field but I know why I choose this career. I choose crime scene investigation as my career because when I was a little girl my dream was to figure out why and how people died. I enjoy watching crime scene investigation shows on television, elusively the ones involving elderlies and children. One of my favorite crime scene investigation…

Imaginary Crime Scene/Mass Disaster Lawanda Holloman Kaplan University Crime Scene Investigation II CJ370 In this paper, I am going to describe each specialized personnel that will be needed at the scene of a crime or mass disaster. I will inform you of what duties each of these specialized individuals will possess. You will be able to know and understand each of these responsibilities. At midnight on January 1 a call comes in of multiple gunshots fired at 123 ABC Blvd. Officer Black responds…

that a crime has been committed, the police are dispatched to the crime scene. When the police arrive on scene, they need to take control by apprehending any suspects and looking for witnesses/victims. If the scene is not safe, the first responders must secure the area. If anyone is hurt, they should call for medical personnel as soon as possible. The first police officer on scene is usually in charge until a criminal investigator arrives on scene. Depending on the crime committed, the crime scene…

Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers, and the Internet is essentially a guide on how to collect and process digital evidence in any situation. In this book, digital evidence is defined as “any data stored or transmitted using a computer that support or refute a theory of how an offense occurred or that address critical elements of the offense such as intent or alibi” (Casey, 7). Most crimes today have some kind of digital element to them, from the crime itself to the criminal’s…

Research Paper: Crime Scene Investigation (first draft) If a murder, a homicide and or a suicide occur, the crime scene investigator(s) collects the clues and evidence that will be analyzed by the forensic scientist(s) which can lead them to their suspect(s). The purpose of a Crime Scene Investigation is to help victims find justice. When a crime has been reported, the responding officer and/or detective have to note the dispatch information such as address/location, time, date, type…