Similar Patterns Of Criminal Investigation

In 2006, over 100 million people in the United States tuned in to watch either CSI or any if the other forensic and criminal investigation related television show each week (CJSG). Since then, the number of viewers has increased rapidly, as well as the amount of television shows with the same type of theme. As a result of the increase of these television programs, researchers are discovering a new phenomenon called the ‘CSI Effect’ that seems to be fueling an interest in forensic science and criminal investigations nationwide. This effect is actually the ability of criminal justice themed television shows to influence and increase victims’, jurors’ and criminals’ ideas about forensics, DNA testing and methods, and criminal investigations

Firstly, the Nisha call placed Adnan with Jay after the murder. This call could have been a butt-dial that rang for 2 minutes. The call could have been from Adnan, who wanted to make Jay talk with Nisha. The Nisha call does not prove Adnan killed Hae, as it simply just puts him with Jay at the time. Also, the prosecution stated that Adnan was constantly doing bad things. Everyone does bad things, but it does not make them murderers. Finally, Jay knew the location of Hae’s car. The fact that Jay knew the location of Hae’s car should arouse suspicion on him. The evidence utilized by the prosecution is circumstantial and can be disproved, and the lack of strong evidence proves Adnan’s

Adnan Syed was a golden boy to people; he was smart and loved by everyone. He never thought he’d be convicted of his ex-girlfriend’s murder, neither did anyone else. In fact, when he first received a call from the cops regarding Hae’s disappearance he brushed it off, more scared at that fact that he was high on marijuana and talking to a police officer. He thought Hae had just ran off to California, just like everyone else. However, when they found her body in a park notorious for being a body dump his whole world turned upside down. Soon after this a friend of his, Jay, confessed to the police into helping Adnan with Hae’s murder which then put Adnan behind bars. However, was Jay’s testimony true? Unfortunately Adnan’s case has many flaws and lies to it, and the true answer still remains; is Adnan Syed actually innocent or guilty all along?

or something. And I sat down next to him. We starting chatting,” by Asia Mclean. This piece of evidence gives Adnan an abili to where he was after school and it causes us to believe that he couldn’t have killed Hae. The final piece of evidence Adnan and how he was during the

It is imperative that an agency has an evidence collection unit that processes all crime scenes for many of reasons. Securing the scene, separating the witnesses, scanning the scene, seeing the scene, sketching the scene, searching for evidence, and securing and collecting evidence are the seven S’s of crime scene investigations in which an evidence collection unit is in charge of last three (ECU, 2017). The biggest advantage to having an evidence collection unit is that highly trained and certified personnel are the ones who are systematically and properly sketching the scene, searching for evidence, and securing and collecting evidence. Another advantage of having an evidence collection unit is that they have all the proper tools and supplies

Adnan Syed is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, and various factors present him as a very likely suspect. Information put together by the state don’t add up, but instead prove he is innocent. Is Adnan guilty or innocent for his ex-girlfriend’s death? In the Serial Podcast, journalist Sarah Koenig discusses the case, committed almost seventeen years ago, and uncovers new evidence that indicates Adnan’s innocence. Adnan Syed has been viewed as a boyfriend, honor roll student, and a murderer. Many described him as a smart, flirtatious, and a likable high schooler. On January 13, 1999, his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, was murdered. Investigators immediately assumed Adnan as the primary suspect because Hae had broken up with him, a month

The main reason why Adnan was in the center of this investigation was because his best friend, Jay,

Cold case investigation is a growing concern due to increased numbers of unsolved cases and pop culture appeal. This paper will walk you through what a cold case investigation is, how one begins, and factors such as the use of volunteers can effect the outcome of a cold case investigation. Each year the number of unsolved cases in the U.S. goes up, but with limiting funding and lack of manning something has to be done to keep the numbers down. A dedicated cold case unit is the best answer to this problem.

Firstly, the court had insufficient evidence to pass a life sentence. There are 4 four main types of evidence that are important to this case, testimonies, alibis, physical evidence, and motives. The only physical evidence found was Adnan's fingerprints in Hae's car. However it makes sense that he was in her car at some point because he was her ex-boyfriend. There was also seeming no motive. You could argue that Adnan was angry that Hae had a new boyfriend, but nothing about his character shows that he would be the jealous type, especially not jealous enough to commit murder. So without any solid physical evidence or any clear motive the case is left

First, Adnan did not get a fair trial because Jay lied during his trial.,the phone record prove nothing and Neither do the letters.Jay lied during his trail because, in episode

One hole is Jay Wilds’ interview. Jay allegedly helped Adnan bury Hae’s body. The police did not have any supporting evidence just Jay’s testimony. It was as though Jay’s word was more reliable than Adnan’s. If a onlooker only heard parts of Serial, they would think that Jay and Adnan were best friends. However, that was not the case. In the words of Jay, they did not have a “real friendship.” (Vargas-Cooper, "Exclusive: Jay, Key Witness from 'Serial' Tells His Story for First Time, Part 1”) They just smoked together about two or three times. If that is true, why would Adnan ask someone who is not his “real friend” to help him bury a body? Or even mention to Jay that he was going to kill Hae? There is some suggested evidence that Jay could have been prejudice against magnet students at Woodlawn High School. Adnan was a magnet student. Jay said that he resented the school because the school added a magnet wing and received better stuff. He said, “ These people [magnet students] were different from us, and they didn’t have to interact with us…but their gym, lockers, parking, was down in the magnet wing. And I found that to be a bit of slap in the face.” (Vargas-Cooper, "Exclusive: Jay, Key Witness from 'Serial' Tells His Story for First Time, Part 1”) It could be that Jay was jealous of Adnan that he framed Adnan for the murder of Hae. The justice system seems to just let

Adnan and Sarah are talking about the night of Hae’s murder and Adnan tells Sarah that “... the craziest thing is to be high and have a police call your phone.I’ll never forget”(67). Adnan clearly states many times before this that he does not remember the day that Hae was killed and that it was just a normal day. Later on, he then stated how he can never forget how the cops called him, but then all the other times he said he cannot remember anything unusual about that day. Adnan had lied because he does remember that day since he clearly said that he can never forget that phone call. Another time is when Adnan told Officer Adcock that he asked Hae for a ride, but later on he told a different cop that he did not ask her for a ride. This is crucial since that was the 21 minutes that Hae was strangled in. Not only is he untrustworthy but so is Jay. During one interview they are discussing the location of the body and Sarah states, “Jay is saying I figured there were security cameras at Best Buy so that’s why I lied-because I didn’t want to be associated with it”(30). Being shown a dead body somewhere is unforgettable. Jay had known the truth about being shown the body at Best Buy, yet he still decided to lie even though that only

In my opinion, the investigators must apply the scientific method in every one of the investigations that they do. The investigators must take all the information into their minds and ask themselves what happened, how did it happen, and why did this crime happen. Once the investigator comes up with the answers then will conduct experiments to see if their idea was the ultimate conclusion of what happened.

Now, having officially hit our half way mark in forensics, I have come to the realization that we were able to accomplish a lot this year, but I personally wish that I could have managed my time better this semester. We were able to work in pairs and research the history regarding the origin of forensics and how it has evolved to be the field that it is today. We were also able to explore more in depth about certain parts of the field, like for instance one of the first labs that we did was the hair analysis. In this lab we were able to see that there are certain characteristics of a hair strand that can help differentiate the typed of species from which the hair strand comes from. Not only that, but from this lab we learned that DNA can be collected from a strand of hair if and only if the root is present. From here

The documentary by the title of Evolution of a criminal is about a young man by the name of darius Clark Monroe. Darius and two others robbed a bank by the name of Bank of America in southwest Houston. His motive for committing the crime was that he wanted to help his mother and stepfather out of the financial hole that they were currently in. In the poem invictus this gives metaphors of such as in the ending of the poem stating I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. This means I make my own decision and those decisions and that determines what happens and also the consequences I am the captain of my soul which is by the decisions I have made I determine what will happen on judgment day.