Police Foils

Wimsey strays from implementing pure logic when concerning a case, which furthers his behavior from the typical detective. To the majority of society, he is still an outsider like most detectives are. However, Wimsey’s unique mannerisms prevent him from being an outsider in the sense of a detective. This incompatibility toward either group forces Wimsey into his own, separate category of which fits neither a detective nor a civilian.

The American criminal justice system has a principle that everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow is a novel about a prosecutor, Rozat “Rusty” Sabich, who is charged with murder of his co-worker Carolyn Polhemus. The novel’s suspense keeps the readers on edge with the many twists and unpredictable turns of the plot. An analysis of the suspense of the novel shows that it follows the five elements of plot that can be applied to make a story more dramatic. The novel was a thrill to read with a good depiction on how everyone is presumed innocent.

It has been estimated that about 200,000 murders have not been solved since 1960, leaving criminals on the loose. The numerous amounts of murder have left family and friends to mourn the loss of their loved ones with unanswered questions ("Open Cases…"). Who, when, and why are various questions that do not get answered when a murder is not solved. According to National Public Radio, if one is murdered in America, then there is a one in third chance of having the murder identified ("Open Cases…"). Indeed, having these criminals on the loose is very alarming and more criminals need to be captured. The United States of America authorities need to focus more on solving the cases than letting the cases go cold. a

Dire motives, understandable feelings, and most importantly, uncanny, insurmountable genius must saturate the criminal character. Otherwise, the readers lose interest in catching the perpetrator and believe them too easy a quarry for the protagonist. An author should never forget to form the criminal from deep evil, as well as giving the criminal pitiable qualities for the more sensitive readers to sympathize. Several examples of strong criminal

1. The person commits their offense. The dart hit a short thin man who was walking just across the street from us. 2. A Capturer lets out a loud screech and poisonous dart(s). The screech was so loud that it could practically paralyze any person walking within one hundred yards of it. 3. Police take the body to the morgue to be dissected and studied to find the cause of the tendency to commit crime. Immediately, a man fell onto the hard concrete like a ragdoll while three policemen came from behind one of the monotonous gray houses to carry the corpse away. He seemed so casual just moments before he was Captured; he didn’t seem as if he had done anything wrong, but, as the policemen laid the body into the back of a vehicle with a shape resembling an ambulance, I caught a glimpse of a minute shimmer coming from the man’s

The comic Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth and the retro audio podcast Nick Carter: Master Detective starring Lon Clack portray the different roles of women in detective fiction. Nick Carter was on the radio from 1943 to 1955, and represents more traditional roles for gender. Over the 125 episodes, the radio show followed detective Nick Carter and his female assistant, Patsy on different crime scene investigations. Carter was also able to solve seemingly impossible crimes by looking at unique angles. Stumptown was published in 2011. It represents a more modern view on gender roles in detecting. In this comic, Dex Parios, a private investigator, is hired to find someone’s granddaughter. She encounters many difficulties while investigating and attempting to find the missing girl. In the end, the plot ends up being a lot more complicated than initially presented. In this essay, I am going to look at how the role of gender in detective fiction has evolved over time.

The origins of my artwork emerged from watching various detective genre movies and techniques utilized in order to distort the truth. The objective in any crime fiction is to discover the truth and therefore, through my artwork, I chose to explore the theme of the distortion of the truth and express my perception regarding this theme through the use of colours and symbolism. The aim of exploring this theme is to convey the viewers about the general perception in crime fiction and the primary elements that are involved while distorting the truth.

The story of “The Purloined Letter,” although dealing with primarily with the conversations between the narrator and detective Dupin, showed great perspective into question of justice serving as a tool for power. Dupin, having been slighted by the Minister D-, uses his skills to bring a pointed investigation in his direction. Dupin uses his cleverness to manipulate his way into retrieving the letter to bring his old grudge to an end –while solving the crime of course. This goes to show how the police and law could be manipulated to match the needs of one, “I regarded only as ruses, to afford opportunity for thorough search to the police, and thus the sooner impress them with the conviction,” (Poe,

The acclaimed authors, Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle, formulate the characters of Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes respectively, to be similar in the way they analyze, deduce, and connect segments of often-thought “unsolvable” cases. Through their comparable techniques and system of deduction, Dupin and Holmes never fail to trace back evidence to the scene of the crime. However, due to vast differences between the authors’ writing styles, the audience observes the main characters as distinct individuals, ultimately reinforcing the notion that Dupin and Holmes are not clones, but rather characters from different backgrounds that evolve to epitomize heroic private detectives.

The movie ‘Policing the Police” is a documentary with INTERVIEWS done of citizens and the Newark Police Department. The first word I thought of when I began watching this movie was DYSFUCTION. From both the police and citizens stand point. The Newark Police Department seems to lack organization and communication. The city is a mess with gangs and gun violence. I believe this movie can have both the CONFLICT and FUNCTIONALIST theories applied. Looking at it from a conflict perspective the police and community are having somewhat of a power struggle. The community feels it’s being targeted and its members are being STEROTYPED just for being young African American men. For example, the citizens feel as though they are being profiled and unconstitutionally

5. In recent years, the study of detective stories has become a legitimate academic pursuit.

He/she is to interrogate suspects to identify named clues and red herrings and, by doing so the true villain. In spite of the illogic structure of a crime, the solution of it has to be logical and traceable. Also, in order to be able to put together the puzzle pieces of the investigated crime, the criminal has to be one of the main characters in the story (Ciocia). The detective is usually at least one step ahead of other legal forces, such as police officers, making him superior and more

Detective fiction consists of various genres that exemplify the intersection of criminology and philosophy. Criminology components can be applied to perpetrators of the crime and their motives even though they are fictional. In a similar manner, the motive and overall story also exemplify components of philosophy. More specifically, the two detective fiction genres of Locked Room stories and Hoist on their Own Petards stories portray crime and perpetrators in relation to philosophy. For example, the detective fiction story, “The Leopold Locked Room,” written by Edward D. Hoch, exemplifies Hegel’s master versus slave theory and components of Hegel’s recognition of self while also demonstrating social bonds theory and choice learning theory. Peter Lovesey’s detective fiction story, “The Secret Lover,” also consists of both philosophy and criminology as it demonstrates Hegel’s master versus slave theory, metaphysics, object petite x, social bonds theory, and qualities of an organized killer.

The goal to solve the murders and unravel the conspiracy is clear. The stakes are very high. The structure is goal-focused. The protagonist must overcome plenty of obstacles to get to the truth. The theme of trust is examined. Essentially, a cop is place in a

In the second part of the following essay I will be nominating one source of evidence that is present at the scene of a scenario. I will be discussing in my own words how Police should collate, handle and analyse the piece of evidence in a Criminal Investigation. In doing this I will be using relevant crime scene powers, NSWPF operational guidance and making reference to the Horswell (2004) reading.