Students will analyze the conflict that law enforcement officers pose when investigating one of their own. Because police officers have immunity, justification for not prosecuting is often given to the prosecution. The Botham Jean case is a perfect example of why law enforcement officers should not have the power to investigate their own. Even when an outside agency is involved, other corresponding conflicts arise and […]
Agency cooperation is key to ensure that a suspect who has committed crimes in multiple jurisdictions is captured. Not all federal or state agencies are alike. For example, whenever there is dual involvement, one agency will take on the primary role while the other takes secondary. In cases where it is a federal and state crime, the federal government will get the first crack at […]
Students should be able to elaborate on the need for a federal consent decree and its impact on law enforcement. From Chicago to Ferguson, federal consent decrees have been put in place because of identified errors due to a lack of law enforcement accountability. Although the target of consent decrees is to help correct a wrong due to violations of federal or state law, some […]
You are an instructor for a state crime lab. It is your responsibility to start the basic training for the new candidates that upon completion of their training will report to crime scene units in their first assignments as crime scene investigators. Your first lesson involves explaining the 2 categories of physical evidence used for identification purposes or comparison purposes. Your second lesson is explaining […]
Handling evidence is done for a number of reasons. After it is photographed, drawn in the crime scene sketch, and listed in the crime scene notes, it should be processed. There may be an analysis done at the scene and packages for storage in the evidence repository, or the evidence may be collected for transportation to the crime laboratory for further analysis. Control of the […]
In this assignment, you will be exploring tasks that an actual crime scene investigator might accomplish. There has been a murder in which it is clear that a person riding a mountain bike on the side of a dirt country road was intentionally struck down by a suspect. The suspect then stepped out of his or her vehicle and shot the biker. A witness riding an ATV heard the shot and […]
Do you know what the term computer forensics means? Many people do not nor do they understand the techniques involved to find and obtain evidence. Computer forensics is part of digital forensic science, and the goal for the investigator is to examine forensically with the goal of identifying, obtaining, and analyzing digital information. Depending upon the skill of the investigator, the limit to analyzing electronic data is […]
In this crime scene scenario, there are a number of evidence types that you will need to collect. The crime scene is a single-floor house with a burned-down tool shed in the back. There is a mailbox that appears to have been hit by a car backing out of the driveway. It is 90 degrees (F) with 100% humidity. The items you will collect include […]
Your Unit 4 Capstone paper is a culmination of everything you have researched about your selected topic in Criminal Justice. You will now synthesize your collected information. That means you will provide your personal assessment in a professional analysis in an 8-to-10-page Capstone research paper. Here is your roadmap: Unit 1 – You wrote a problem statement and described the issue. Unit 2 – You created a video that […]
In your Unit 3 Individual Project, you will create 8 APA formatted Annotated Bibliographies as part of your Capstone project. This is a 3-step process, as follows: Step 1: Search for, find and review existing literature (articles) about your Capstone topic. You may find information in the AIU library, online and from government websites. Do not use tabloids, Wikipedia, Cliff Notes, Wisegeek or other unprofessional sources […]