Oj Simpson Case Study Essay

For this assignment, I will create a flowchart that will identify the vital changes to stalking and intimate-violence laws. I will also compare and contrast research laws and techniques with the processes used in the OJ Simpson case. In addition, I will recommend preventions for future cases as well as illustrate the connection between stalking, intimate violence, and homicide. Furthermore, I will apply the victimology and criminology theory that best fits the case and explain the use of lethality or danger assessments by law enforcement. Lastly, I will identify facts that show lethality signs in the Simpson case and create a lethality or danger assessment for a victim in a dangerous intimate relationship.
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A vital bloody fingerprint found at the entrance of Nicole Brown’s house was never collected, nor secured, and was not entered into evidence when it was first located. During a shift change, the detectives who were taking over were not aware of the print and ultimately the print vanished or destroyed without ever being collected. In addition, there were other pieces of evidence that did not get collected or logged, so I think that it is fair to say that the victims got cheated because of sloppy forensic work at the scene of the crime. Furthermore, Nicole Brown’s body was shielded with a blanket that came from inside the house, which totally polluted any evidence that could be collected from the body as well as anything the blanket touched around the body. So, there were poor evidence gathering techniques, sloppy maneuvering at the scene because there were more bloody LAPD shoe prints at the scene than prints of the offender, which gave the appearance of forensic incompetence. However, the acquittal of OJ Simpson is still one of the most debated and contested cases in US History. Forensic collection had a significant role in this investigation and several individual believe that the lack of evidence is what created a lot of doubt for the jurors (Forensics at the OJ Simpson Trial, …show more content…
Keep all traffic to a bare minimum to prevent contamination and lose of evidence. Only those individuals who have authority over the investigation of the crime, the securing of the crime scene, and the processing of the crime scene should be present. Notes should be taken because they are required in court and it is a detailed written description of the scene. The whole crime scene should be photographed and/or recorded including surrounding areas, walls, entrance, and exit. Lastly, any and everything that could be considered evidence should be collected, tagged, and turned in for