In the criminal justice world, the theory of criminal investigation is laid out in a way that seems to be the same for every situation, but that is not the case in all cases. In some cases, the process has to be critiqued to fit the situation. In the world we live in we criminals are unfortunately getting better and better at committing crimes with little trace. People believe that the information investigators need are right their hands because of the CSI effect. This makes it harder and harder for criminal investigators to do their jobs and track down criminals because the public has this false since that they have magical technologies just like they have on the television. Although that would be awesome if someone of that technology was
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Different processes and steps used in searching could have helped in the beginning of the case to classify it as an abduction. If the case unfolded a little differently and more people were interviewed at the original scene it could have made for a better chance of tracing down physical evidence.
Forensic Evidence Evidence is a key factor in every criminal justice case, without the presents of evidence it makes it complicated to prosecute a person or persons. In the case of 44-year-old Linton resident, Pamela Foddrill, evidence was very hard to come by. From the beginning lack of evidence was hard to find for investigators. Foddrill 44, body was found in Illinois. The body was found decomposing in a shed. Insects and nature had taken its toll on the body when investigators found her. At the scene investigators found a number of items including a sleeping bag that had been seen 2-3 weeks prior to the body being discovered. It had been later discovered that the body had been stored in the shed over a number of days. Hairs, fibers, and pieces of flooring and walls were taken as evidence from the property. A small amount of blood was found but was not enough to pull DNA from the sample because it was so small, no DNA was found. Photographs of the scene were taken by …show more content…
The articles in the case study did not show of any witnesses that were interviewed at the scene of the IGA. “It is very difficult to track someone when there are no clues” Conley told the press. (Cohen, 2014 p. 58) If a witness had been interviewed, then law enforcement could have classified this as an abduction right out of the starting gate. Since they waited until other evidence pointed towards an abduction this could have played a key part in why them was not very much physical evidence found at the secondary crime scene. The text book reads “Step 6: Interview the individuals who last had contact with the child.” (Lyman, 2014, p. 390) This would be the same process for an adult also, but with the victim being mental disabled you have to take into consideration of both processes and lean more toward the process of which investigators would use for a
Different processes and steps used in searching could have helped in the beginning of the case to classify it as an abduction. If the case unfolded a little differently and more people were interviewed at the original scene it could have made for a better chance of tracing down physical evidence.
Forensic Evidence Evidence is a key factor in every criminal justice case, without the presents of evidence it makes it complicated to prosecute a person or persons. In the case of 44-year-old Linton resident, Pamela Foddrill, evidence was very hard to come by. From the beginning lack of evidence was hard to find for investigators. Foddrill 44, body was found in Illinois. The body was found decomposing in a shed. Insects and nature had taken its toll on the body when investigators found her. At the scene investigators found a number of items including a sleeping bag that had been seen 2-3 weeks prior to the body being discovered. It had been later discovered that the body had been stored in the shed over a number of days. Hairs, fibers, and pieces of flooring and walls were taken as evidence from the property. A small amount of blood was found but was not enough to pull DNA from the sample because it was so small, no DNA was found. Photographs of the scene were taken by …show more content…
The articles in the case study did not show of any witnesses that were interviewed at the scene of the IGA. “It is very difficult to track someone when there are no clues” Conley told the press. (Cohen, 2014 p. 58) If a witness had been interviewed, then law enforcement could have classified this as an abduction right out of the starting gate. Since they waited until other evidence pointed towards an abduction this could have played a key part in why them was not very much physical evidence found at the secondary crime scene. The text book reads “Step 6: Interview the individuals who last had contact with the child.” (Lyman, 2014, p. 390) This would be the same process for an adult also, but with the victim being mental disabled you have to take into consideration of both processes and lean more toward the process of which investigators would use for a