Crime scene

the catching of a serial murder is connecting crimes through the process of crime linkage. This paper will take a look at how police have used crime linkage to build criminal profiles that have helped catch famous serial killers that include BTK, the…

Frank Lucas claims the events that caused him to turn to his life of crime was watching his cousin be brutally murdered by the Klu Klux Klan. However, it wasn't really until a heated fight with his boss sparked a criminal way of thinking in him did he start his empire. To become one of Harlem’s most notorious dealers, Lucas had to pull some very dangerous and risky schemes to fight his way to the top. These eventually landing the man in jail for what should have seventy years. Frank Lucas…

about because many leaders felt that excessive alcohol consumption lead to health issues and caused people to act out badly meaning committing crimes. Even today there are arguments with the placement of bars and how close they are to residential neighborhoods. Many people do not want to live close to the bars because of noise and the likely hood of a crime happening, that is why police normally set up right outside or close to popular establishments today.…

from free man, to scum-of-the-earth. Caliban is considered friend to Prospero until he attempts to rapes Miranda, from which he is punished and considered slave to Prospero from then on. Similarly, the inmates at Luther Luckett have committed horrid crimes ranging from theft, to rape, to murder. These actions contain consequences that alter one’s reputation permanently, which can lower self-esteem and self-image. These are the exact problems that the Shakespeare Behind Bars program targets…

Trace Evidence: Hair & Fibers Analysis Trace Evidence Defined as materials that could be transferred during the commission of a violent crime, trace evidence consists of multiple sources of which include hair, fibers, soil, gunshot residue, among many more. Trace evidence can be transferred between people, objects, or the environment during the commission of a crime (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2016). This idea is known as the Locard exchange principle which is the idea that whenever…

An eyewitness is a person who saw something happens, such as, a crime or accident. Eyewitness therefore plays an important role in a criminal trial. The court hence summons eyewitnesses to testify. Eyewitnesses are people who happen to be at the scene during the commission of a crime as previously mentioned. Eyewitness may therefore have a memory of the incident. Eyewitness may as well be able to describe the details of the occurrence. Eyewitness may testify about physical and emotional…

Safecracker” by Shellie Braeuer has the theme, crime and the law. The first example of this statement is when after three bank robberies occur in the same area the text states “The losses were now significant enough to inform Detective Ben Price of the matter. He investigated the scenes of the robberies, carefully reviewing the police reports in each case.” (Braeuer, 3). This quote from the text shows that the law in detective Ben Price is trying to stop crime, the multiple robberies. It shows…

bones, and saliva. Because these many people carelessly leave their DNA on many items such as glasses, and face wipes, investigators gather the DNA and use it for vital evidence involving crimes. DNA has been used to identify suspects years after they have been accused of committing a certain crime. One example of this was when Baltimore County, Maryland, detectives, reopened a difficult case and pursued leads in a controversial sexual-assault homicide case that had not been solved…

Criminal Psychology: Inside the Mind of a Criminal What is Criminal Psychology? Although there is no definite definition, criminal psychology does play a vital role in investigating crimes. Criminal Psychology, otherwise known as Forensic Psychology is defined as a form of psychology that mainly focuses on offenders and their wills, intentions, reactions and all that partakes under criminal behavior. This study revolves around a cause-effect relationship. In this profession, Criminal…

data and analysing crime scene information to paint a picture of the characteristics of the offender or offenders. A fingerprint is science, but using that fingerprint/DNA strand/hair follicle/nail to construct and create is art – the information is your paint, you are the paintbrush and the end result is the artwork. During an FBI-style offender profiling, there are four stages (Howitt, 2011 pg 263-265): 1. Data assimilation, which is the collation of police reports, crime scene photos,…