CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Crime scene investigation refer to a process that helps in collecting, identifying, classifying as well as analyzing the physical evidence that will help in solving or prosecuting criminals or individuals suspected to have committed the crime. It is normally conducted by the law enforcement technicians, forensic science technicians or criminal justice institutions which use trained investigators. Crime scene investigation is a multidisciplinary process and it incorporates knowledge of law,…

science. The video Welcome to Homicide will also be reviewed and mentioned within this paper. The crime scene within the video will be discussed in full detail analyzing each step of the forensic process. Examination of three different pieces of evidence detailed within the crime scene from the video. A summary will also be done on the crime scene reconstruction and the significant findings found from the scene. Technology applied to forensic science continues to improve and benefit the field.…

Television shows such as the CSI series, Law and Order, Bones, NCIS, and Castle allow viewers to be immersed into crime, and feel as though they are a part of solving a burglary, rape, or murder. However, over the years, these programs have come together to form what criminal justice professionals are calling the “CSI Effect”. According to an article written by Honorable Donald E. Shelton, “many attorneys, judges, and journalists have claimed that watching television programs like CSI has caused…

Television shows such as Bones, Law and Order, and CSI Miami shows an extensive series of crime scene investigations. However, crime scene investigations are 10 times more complex that what television shows alludes. More work and time goes into an actual investigation and it can take years instead of a day’s time as displayed on television to solve a case. According to US Legal, “the goals and objectives of a crime scene investigation are the collection of evidence, preservation, packing,…

attended the Saginaw Career Complex for one year for the medical program. When I was attending the Saginaw Career Complex I walked in my Anatomy teacher’s classroom to talk to her. When I walked in she was setting up a crime scene for the criminal program they had there. The scene she set up was awesome and it made me want to attend the class. I told my teacher I was going to come back my senior year to take her forensic class she taught there, but I never went back to the career complex. Now I…

Forensic Science Forensic science is the study of criminal justice. They study the reasoning behind crimes, such as what causes them to do it and when they did it. In forensics they learn how to analyze blood and DNA, today's technology it helps a lot to solve crimes. Evidence in forensics can vary from hair, blood, weapons, fingerprints and any other DNA. There are several parts in the forensic science field that interest me. Three of those fields are forensic psychology, forensic pathology…

Crime scene investigation is one of the most media glorified activities that a police officer will ever partake in. Many people may think they know all there is to know about crime scene investigation. From a media stand point, a detective is called and brought on to the newly produced crime scene and immediately goes to work on collecting evidence. It even goes as far as to glorify detectives, such as “Sherlock Holmes”, and their “magical ability” to analyze something as universal as a shoe…

The Marvelous World of Forensic Science What is Forensic Science and how did it begin? What is its preponderancy in solving crimes? These are some of the questions that some may ask when they hear the term forensic science. To understand what forensic science is let’s look at its meaning, Forensic Science is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past which is then used in a court of law. Which simply means when a group of scientist from different fields come…

Topic: Crime/Forensic Shows are not real and how they are not real-The CSI Effect. (Pro: Educating television viewers). o AGD: How many times have you watched crime or forensics shows, where you have realized something on the show is not possible or realistic? Crime and forensic shows are often, a favorite by television viewers. They are fun, yet more dramatical than educational. It is not often that a viewer realizes that details and parts of the show are false, it may take a trained eye to do…

proposes crime in a way that excites stories on serial killers, murder, crime scene investigation, and heavy DNA analysis. In reality, this only breaks the ice on what forensic science fully consists of. Forensic science is initially any science used for the purpose of law. The evidence tested is used in the court of law, criminal investigation, and trial. A forensic scientist does perform tests on blood and bodily fluid as well as fingerprints, but you cannot always count on the spin-off like…