CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

the news media has a large group of followers of televisions movies which involved Forensic Science. In additional, forensic science investigations on television is so interesting and appealing to the audience because of its excitement and story of events which most are from actual real life occurrence. Furthermore, forensic scientist collects evidence at the crime scene, and then analyzes it with high tech equipment in a high tech lab to all eyes that's watching. Forensic science investigates…

Television is the most influential of all of these and that is especially true when it comes to the world of forensic science. There are so many shows on television, whether they are reality or scripted that cover this particular genre such as Crime Scene Investigation, Law and Order, Forensic Files, and NCIS just to name a few. All of these shows believe it or not, have had a negative effect on many aspects of the criminal justice system. So many of these shows on television glamorize the…

Bothe Miss Preston Senior Capstone 13 November 2015 Forensics is the scientific study of criminal investigation of criminal cases involving a victim, such as assault, robbery, kidnapping, rape, or murder. Forensic scientist use specific tools and technology to analyze data and clues found at the crime scene. Forensics dates back to hundreds of years ago and is used to this very day. Solving a crime takes lots of time and dedication and is nothing like the things they show on television shows.…

well over a century old. With the growth of society, we have become more dependent on the Rules of Law. In response to the public’s outcry to reduce crime, law enforcement agencies have taken measure to minimize crime, and have turned to the scientific community for assistance, for help, and technical support. Today, criminal Investigation revolves around three particular questions: 1. The Who – Which is based on witnesses, and evidence collection and comparison, 2. The How – Which is…

Geographic profiling is most useful in cases where the same person or group of persons has committed a number of crimes such as murders, sexual assaults, robberies, bombings, or arsons. It is particularly helpful when offenders commit crimes at different sites, where two crimes are committed at once, or in cases where an assault or theft of a victim’s credit card is subsequently used at various locations (Rossmo, 2000). Geographical profiling is not merely a set of mathematical equations, but is…

people want to become many things. A crime scene investigator (CSI) on the federal level is one of the many. In order to do this there are many different things that are need to be known: the salary of the job, what schooling it will take, all the requirements, things that could possibly disqualify the person, and the benefits and what the outcome of being a CSI on the federal level will be like. A person wanting to pursue their career path in being a CSI needs to be aware of the required…

Interview of David Smith, CID Special Agent On August 26, 2016 an interview was conducted with Special Agent David R. Smith, at his office located at the Redstone Criminal Investigations Command, Bldg. 3623, Gray Road, Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Special Agent Smith provided the following information. David Smith joined the US Army in 1997 and spent his first 8 years in the military working Psychological Operations (PSYOP) as an Arabic linguist. He applied to and was selected to attend the…

death events has on crime scene investigators (CSI). The purpose of Waugh (2017, 2) research is to discover whether there is a relationship between the exposure to traumatic events and the amount of event-related stress experienced by individuals in the profession. To determine if a relationship was present, Waugh (2017, 4) used the research question: do crime scene investigators experience event-related stress and if so, how much do they experience, to guide the investigation. Although the…

University 1. Choose a type of crime scene (eg. burglary, homicide) and describe what types of evidence you would expect to find at the scene, and on the victim or suspect which you would submit to the laboratory for forensic analysis in order to associate the crime scene, victim and suspect with each other. “Burglary is the unlawful entry into the premises of another with intent to commit a felony” (Clemens, 2013, par, 1). At a burglary scene, the point of entry usually…

like they see on television. Unfortunately, homicide investigations take time and require methodical work to avoid mistakes and to secure a conviction of the right individual. Homicide Detectives must be prepared to work whenever they are called. Homicides take place at all times of the day and the night, which requires a homicide investigator to be on call and prepared to leave for the crime scene at a moment’s…