Suspect

too is disoriented by the motionless time she is living in (85). Just like these characters, suspects spending hours locked in a holding room, awaiting investigators to come and question them, fall victim to the same inability to tell time. In most interrogation rooms, including the one in the visual, there are no clocks, no windows, no signs of the outside world or events of reality; as a result, suspects often go psychologically mad. Eventually, minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days, and…

Who are the Victims of the Zodiac? Shelby Davis Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Abstract In the late 1960’s, there was a man roaming California on a killing spree. With seven confirmed victims, five killed and two injured, the Zodiac killer became one of the most allusive serial killers in United States. His method of attack was different each time and only thing that could tie him to each of the crimes was the fact that he reported the crimes himself. This paper is going to give you the…

accountable for their actions. Another thing suggestion would possible have new training will help the police officials have a new way of approaching suspects. This training would include teaching law enforcement to have safer and more professional techniques. Lastly, this article talks about is new ways that the government can teach police to profile suspects in a more fair way. The ACLU had a lot of suggestions for this topic. They believe that this is the biggest reason why this is such a…

national origin in a larger criminal profile"(576). Chavez is suggesting that United States authorities are allowed to profile people as long as it fits the characteristics of the suspect. This means that police officers are not racially profiling by arresting suspicious looking Hispanics when the victim described the suspect as Hispanic. Many times when we see a Caucasian officer ask a black man to pull over, we immediately go to conclusions and think, "wow he is racist", but that might not…

and preserved properly to ensure that there is no contamination. All evidence must be sent to the laboratory to be analyzed to determine what happened before and during a crime. Without the use of forensic science many crimes would go on solved and suspects can go free from committing crimes. The Advancement of technology in the 21st century with technology and science combined together has made it much easier for solving…

important role for the determination of the level of force but it does not work every time. During the training session, police recruits are taught that the level of force that they employ should only rise to the level of resistance being offered by a suspect (Reynolds). “The continuum of force ranges from an officer’s presence to verbalization, command voice, firm grips, pain compliance, impact techniques and, finally deadly force” (Reynolds). The use of excessive force is the last choice of…

of communication between suspect and officer. Rather than talk someone into compliance, the Taser is utilized in many situations where it is not needed. This device when used properly has a very low relationship to any serious health effects. Though, since 2005 the device has been the root of approximately 500 deaths related to the prolonged exposer a subject has with the effects of a Taser. The misuse of the Taser during some deployments have injured not only the suspect but the police officer…

slowed down, making every moment feel everlasting during the shooting. They describe every moment so vividly that you can picture yourself in their shoes. In every story, the officers or deputies were not looking to get involve in a shooting. The suspects’ actions raised the level of force for officers and deputies to use deadly force in order to defend their partner’s life and/or themselves. For those officers and deputies who were shot during the shooting, something that came to mind for…

Case 1: Hair Evidence Name: John T Helble Victim: John Helble Suspect(s): Mike Hardy, Andrew Rich, and Sharon Snitter The Hair evidence: Andrew Rich killed John Helble by shooting him in the back of the head twice. Andrew Rich stole Helble’s gun collection and sold it for cash or drugs. Forensic experts soon found hair from the victim’s dog in the box where the guns were stored. The experts were able to find other evidence and charge Andrew Rich for robbery and manslaughter. Case 2:…

Concerns of Evidence Locard’s Principle is that investigators and suspects leave and take something from every crime scene. The items that could be left behind, known as trace evidence can include hairs, fibers from clothing, and DNA to identify a few. There is also transfer evidence, which is a type of trace evidence but is found to have come in contact with other evidence, such as a car accident or blood from the victim on the suspect. Some of the trace and transfer evidence may be viable for…