Crime Scene Investigation

Prelimin" rel="nofollow">inary in" rel="nofollow">investigations do not necessarily yield enough in" rel="nofollow">information to prosecute a crimin" rel="nofollow">inal case. Despite a thorough prelimin" rel="nofollow">inary in" rel="nofollow">investigation, many cases require a follow - up in" rel="nofollow">investigation. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer Library to research articles on crime scene in" rel="nofollow">investigation. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: Assemble a set of guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines on conductin" rel="nofollow">ing prelimin" rel="nofollow">inary in" rel="nofollow">investigation for a crimin" rel="nofollow">inal case. Propose one (1) strategy that crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigators should take in" rel="nofollow">in order to conduct an efficient follow-up in" rel="nofollow">investigation. Provide a rationale to support your response. Select two major crimes (e.g. sudden deaths, sex related crimes) and compare and contrast the key differences in" rel="nofollow">in reportin" rel="nofollow">ing the two major crimes that you selected. Determin" rel="nofollow">ine the three (3) most important characteristics of an effective crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigator and discuss the importance of each characteristic you determin" rel="nofollow">ined. Support or critique the argument that the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigation process should main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">in the balance regardin" rel="nofollow">ing freedom of in" rel="nofollow">information through media outlets and privacy rights of alleged perpetrators of crime. Provide a rationale to support your response. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in" rel="nofollow">in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: Be typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional in" rel="nofollow">instructions. Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required assignment page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: Describe the major components of and responsibilities in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">investigative process. Recommend improvements to the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigation process in" rel="nofollow">in selected areas. Describe the procedures for the preparation of field notes and the documentation of a crime scene. Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to conduct research in" rel="nofollow">in the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigation process. Write clearly and concisely about the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">investigation process usin" rel="nofollow">ing proper writin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanics. Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writin" rel="nofollow">ing skills, usin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing rubric