Home Invasion Crime Scene As a detective, you have just been called to the scene of a crime, following a reporting of a home invasion burglary, in which a juvenile female has been raped. The victim has been transported to the hospital. The suspect was caught running from the scene, attempting to get into his car. Drugs and a running computer were visible on the front seat of the vehicle, in which you suspect was attempting to be used as a getaway from the crime scene. What do you perform, and in what order of operations? I will inform you what must be done, in what chronological order, the importance of performing each step, and what could happen as a result of missing steps.
IDENTIFY THE FIRST RESPONDER Upon arriving at the scene of
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COLLECT EVIDENCE. The next step to be taken is to canvas the area for any witnesses, who can assist in the investigation, identify any victims, providing medical attention if required, properly collect all evidence in correlation with the crime, avoiding contamination, and to identify, and detain the suspect who was caught attempting to flee the scene for interrogation. Nonetheless, it 's very important that we make sure that all witnesses and suspects be separated, preventing them from engaging in any conversation amongst each other about any relevant information involving the victim, or nature of the crime.
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Before we can do this we must obtain permission from the individual who currently occupies the dwelling as their home. Having written consent to search the premises, whether from someone of legal age occupying the premises, we want to search, or through a search warrant is gravely important. In fact, any evidence obtained through an unreasonable or illegal search, may not be used at trial. This is known as the “exclusionary rule”. Law enforcement may not use evidence obtained as the result of an illegal search to find other evidence. In our current situation, the victim is a minor and cannot grant us permission to search the premises. As a result of the victim being a minor, we are required to gain permission to enter from someone who is of legal age of consent, such as victims ' parents. If we are unable to gain permission to enter from that of someone who is of legal age of consent, we can obtain a search warrant, although that may be a lengthy process in which we want to avoid. Waiting for a search warrant prevents the collection of evidence to be executed promptly, turning it over to the lab for testing. Regardless of whether or not we get granted access by someone of legal age to consent who resides at the residence or we have to wait for a search warrant to be executed, we always want to make sure the crime scene is secured. Once we are authorized to search the crime
I arrived on scene at 17:10 hours. A juvenile was standing under the carport beside a white Dodge Durango. The reporting party, Kaella D. Barners (F/B, DOB: 05/04/1977), exited the front door when she seen deputies arrive. I approached the juvenile, Katera Edwina Barners (F/B, DOB: 08/29/2000). Katera was calm and cooperative. Katera had been upset at her mother. I observed an end table on the hood of the vehicle. I asked Katera if she put it there. Katera said she threw it there in attempt to damage the vehicle.
Imagine being a police officer doing your daily routine job. You are in a patrol car on the highway, watching the cars and trucks drive by. You are also looking for speeders to warn them to be more careful and maybe you’ll ticket them. It has been a very boring day for you, since you have only been called on your radio once, and it was for an accident (fender bender). Almost at the end of your shift, a blue car drives by going ninety miles an hour, but you know the speed limit is only fifty-five miles an hour. You pull the patrol car out of the gravel area that you had been sitting in and you start to follow the car. You put your lights on and catch up to them. After a few minutes you pull the person over. You get out of the car and start walking over towards the blue car. You are right about to talk to the driver and he drives off, leaving nothing but dust in your face. Now, the adrenaline is pumping in your body, but what should you do? You could call for backup or follow the blue car. Anything could happen. How far should you actually go? This is the question that will be answered in this paper. I will explain what police pursuit is and some different things officers do during a pursuit. I will also give some statistics about the fatalities that have happened in a police pursuit. I will also illustrate my opinion about how far police pursuits should go.
Ferdico, J. N., Fradella, H. F., & Totten, C. D. (2009). Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Hallcox, Jarret. Behind the Yellow Tape: On the Road with Some of America’s Hardest Working Crime Scene Investigators. New York: Berkley Books, 2009.
Once the situation is resolved, police officers should make sure the injured receive medical treatment and notify family of any injured individuals (p.1). Levels of force that officers use depend upon the unique situation. Guidelines for use of force can be based on factors, including: federal and state regulations, police department’s experience, law enforcement technology availability, and police and citizen relationship that may exist in a particular jurisdiction (p.1)
Lyman, D. Michael; Criminal Investigation, The Art and Science; 3rd edition, 2002 Prentice Hall. Pgs. 188-200.
In today’s time, modern Crime Scene Investigation has increased rapidly. From throughout the late 1900’s and in the early 2000’s (Taylor 1). For all of the evidence that they find, a solid foundation has formed over the thousands of years of Crime Scene
I wanted to look at the investigative and criminal procedures following the arrest of an alleged criminal and the powerful effects via testimonies and evidence (or lack thereof) it can have on a case.There is an importance of the courts in regards to crime that can’t be over looked. The primary function of the criminal justice system is to uphold the established laws, which define what we understand as deviant in this society.
The police conduct a preliminary investigation then later conduct a secondary or follow up investigation. The primary goal of the preliminary investigation is to secure the crime scene to protect the integrity of the evidence. The follow-up investigation is when they thoroughly collect, preserve and relinquish the evidence to the evidence tech in the lab with a chain of custody form.
Dutelle, Aric W. An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2011. Print.
Legal, ethical, and professional considerations all tie into each other when it comes to children. The first part of a criminal investigation before the court case would be the line ups and interviews. Line ups can be difficult for adults to do correctly especially when they do not really know the person, now put a traumatized child into the same situation. The child already has less of a memory than an adult, that encompassed with trauma may lead to inaccuracies with the line ups, particularly if someone looks close to the suspect but the actual suspect is not in the lineup. This part is not as crucial as the police may understand an incorrect suspect picked out if they look similar to the actual respondent. The second part of the investigation, which is much more vital, is the interview.
Crime Scene Investigation For my assignment, I will be looking into the case of James Bulger, aged 2 years old, who was kidnapped and murdered by John Venables and Robert Thompson on February 12th 1993. Through evidence found at the crime scene and testimonial statements, the police saw that the two boys, ages 11, abducted James from Bootle Strand Shopping Center, Liverpool. They took him on a long, aimless walk where they brutally attacked him and left him for dead. In my assignment I will show how work done by the police, forensic scientists and Investigators helped to convict Jon and Robert.
Make sure the crime scene is safe and secure. Once the crime scene is secured, that will be the time to start questioning the victims, witnesses and or the suspects. This would also be the time for some officers to conduct neighborhood canvassing (Hess, K.M. & Orthmann, C.H., 2013). I believe this strategy is important to a follow-up investigation because the witness might hold back information, because they might feel that the information they have is not useful.
First responders play a crucial role in the establishment of a crime scene. Upon arriving at the scene, the first responders have checked for living victims and have rendered aid. It’s important to create a perimeter around the crime scene (this can be altered if additional evidence is found outside the initial crime scene). Only emergency personnel should enter and exit from the central entry point to control contamination, by creating an exit point; it helps avoid any excessive traffic through the crime scene. By secure the scene to ensure that no evidence is misplaced or damaged, or otherwise compromised. Do a cursory check of the crime scene to obtain any transient evidence and secure any weapons found at the scene (in this case it was already at the scene with the suspect). Crime scene analysts and investigators communicate with first responders and are quickly briefed on the situation, and now a more thorough search can be conducted.
If you are the injured party of a crime, report it to the police. and they have the duty to investigate. They arrest and charge the suspect. I am not a suspect. In most cases, if a charge has been properly laid and if.