PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE ASSIGNMENT
Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Reflect upon the “Preliminary Investigation at the Scene: The Detectives” and address the following questions:
- Explain how you would conduct a homicide crime scene search that includes dusting for fingerprints, making sketches when a photograph will not suffice, and process evidence with specific control procedures. Include the various methods of obtaining measurements to record in your sketches and what the “Total Station” crime scene reconstruction program is.
- Document what a thorough examination of a body entails, as well as, providing descriptions of the clothing (if any) and all the personal items or weapon items found.
- In this presentation, analyze and explain the following three situations:
– Why is the isolation of the suspect encountered at the scene necessary?
– Why do you search the suspect right away?
– What sorts of questions do you ask witnesses about the suspect?
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE ASSIGNMENT
Assignment Expectations:
- Length:
- 15-20 slides; answer must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner;
- Be sure to create a script for each slide (minimum of 50 words per slide) to detail information about each slide in a Word document
