CRM2702 Week 8 Discussion Question What factors can affect the credibility of the investigator as a witness? How important are a witness’s appearance and demeanor to their credibility? Find an article from the Internet from your home state (Louisiana) in which an investigator provided false or misleading testimony duing a trial which resulted in a Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 8 Discussion Question[…]

CRM2702 Week 7 Paper #3 Final Paper Project From the Web, watch a fictional TV show episode or movie series episode involving crime scene investigation as the premise. In your own words, summarize the episode and the investigative techniques utilized. Using the knowledge you have gained in class, analyze whether or not the techniques and Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 7 Paper #3 Final Paper Project[…]

CRM2702 Week 5 Paper #2 Define what human trafficking is and the various forms that it takes. Find a recent article on human trafficking and summarize the article. Be sure to properly list the link for the website within your source page. In your opinion, what steps can be taken to reduce human trafficking? Utilizing Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 5 Paper #2 Define what human trafficking is and the various forms that it takes[…]

CRM2702 Week 7 Discussion Question.  What are the preliminary steps to an arson investigation? What are some signs to look for that lead you to believe that an arson may have occurred? Discuss how legal entry can be made into a fire scene, and some of the legal challenges that can arise in entry to the Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 7 Discussion Question[…]

CRM2702 Week 6 Discussion Questions How has social media and the influence of social media affected crime? How has social media crimes affected investigations in general? Find an article from your state (Louisiana) in which a crime occurred using social media. Please include the link to the article Properly list your source(s) Course: CRM2702 Criminal Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 6 Discussion Questions[…]

CRM2702 Week 5 Discussion Question What are the steps to investigation a burglary (not in progress)? Tools, tool marks, blood, broken glass, foot prints, fingerprints, hairs, DNA are some of the common items of evidence that you would find at a burglary scene. Pick 2 of these items, or some additional ones not listed, and Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 5 Discussion Question[…]

CRM2702 Week 4 Discussion Question Visit the FBI website at www.fbi.gov and search fjor the crime laboratory. What services are typically provided to law enforcement by the lab? Describe in detail at least two services that the FBI lab provides that you find interesting, and in which you had little or no knowledge about prior Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 4 Discussion Question[…]

CRM2702 Week 3 Discussion Question Discuss the differences between an interrogation and an interview Include in your discussion, if and when, Miranda Rights would be required, and why Find a case from your state in which a conviction of a defendant from a lower court was overturned due to improper police tactics during an interrogation Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 3 Discussion Question[…]

CRM2702 Week 3 Paper #1 Explain the importance of building rapport with interviewees. Describe what techniques may differ based on ethnicity, age, gender, or race of the person you are interviewing. Finally, discuss the value of videotaping interviews and interrogations, and why this would be important to your investigation. Utilizing the written paper guidelines attached, Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 3 Paper #1[…]

CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 2 Discussion Question / CRM2702 Week 2 Discussion Question Assume you are an investigator responding to a sexual assault which has occurred in an open field. Discuss which search pattern from Ch. 3 you would utilize to help search the scene for valuable evidence Discuss what evidence you would look for at Read more about CRM2702 Criminal Investigations Week 2 Discussion Question[…]