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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 DQ 1 Peer Review
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Assignment The CSI Effect
Do you see value in the peer review process, as
outlined in Chapter 1 of your text? Between
the New England Journal of Medicine, your local
newspaper, and a television news report, which do
you believe is a more credible source? Why?
Explain your method of evaluation in determining
if a source is reliable.The body of your
initial post should be at least 250 words in
length. Support your claims with examples from
this weeks required material(s) and/or other
scholarly resources, and properly cite any
references.
Read Fact or Fiction? The Jury is Still Out on
the CSI Effect A TV-Insprired Interest in
Forensics Has Left the Courtroom Vulnerable to
Junk Science, which is located in the ProQuest
database in the Ashford Online Library.What is
the CSI Effect, and do you believe it is a
legitimate concern?
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Journal You're an Expert!
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 DQ 2 Your First Scene
You are the lead investigator of a small agency,
which means your forensic lab is limited. You are
called to a report of a decomposed body. Your
scene is a decaying body lying in the shrub along
a busy freeway. What are your steps in securing
the scene and evidence? What steps will you take
to correctly process this scene?
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Journal You're an Expert!  
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 Assignment Conducting Your
Own Field Sobriety Test
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 DQ 1 Drugs and Scheduling
This assignment will give you the opportunity to
conduct your own field sobriety tests. As
outlined in your text, there are three
standardized tests used by an officer to
determine if a suspect is impaired. Select one of
the following learning activities on which to
base this assignment. Conduct the three field
sobriety tests. If you are able, use a camera to
record yourself conducting the tests. Evaluate
your ability to perform the tests and any issues
you feel these tests might provide in determining
if someone is under the influence. Knowing what
you know about ethanol and blood alcohol
concentration, how would you explain in court
what it means to be driving under the influence?
Some stimulants can be used in the treatment of
hyperactive disorders, which can lead to abuse.
Do you think more scheduling is necessary to
prevent this? If so, what type of criteria should
be included? Argue your opinion as to why the
above listed criteria need to be included. If
not, argue your reasons for leaving the
scheduling as it is.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 DQ 2 Field Sobriety Tests
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 Journal SANE or Not
An officer responds to an accident in which a
vehicle has crashed into a parked car. The driver
seems to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage
on his breath but does not exhibit any other
signs of impairment. The officer conducts several
field sobriety tests on the driver. One of the
most familiar sobriety tests is the walk and turn
test. Do you think this is an effective way to
judge whether a person has been drinking? Why or
why not? Inventory the benefits and drawbacks.
You have had an opportunity to read about sexual
assault cases and the Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner (SANE) personnel involved in these
emotional types of cases. SANE personnel are
helping many sexual assault victims through the
judicial process. Reflect on what you think makes
an excellent SANE employee and what similarities
you would bring to the field. What are some
additional qualities you would bring to this type
of forensic case?
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 DQ 1 Hair Evidence
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 Assignment Case Study
Analysis The Enrique Camarena Case
You are given the black hairs collected from the
car seat of the possible suspect in this case.
These hairs could be human or animal. How would
you go about analyzing and comparing these
samples? In court, the Defense challenges your
findings in this case as circumstantial. How
might you defend your trace evidence?
Please address the following in detail Catalog
the forensic evidence found in the Camarena
Case. Summarize the steps followed by the crime
scene investigators including the mistakes and/or
correct steps followed to process the scene
through the criminal justice system. Asses what
could have been done better or what could have
been improved upon during the forensic
investigation of the crime scene.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 Journal Professional
Painter
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 DQ 2 Arson Dogs
Oftentimes, paint and fiber evidence is
overshadowed by the more glamorous DNA evidence
in cases today. Paint and fiber evidence is
sometimes discounted as being mediocre evidence,
at best, by jurors. With your newfound knowledge
of how important this type of evidence can be in
criminal cases, take a moment to reflect on how
your opinion of this evidence might have
changed.
Arson dogs are useful tools for finding
accelerants in locations where human
investigators cannot. Some believe that arson
dogs and their indication of possible accelerant
residue should not be used as evidence in
court.Do you think arson dogs come up with
better results than a chemical sniffer? Why or
why not? Provide evidence to support your
opinion.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 DQ 1 Bite Mark Evidence
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 Assignment What's Your
Impression
Bite marks are no longer considered a way to
specifically identify someone, but it can be used
to exclude or include a person of interest. As a
juror on a homicide case, you have heard an
odonotologist discuss the bite mark evidence
located on the victim and how the suspect cannot
be excluded as to whom the bite mark belongs.
Review the bite mark photo (below).
This assignment will give you the opportunity to
create and evaluate your own impression evidence.
As you have read in your textbook, pattern
evidence is, for the most part, examined by the
naked eye. Select one of the following learning
activities on which to base this
assignment. Create two impression patterns of
your choice. This can include an imprint and/or
indentation pattern. Take photos of the
impressions you have created. For example, this
can be foot impressions, tire impressions, or
fingerprints left in mud, soil, or snow.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 Journal Cold Case
Investigation
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 DQ 2 Fingerprint Evidence
Thanks to Hollywood, firearms and the forensic
information associate with them has been
portrayed as the key piece of evidence in many
case. Fingerprinting is oftentimes
overshadowed. Your goal is to argue the
importance of fingerprinting in our cases.
Discuss three specific points why fingerprint
evidence is crucial to our investigation.
This week, you are to reflect on what you believe
are the personal traits of a forensic scientists
and if you have the same traits. What might you
have to overcome in your personal make up to meet
those requirements as you consider a career in
the forensic science field?
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 DQ 2 DNA Evidence
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 DQ 1 Blood Patterns
Looking at the bloodstain patterns on the
husbands clothing, and considering what you have
learned about bloodstain patterns, are the
patterns consistent with his story? If you do not
think they are, why not? If your opinion is one
that believes they add credibility to his story,
document your reasoning based on the evidence.
Detail how DNA is used in criminal investigations
today. What is the current impact of DNA testing
on the criminal justice system, and how has DNA
revolutionized this system?For students whose
last name ends with A-L, include one case study
of how DNA exonerated a person previously
convicted of a crime and identify those areas you
have discussed above.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 Journal Cold Case
Investigation
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 Final Paper
You have all heard of cold case investigative
units and what they do. You are now a member of
your local cold case unit. As they are
responsible for reviewing an old, unsolved case,
you will be required to review the facts and
evidence associated with the case to specifically
see if there is some sort of forensic technology
that was not available at the time, which you now
have at your disposal. If you were the one
looking into an old case, what would you be
looking for that DNA profiling could be helpful
with? Reflect on how you might feel as the family
member of a loved one whose case has been
unsolved for many years but now has hope for
closure.
In order to complete the Final Paper, watch one
of the following videos Santy, C. (Director).
(2007). Welcome to homicide Television series
episode. In J. Brenkus M. Stern (Executive
producers, Crime 360. New York, NY AE
Television Networks. Available from the Films On
Demand database. Terra Nova Films, The National
Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NACALL)
(Producers), Vanden Bosch, J. (Director).
(2012). He wouldnt turn me loose The sexual
assault case of 96-year-old Miss
Mary Documentary. United States Terra Nova
Films. Available from the Films On Demand
database.
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