CRJS 4101 Walden University Criminal Justice and Evidence Essay

Required Readings

Brandl, S. (2018). Criminal investigation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 3, “The Role and Documentation of Evidence in Criminal Investigations” (Review) (pp. 36–57)Criminal Investigation, 4th Edition by Brandl, S. Copyright 2018 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Brandl, S. (2018). Criminal investigation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 4, “The Law and Criminal Investigations” (Review) (pp. 58–87)Criminal Investigation, 4th Edition by Brandl, S. Copyright 2018 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Brandl, S. (2018). Criminal investigation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 5, “Physical Evidence and the Crime Scene” (Review) (pp. 88–134)Criminal Investigation, 4th Edition by Brandl, S. Copyright 2018 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Brandl, S. (2018). Criminal investigation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 15, “The Presentation of Evidence” (pp. 436–453)Criminal Investigation, 4th Edition by Brandl, S. Copyright 2018 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2019). Criminal evidence and investigation: Crime scenes 1 and 2 [Interactive media]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: For this week, you will interact only with Crime Scene 2. 

Laureate Education (Producer). (2019). Criminal evidence and investigation: Crime scenes 1 and 2 [Media transcript]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: A media transcript of the crime scenes is provided for accessibility purposes. For this week, you will interact only with Crime Scene 2.

Fraser, S. (2012, May). Scott Fraser: Why eyewitnesses get it wrong [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_fraser_the_problem…
Note: The approximate length of this video is 18 minutes.

Sullivan, R. (2016, October). Ronald Sullivan: How I help free innocent people from prison [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/ronald_sullivan_how_i_he…
Note: The approximate length of this video is 12 minutes.

For this Assignment, you write an account of the crime scene that describes the evidence, your actions, and conclusions. You also consider new case information that may affect your initial assumptions about the case and what further steps should be taken.

To prepare:

Access the link for Crime Scene 2 from the Learning Resources.

Work through the scene to make your choices regarding the evidence.

Save or print the evidence log to use as a guide for this Assignment.

Read the “Crime Scene 2: New Information” paragraph below.

Crime Scene 2: New Information

Since your initial visit to the crime scene, new details have emerged. The victim’s shoes, which you confiscated as evidence, have matched one full and one partial bloody footprint in the living room. These prints were originally assumed to be from an intruder. You have spoken to the victim’s mother, who reported the victim’s history of bipolar disorder and a previous suicide attempt. The victim’s girlfriend reported that as she exited the house, she heard the victim say, “If you go through that door, you’ll never see me again.” Additionally, the lab has analyzed the laptop computer you handled and found a suicide note on the desktop. 

By Day 7

In 750 to 1,000 words, write a conclusion narrative that provides an account of the following:

Your evidence

The location of the evidence

The actions you took with the evidence, including how to ensure the evidence remains viable for court or another avenue

The role surveillance and interview/interrogation would or could play in your evidence

Conclusions the evidence led you to initially and after receiving the new information