writing assignmrnt

Directions: Please answer each of the following essay questions. Each question should have a one-page response. Remember to support your work with APA references and in-text citations. Please visit the Academic Resource Center for concise APA guidelines.

1. 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.

2. Describe the legal considerations of evidence that must be properly collected and preserved for laboratory examination. Explain how to establish a command post or temporary headquarters and how this plays into properly collected evidence.

3. In this essay, 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?

4. 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.

5. One role of the homicide detective is being called into a home with sudden death events. Explain how you would approach the parents of a child that appears to be a SIDS death and what you would need to convey to them in this emotional situation.

PART II: JOURNAL