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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Assignment The CSI Effect
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 DQ 1 Peer Review
  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?In your paper, address the
following
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.
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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Journal You're an Expert!
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 DQ 2 Your First Scene
  ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 1 Journal You're an Expert!

• 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? Include and
  specifically address the following

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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
  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.While the schedule of a
drug will help determine the severity of the
charge against a suspect in a drug case, the
amount of drug also plays a factor. Explain the
necessity of the following

• 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.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 DQ 2 Field Sobriety Tests
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 2 Journal SANE or Not
  SANE or Not?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?

• 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.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 Assignment Case Study
Analysis The Enrique Camarena Case
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 DQ 1 Hair Evidence
 After watching She Was Never in My Car,
discuss the scenario below.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?

• Case Study Analysis The Enrique Camarena
  CaseRead The Enrique Camarena Case A
  Forensic Nightmare.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.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 DQ 2 Arson Dogs
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 3 Journal Professional
Painter
  Professional PainterOftentimes, 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.If your last name begins with A-L,
  argue your opinion for allowing arson dog
  findings to be entered into court.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 Assignment What's Your
Impression
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 DQ 1 Bite Mark Evidence
  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).

• Whats Your Impression?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.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 DQ 2 Fingerprint Evidence
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 4 Journal Cold Case
Investigation
  Do You Have What It Takes?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?

• 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.If
  your last name begins with A-L, address the
  following

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 DQ 1 Blood Patterns
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 DQ 2 DNA 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.

•   Read An Illustrative Homicide Case Involving
  Blood Patterns in your text, and review the
  included photos of evidence.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.

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ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 Final Paper
ASHFORD CRJ 311 Week 5 Journal Cold Case
Investigation
  Cold Case InvestigationYou 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.

•  Final PaperIn 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.

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