- Summarize thoroughly the situation as it was known prior to arriving at the virtual scene in your introduction. Note that your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your doc For assistance on Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
- Explain how the virtual crime scene will be protected.
- Describe how the virtual crime scene should be approached and why such steps are necessary.
- Identify what steps are necessary to protect the virtual crime scene from contamination or loss of evidence and why this is an important element of crime scene management.
- Determine evidence collection procedures appropriate to the virtual crime scene.
- Describe how each item of evidence will be documented.
- Identify which collection technique should be used for each piece of evidence.
- Differentiate among techniques and explain why different techniques are appropriate to these types of evidence.
- Illustrate chain of custody. As part of this element
- Describe what chain of custody means.
- Explain why it is important to protect the integrity of the evidence collected at the virtual crime scene.
- Assess the potential impact on testing and admissibility if chain of custody is not clearly established.
- Categorize evidence testing related to the virtual crime scene. As part of this element
- Distinguish what types of field testing should be used at the virtual crime scene.
- Distinguish what types of laboratory testing should be used on evidence collected at the virtual crime scene.
- Compare the possible evidentiary findings and in-court admissibility of the field and laboratory tests.
- Analyze current standards for the admissibility of the scientific evidence from your virtual crime scene at trial. As part of this element
- Explain the common standards used by the courts to evaluate the admissibility of scientific evidence.
- Determine any possible challenges to the admissibility of the collected evidence and what can be done proactively to ensure admissibility.
- Assess how following valid methodology and properly using forensic science at trial contributes to sustaining a more just society.
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