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For this assignment, you will write a research paper about the assigned topic.

Your paper will explain the topic issue, why it matters, and what experts say about it. Your goal is to explore your topic in depth, use at least five (5) credible sources, and develop your own informed perspective.

In your paper, you will:

Clearly introduce your topic and explain why it is important

Provide background information so readers understand the issue

Use research to describe the main problems, debates, or questions related to your topic

Explain the impact this issue has on people, communities, or the justice system

Discuss current solutions, policies, or approaches

Offer your own analysis or recommendations based on what you learned

Your paper should be organized, well-supported with sources, and written in your own

words. This is your chance to dive into a topic that is connected to how prisons and

correctional systems affect society.

Topic:

Overcrowding in Prisons and Its Impact on Health and Safety

Causes of overcrowding

Effects on physical and mental health Safety risks for staff and inmates

Policy solutions and reform efforts

For this assessment, students are required to critically explore two key youth crime theories and discuss which one can be applied to better explain youth crime in the UK.

use intext citations

Students can either apply the theories discussed during the term or choose other relevant theoretical perspectives of their choice and discuss which one can better explain youth crime in the UK.”

Further information: A review may present strain theory/anomie / subcultural theories / Differential Association Theory.

• You should then discuss their origins, key theorists, studies and publications, and historical and contemporary criticisms.

A Good Critical Theory Review Should Achieve the Following Criteria

Answer the question

Demonstrate critical ability i.e. to be able to think and write analytically

Show clarity of thought

Well-structured argument

Demonstrate breadth of reading and familiarity with a range of relevant debates and/or viewpoints

Use this material appropriately and effectively as evidence, ie to back up your own line of reasoning

Employ an appropriate academic writing style

Employ an appropriate referencing style and use it consistently and accurately

NOTE: This is NOT an APA paper! This is a practical exercise. Be sure to read the grading rubric BEFORE you complete the assignment. This is part 2 of a practical exercise and you will need your Unit 4 notes to successfully complete this assignment.

View the included photographs attached below, your Unit 4 scene notes, along with what you have learned in the first 7 weeks of this term. From the perspective of a death scene investigator:

1. Write a descriptive narrative of the decedent and the scene (this should paint the picture for someone that was not on scene and has not seen the photos)
2. Identify 3 items of potential evidence, other than the body itself, and explain how each item may help with determining cause of death, manner of death, positive ID of the decedent, and/or locating the legal next-of-kin.
3. Describe and explain what information or records you will need, how the information or records will assist with determining cause of death, manner of death, positively identifying the decedent, and/or locating the legal next-of-kin. Additionally, describe who or what agency or organization can provide the information or records.

Format Requirements

• Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1 margins all around.
• This Assignment is to write portions of a formal report for the ME/Cs office. Therefore, you must use proper grammar and correct spelling when writing this report.
• Name your file LastName Unit 7 Assignment or LastName Assignment 2

Remember your perspective! YOU responded to this scene where all you know when you arrive is that there is a dead body. YOU took the photos. Think about what concepts we have learned in Units 1-7. We need to paint the picture for someone who wasnt there and may not see the photos. Do the best you can with what you can see in the photos. Be sure to read the feedback on your Unit 4 Assignment, too. Keep in mind that the assignment is limited in scope. I am not looking for a comprehensive report.

Don’t over complicate this! Remember your perspective is that of the MDI that responded to this scenenot law enforcement. This is not a creative writing class, so dont waste your time inventing a scenario, dialog, or in solving the case.

Warning: If you do try to solve the case or create scenarios or dialogues, you will be penalized 15 points on your Assignment grade.

If you have questions about the assignment, please post the questions to the Ask the Prof discussion board so everyone can benefit from the question and the answer. I’m confident you’ll do fine.

Please review the grading rubric prior to submitting your assignment.

Please name your file LastName Assignment 2 or LastName Unit 7. You MUST submit this assignment as a Word document. I will not accept any other format!

Use resources from assignment 1 as well as those below.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 5 overview: Autopsy & cause, manner, & mechanism of death

Autopsy Module

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Overview.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Objectives.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Commentary.

Raymunt, M. J. (2010, December 2). Down on the body farm: Inside the dirty world of forensic science. Atlantic Online.

Downs, J. C. U. (2003). Chapter 51: The autopsy. In C. D. Bryant & D. L. Peck (Eds.), Handbook of death & dying (pp. 523-532). SAGE Publications.

Hanzlick, R., Hunsaker III, J. C., & Davis, G. J. (2002, February). A guide for manner of death classification, (1st ed.). National Association of Medical Examiners.

Australian Museum

Australian museum. (n.d.). Virtual autopsy.

Australian museum. (n.d.). Autopsies.

Ridden, P. (2009, October 20). The interactive 3D virtual autopsy table. New Atlas.

Menezes, R. G. & Monteiro, F. N. (2022, September 5). Forensic autopsy. StatPearls Publishing [Internet].

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Chapter 1: Medicolegal death investigation (pp. 1-7). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Appendix A: Forensic autopsy, radiography and photography, (pp. 509-511). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Appendix B: The autopsy report (pp. 513-516). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 6 overview: Entomology, decedent identification & SUID investigations.

Forensic Science Technician. (n.d.). 8 body parts forensic scientists use to ID a body.

: There are 10 pages to this reading, so please continue to click “Next” until finished.

National Library of Medicine. (2014, June 5). Visible proofs: Insect testimony.

Byrd, J. & Sutton, L. (2020, July). Forensic entomology for the investigator. WIREs Forensic Science 2(4).

Joseph, I., Mathew, D. G., Sathyan, P., & Vargheese, G. (2011, July-December). The use of insects in forensic investigations: An overview on the scope of forensic entomology. Journal of Forensic Dental Science, 3(2), 89-91.

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Chapter 9: Sudden death in infancy, (pp. 281-287). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, September 17). SUID Investigation Reporting Forms.

Hanzlick, R. L., Jentzen, J. M., & Clark, S. C. (2007, January). Sudden, unexplained infant death investigation: Guidelines for the scene investigator. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Chapter 2: Postmortem changes, time of death and identification, (pp. 32-36). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

National Institute of Justice. (2024, July). Death investigation: A guide for the scene investigator. Read Section D-4, pages 25-26.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 7 overview: Equivocal deaths and non-natural death investigations.

Pompili, M. (2009). Equivocal death. In C. D. Bryant & D. L. Peck (Eds.), Encyclopedia of death and the human experience (pp. 414-416). SAGE Publications.

Geberth, V. J. (2004, November). An equivocal death and staged crime scene: Making a homicide appear to be a suicide. Law and Order Magazine, 44(2), [Updated Web Version].

Geberth, V. J. (1996, February). The staged crime scene. Law and Order Magazine, 52(11), [Updated Web Version].

Geberth, V. J. (2013, January). The seven major mistakes in suicide investigation. Law and Order Magazine, 61(1), [Updated Web Version].

Suicide investigation. (2005). In K. L. Lerner & B. W. Lerner (Eds.), World of Forensic Science (Vol. 2, pp. 654-656). Gale.

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NOTE: This is NOT an APA paper! This is a practical exercise. Be sure to read the grading rubric BEFORE you complete the assignment. This is part 1 of a practical exercise and you will need these notes to successfully complete part 2 in Unit 7.

View the included photographs attached below: This is your scene walkthrough.

Think about these questions:

• Who should you receive your initial briefing from and what information do you want from that briefing?
• What other individuals on scene should you interview and what information do you expect them to provide?
• What observations of the scene and decedent need to be in your report?
• What are three items of potential evidence, other than the body itself, that may help with determining the cause of death, manner of death, positively identifying the decedent, and/or locating the legal next-of-kin?

Provide your working notes on your walkthrough, initial briefing, interviews on scene (if any), scene, decedent, and things you want to follow-up on after you leave the scene.

Rememberthese are your working notes to help you write your report when you get back to your office. You dont need to worry about grammar, full sentences, and so forth. You will need these notes to write portions of your report in Unit 7 (this is when proper grammar, spelling, tone, and so forth are important). The rubric does not call for APA format, references, or citations.

The only formatting requirements for this paper are 1 margins all around, 11 or 12 pt. font, and double-spaced.

Remember your perspective! YOU responded to this scene where all you know when you arrive is that there is a dead body. YOU took the photos. Think about what concepts we have learned in Units 1-4. I want to see your field or case notes from your initial walk-through and the taking of the photographs. These notes, combined with what we will learn in Units 5-7, will be used to complete portions of your report of death in Unit 7.

Your notes should contain objective observations, who you talked to with general information obtained, and notes for additional investigation and/or interviews you want to do. For example, your notes might include Initial scene briefing from lead detective, blood spatterwest wall, near the floor, or locate/notify NOK. Be objective. Your notes should cover elements from the concepts learned so far.

Don’t over complicate this! Remember your perspective is that of the MDI that responded to this scenenot law enforcement. This is not a creative writing class, so dont waste your time inventing a scenario, dialog, or in solving the case. Think about taking notes that will help you write the report of death for your bossthe medical examiner or coroner–when you get back to your office.

Warning: If you do try to solve the case or create scenarios or dialogues, you will be penalized 10 points on your Assignment grade.

If you have questions about the assignment, please post the questions to the Ask the Prof discussion board so everyone can benefit from the question and the answer.

Please review the grading rubric prior to submitting your assignment.

Please name your file LastName Assignment 1 or LastName Unit 4. You MUST submit this assignment as a Word document. Any other format will not be accepted or graded.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 1 overview: The medicolegal death investigator and death scenes.

Northey, K. [Kari the Mortician]. (2019, April 2). The difference between a coroner and a medical examiner – Just give me 2 minutes. [Video].

University of California Television. (2014, July 7). The real CSI: Forensic pathology and death investigation. [Video]. YouTube.

National Institute of Justice. (2024, July). Death investigation: A guide for the scene investigator. Read Appendix B, pages 44-46.

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DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Chapter 1: Medicolegal death investigations (pp. 7-13). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

Parker, P. R. (n.d.). Who are you calling a death investigator. Frontline: PBS.

Public Health Law. (2024, May 15). Coroner and medical examiner laws. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AAFS Standard Board (ASB). (2024). Organizational and foundational standard for medicolegal death investigation. First edition.

Medicolegal Death Investigation Subcommittee. (2024). OSAC 2022-N-0026 medicolegal death investigation: Terms and definitions. Version 2.0 Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 2 overview: The body as the crime scene.

Course Module: Forensic Evidence in Homicides

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Overview.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Objectives.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Commentary.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Self-Assessment.

National Institute of Justice. (2024, July). Death investigation: A guide for the scene investigator.

Read:

Section A, pages 4-8

Section B, pages 9-15

Section C-1, pages 16-17

Section C-2, pages 17-18

Section C-4, pages 19-20

Section D-5, pages 26-27

You must create an account to read this entire article, but the account is free. This article discusses postmortem changes from the view of a death investigator.

This article discusses postmortem changes from the view of a homicide detective.

Taphonomy. (2005). In K. L. Lerner & B. W. Lerner (Eds.), World of Forensic Science (Vol. 2, pp. 660-661). Gale.

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). Chapter 2: Postmortem changes (pp. 15-27). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

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Spitz, W. U. & Diaz, F. J. (2020). Chapter 1: Time of death and postmortem changes (pp. 3-31). In Spitz and Fishers medicolegal investigation of death, (5th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

Betts, J. G., Young, K. A., Wise, J. A., Johnson, E., Poe, B., Kruse, D. H., Korol, O., Johnson, J. E., Womble, M., & DeSaix, P. (2022, April 20). Chapter 1.6: Anatomical terminology. In Anatomy and physiology (2nd ed.). OpenStax.

Crime Scene University Videos: There are 6 videos, each lasting about 43 minutes. You don’t have to fully watch each one, but each video has some good information.

Medicolegal Death Investigation Subcommittee. (2022). OSAC 2022-N-0027 Medicolegal death investigation response to death locations and incident scenes: Best practice recommendations. Version 2.0 Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 3 overview: Wound identification.

National Institute of Justice. (2024, July). Death investigation: A guide for the scene investigator.

Read:

Section C-3, pages 18-19

Section D-2, pages 23-24

Frost, R. E. (2011, January 11). Forensic pathology of firearm wounds.

Batalis, N. I. (2022, December 23). Forensic autopsy of blunt force trauma.

Prahlow, J. A. (2022, December 22). Forensic autopsy of sharp force injuries.

Rao, V. J. (2016, October 18). Forensic pathology of thermal injuries.

Graham, M. A. (2016, January 24). Pathology of asphyxial death.

OPTIONAL RESOURCES:

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

Spitz, W. U. & Diaz, F. J. (2020). In Spitz and Fishers medicolegal investigation of death, (5th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

University of Maryland Global Campus. (n.d.). Unit 3 overview: Wound identification.

National Institute of Justice. (2024, July). Death investigation: A guide for the scene investigator.

Read:

Section C-3, pages 18-19

Section D-2, pages 23-24

Frost, R. E. (2011, January 11). Forensic pathology of firearm wounds.

Batalis, N. I. (2022, December 23). Forensic autopsy of blunt force trauma.

Prahlow, J. A. (2022, December 22). Forensic autopsy of sharp force injuries.

Rao, V. J. (2016, October 18). Forensic pathology of thermal injuries.

Graham, M. A. (2016, January 24). Pathology of asphyxial death.

OPTIONAL RESOURCES:

DiMaio, V. J. M. & Molina, D. K. (2021). In DiMaios forensic pathology. CRC Press.

Spitz, W. U. & Diaz, F. J. (2020). In Spitz and Fishers medicolegal investigation of death, (5th ed.). Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

Please download the attached crime scene scenario, save as LastNameFirstInitial 320 Final Assignment (DoeJ 320 Final Assignment). Use this document to provide your responses to the following:

1. Complete the table provided in the scenario attachment reflecting a laboratory submission form and list the appropriate forensic examinations/tests and packaging. You may not request every test on every item of evidence, as this would not be allowed for a real-world forensic laboratory submission. Also, you need to consider based on the examinations/test(s) available, if items would be submitted for examinations/testing.
2. For evidentiary items that you requested multiple examinations/tests, describe the best order for performing these tests to prevent contamination and loss of evidence. Please utilize resources to support your response.
3. In your own words, discuss/explain [provide justification] why you selected these examinations/tests for each item of evidence.
4. For the examinations/tests you requested, are there any known samples that you would need to provide to the crime laboratory to assist with the examinations/tests? Please describe and discuss these known samples. Please utilize resources to support your response.
5. Explain at least two challenges this crime scenario could present with evidence admissibility in a trial. Please utilize resources to support your response.
6. Discuss how the evidence admissibility challenges discussed in number 5 could be avoided. Please utilize resources to support your response.

Format Instructions

• Your paper must be double spaced, in 12-pt font, and with 1 margins all around.
• All APA 7th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, references page). Refer to the APA information found in Content -> Course Overview -> Course Resources.
• You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information. These must be cited both in the text as well as at the end of the document. You should use at least three (3) resources for this assignment. The resources you select should be from the course material, UMGC library, or course webliography; general internet searches should be avoided. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, all source material must be summarized or paraphrased.
• Your paper must be attached as a Word document. You have access to Office365 via your UMGC student account, at mail.umgc.edu. Papers or information typed into the Comments box will not be accepted or graded.
• Any papers needing to be resubmitted due to not following these instructions will be subject to the late penalty.
• Your professor may, at their discretion, consider the submission date as the date the assignment is submitted in the proper format. To avoid a late penalty being applied, you should be sure to submit your assignment in the proper format.
• You must use the provided document , CCJS 320 Final Assignment Scenario, to write your assignment. Submitting your assignment using a Word document other than the provided document may result in your paper being rejected or not graded until it is submitted using the provided document.
• Houck, M. & Seigel, J. (2015). Fundamentals of Forensic Science. Academic Press.
• (pages 572-573 starting with Primer Residues)
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (2009). GBI DOFS Trace Evidence Overview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f0A6Ge5VJ0

Microchemistry

• Michigan State Police. (2012). Microchemistry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UsOyOrUxUQ

How to Collect Hair & Fiber Evidence at a Crime Scene

• National Forensic Academy. (2016). How to Collect Hair & Fiber Evidence at a Crime Scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfWsgS0ID-s