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This is a research paper/case report, to be no fewer than 7-10 pages, NOT including references/works cited or supplemental material, such as photographs, sketches, maps, logs, etc. — these supplemental items must be included, but are not part of the 7-10 written pages. This project may require research outside of the material provided in class, especially pertaining to animal anatomy, insect evidence, etc. Step 1: Pick an animal, any animal (or bird, reptile, fish, plant, etc.)… an animal you would like to investigate as part of a wildlife crime. You will be choosing the crime and describing it, as well as setting it up physically to investigate and process. Step 2: I expect you to use your imagination: Possible scenario: you are a game warden or wildlife official – on patrol or by some other circumstance you discover or are notified of an animal (whichever one you chose in Step 1) that seems to be the victim of a crime (poaching, illegal trade, etc. the crime is up to you to choose); you must identify the animal and determine if it was, in fact, part of an illegal activity. Step 3: You will be formulating details of this animal and crime based on the things we cover in this class. For example, if you choose a bald eagle, I will expect you to describe feather structure/morphology, and how you determined the species, etc. Step 4: Construct your project as we go along in the class; since we will be covering crime scene investigation procedures along with morphology and taxonomy, describe your animal morphologically and every detail of how you processed your particular crime scene. Include which government agencies are responsible for policies regarding your animal and describe those policies; refer to legislation. Include background information on your animal, IUCN status, ecology and conservation concerns, etc. Would your scenario include impression evidence? Describe how and in what context, along with how you collected and processed the evidence. What about trace evidence? Bloodstains? DNA? Would there be a necropsy report? Whatever your particular scenario would have evidence-wise, I expect to see it all documented properly and processed in detail with results included. As we cover these topics in class, think about them in terms of your final project. Step 5: Include a full crime scene case report. Use supplementary materials: logs, sketches, photos, etc. Describe the scene and how it is processed, the types of evidence found and how they were collected, techniques used, etc. Again, which types of evidence that we’ve covered would be relevant to your particular animal and crime? Step 6: Write up some type of conclusions section based on the results of any evidentiary tests, interviews, crime scene findings, necropsy reports, etc. If you include results, you should include the testing methodologies, reports, and forms just as you would in a real crime scene report. **We will be working on this throughout the semester in stages corresponding to module sections. Certain weeks there will be assignments designed to help you develop and assemble your project. While this is to be done in a scientific format you can still be imaginative. Feel free to include a narrative of what you encountered and experienced. This is to resemble a real crime scene report that would be presented in court (albeit with a bit more animal background material than would be required). Sample Section 1: Description of case, including how you were notified, what you found on arrival, who was present, etc. Section 1.5: Animal description, ecology, background info, conservation status, legislation, etc. Section 2: What was done on-scene, what was collected, analysis, etc. Section 3: Logs, forms, sketches, photos, interviews, supporting documentation, etc. Section 4: Crime scene report Section 5: Conclusions based on findings This is just a sample! Your paper doesnt need to be broken into these sections. It can be written as a story, with relevant information included, or as a more scientific paper. I am looking to see this as an incorporation of all relevant material that we discussed this semester that would be applicable to your particular subject and scenario, but it must still be professional in format. Be sure to include proper citations (APA format) throughout your paper and in the references section at the end. NO MODELS – you cannot create a tiny model scene – this must be a life-size set-up that you can move around in, just like a real crime scene. Your final project must be submitted as ONE COMPLETE DOCUMENT, preferably in PDF form, that includes all of your photos, supporting documentation, forms, sketches, etc. Criteria Ratings Pts Initial Case Description 20 to >18 pts Full Marks All pertinent information included in case description summary, including dates/times, contact information of initial responding officers and crime scene investigators, background of notification, and general information about scene location 18 to >16 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 portion of relevant initial case description, as outlined in 20 pts section 16 to >14 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 portions of relevant initial case description, as outlined in 20 pts section 14 to >12 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 portions of relevant initial case description, as outlined in 20 pts section 12 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 portions of relevant initial case description, as outlined in 20 pts section / 20 pts Crime Scene Description and Information 20 to >18 pts Full Marks Includes full description of the scene; arrival date/time; initial impressions; what was observed; what was done; how many searches were conducted overall; witnesses All of the above documented correctly 18 to >16 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 piece of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 16 to >14 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 14 to >12 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 12 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section / 20 pts Crime Scene Procedures 20 to >18 pts Full Marks Crime scene procedures and assignments; who did what; crime scene search methodology (this section should be supplemented with overall scene sketches, photos, scene logs, etc.) 18 to >16 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 piece of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 16 to >14 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 14 to >12 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section 12 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 pieces of relevant information or supporting documentation as outlined in 20 pts section / 20 pts Evidence 40 to >34 pts Full Marks Includes description of pertinent environmental conditions; evidence collection methods and search techniques; all evidence located and found; description of evidence documented correctly; interviews documented; submission for testing; description of possible analysis implemented (this section should be supplemented with corresponding logs, sketches, photos, etc.) 34 to >28 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 piece of relevant information as outlined in 40 pts section 28 to >22 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 pieces of relevant information as outlined in 40 pts section 22 to >16 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 pieces of relevant information as outlined in 40 pts section 0 pts No Credit 16 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 pieces of relevant information as outlined in 40 pts section / 40 pts Measurements 20 to >18 pts Full Marks Description of best/most appropriate measurement technique utilized for this particular scene; technique utilized properly; all measurements completed precisely (this section should be supplemented with corresponding logs, sketches, photos, etc.) 18 to >16 pts 90% Inappropriate technique utilized and/or technique utilized improperly; 1-2 measurements incorrect/missing 16 to >14 pts 80% Inappropriate technique utilized and/or technique utilized improperly; 2-3 measurements incorrect/missing 14 to >12 pts 70% Inappropriate technique utilized and/or technique utilized improperly; 3-4 measurements incorrect/missing 12 to >0 pts No Marks Inappropriate technique utilized and/or technique utilized improperly; more than 4 measurements incorrect/missing / 20 pts Conclusions and Case Report 40 to >34 pts Full Marks Full case report summarizing all relevant and previously described information necessary for court presentation in easy-to-read, non-scientific language; to include a general identification of evidence, crime scene procedures, times/dates, identification of personnel; etc. (this should be in concise summary format a condensed version of the more detailed previous sections [remember: the court will already be given a copy of the rest of your documentation]); separate conclusions section (this is not part of the case report) describing your beliefs as to what happened in this crime based on all supporting information and results of analyses 34 to >28 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 piece of relevant information in the case report and conclusions section as outlined in 40 pts section 28 to >22 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 pieces of relevant information in the case report and conclusions section as outlined in 40 pts section 22 to >16 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 pieces of relevant information in the case report and conclusions section as outlined in 40 pts section 16 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 pieces of relevant information in the case report and conclusions section as outlined in 40 pts section / 40 pts Supplementary Materials 20 to >18 pts Full Marks All pertinent and relevant (to your particular case) corresponding logs, sketches, photographs, forms, etc. properly filled out; references or works cited ncluded on a separate page (APA format) 18 to >16 pts 90% Missing no more than 1 relevant piece of supplementary material as outlined in 20 pts section; references cited incorrectly 16 to >14 pts 80% Missing no more than 2 relevant pieces of supplementary material as outlined in 20 pts section; references cited incorrectly 14 to >12 pts 70% Missing no more than 3 relevant pieces of supplementary material as outlined in 20 pts section; references cited incorrectly 12 to >0 pts No Marks Missing more than 3 pieces of relevant supplementary material as outlined in 20 pts section; references cited incorrectly / 20 pts Formatting & Grammar 20 to >18 pts Full Marks Writing contains no more than 1 grammatical, spelling or punctuation error 18 to >16 pts 90% Writing contains more than 2-9 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors 16 to >14 pts 80% Writing contains more than 10 -14 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors 14 to >12 pts 70% Writing contains more than 15 -20 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors 12 to >0 pts No Marks Writing contains numerous grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors / 20 pts LOOK AT TWO EXAMPLES PROVIDED BELOW AND LOOK AT THE WORD DOCUMENT TITLED FINAL PROJECT THINGS AS TO WHICH CASE I AM DOINGGG !!!!! 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