Essays on Criminal Investigation

When I was younger I wanted to be lawyer but doing my high school year I got to go to a law and forensic science convention in DC. There I realized that law was not for me and the forensic science was what ended up...

For centuries before psychology appeared on the scene, philosophers struggled to understand evil and antisocial acts, while students of jurisprudence wrestled with issues of criminal law and punishment. The American Psychological Association (2013) notes ‘Forensic Psychology’ is the application of psychology to the criminal and...

When you think of lie detection tests, it is likely that you visualize a CSI episode where investigators use the device to solve a crime. However, these tests actually have an important usage in the real world, and their acceptance into the courtroom has been...

Field notes are very important for the law enforcement. This is because they serve as the basis for further investigation. With the information recorded in the field notes, a police officer can use it as a lead on the investigation. Good field notes help the...

The murder case of Hae Min Lee is a very intriguing incident, as it is a tale full of many holes and facts that don’t match up. For both the observers and the investigators, this is a difficult case to consider, as there is evidence...

The case investigation of the remains of a burned body began when a janitor noticed the remains at the bottom of a dumpster while going to throw out the trash in Vancouver, British Columbia. There were many problems encountered in this case investigation. Firstly, it...

Introduction It is late on a Friday afternoon. The Chief Executive Officer, or the General Counsel, of XYZ Corp. receives a telephone call advising that the local FBI, United States Attorney, or Regional Office of the SEC, is investigating serious charges of wrongdoing alleged to...

Forensic science is one of the most important pillars used to understand the facts and events of crime, through the analysis of evidence in the crime scene and the re-creation of crime events that will help the crime investigators to solve there crime cases ,...

Usually, undercover work has been used in a targeted process as part of a criminal investigation after a crime has occurred, where there is a suspect and his hesitation led one to federal agents’ goal. However, in todays’ generation undercover work has become part of...

Kate Warne, the first female detective in the United States, born in 1833, grew up in Erin Cheung County, New York. Not much is known about her mother or her father, but she was not the only child. Kate Warne is an inspiration to all...

When the Federal Bureau of Investigation was created, it was to make sure people followed federal law and judicial policy, they had no investigators on the staff that were going to be permanent to the team. When it was first established in 1906, it hired...