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Assignment 1 -

Instructions - This assignment is based on a fictional and hypothetical case. Below is a summary of the circumstances regarding the discovery of a female decedent's body. Use the information provided below to answer the questions at the end of the summary.

The expected length for this assignment is between 3-4 content pages exclusive of the title page and reference section. You are welcome to exceed this limit as the more substantive and detailed all work, the more credit it will tend to earn. Utilize your textbook and other external sources to answer the required questions. Your answers should be summarized in your own words and should demonstrate a thorough understanding of each of the questions posed.

Your paper must adhere to APA formatting guidelines. This includes a title page and a properly formatted Reference section, including at least three references. Please include only one attachment for this assignment. Your attachment should address all four questions in one document only.

Case Scenario: One Saturday morning at approximately 0900 hrs, a man walking his dog in a public park discovered the body of a white female lying in some bushes. Between the pathway and the bushes was a strip of grass, approximately 2 yards wide. The grass appeared to have been freshly cut and there were what appeared to be drag marks between the path and the body, across the grass and across the earth. The bushes were bordered by a brick wall approximately 5-6 yards from the pathway.

Within the bushes the body of a woman lay so that the torso was fully exposed but the head and lower legs were partially covered by the bushes. The woman was lying on her back. Hanging over the bushes, approximately five feet from the body was a white T-shirt adjacent to which was a handbag or purse. Other garments were apparent towards the feet of the body within the bushes. On closer examination of the body, a pair of blue denim jeans were observed to be partly pulled off with the left leg turned inside out and covering the left foot. The body was otherwise naked apart from a wrist watch on the left wrist.

Fragments of cut grass were adherent to the anterior aspects of the thighs and abdomen. Fragments of grass were present in the pubic hair. There was dirt soiling of the left thigh and both buttocks. There was blood smearing of the left arm and left breast. Further blood was smeared around the nose and mouth. Within the hair of the body were a number of twigs and leaves. There was prominent dirt soiling, but no blood-staining, of the hands and clumps of dirt were embedded beneath some of the fingernails.

Autopsy disclosed that she died of manual strangulation. There was no natural disease. No trauma was identified to the vagina or external genitalia. Toxicological analysis disclosed a blood alcohol level of 300 mg% and a urinary alcohol level of 380 mg%.

Questions:

1. What evidence and/or samples would you collect at the crime scene? How would the examination of this evidence assist in the investigation of the crime?

2. Discuss the importance of attending the crime scene where the body was located?

3. What physical evidence samples would you request from the pathologist in order to determine whether a sexual battery occurred?

4. What control samples would you require in this case?

Progress Assignment 2 -

Assignment Instructions - This written assignment consists of two essay questions. Students are expected to develop a 2-3 page essay, per question (excluding title and reference page). A minimum of 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly sources per question are to be utilized for the assignment. Sources should also be up-to-date (less than 10 years old). Direct quotes are not permitted.

Topic 1: Distinguish between deductive and inductive criminal profiling and provide examples of each. Explain the role Locard's Principle plays in criminal profiling. Why is Locard's Principle important for the investigation of serial crimes such as homicide, sadistic sex crimes, and arson; explain?

Topic 2: What differentiates a mass killer from a serial killer? How would you approach the profile of each? Provide examples of each.

Citations/References: You must use APA 6th edition style for citations and reference listings.