Criminology Unit 3 Ac11 Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Investigative Personnel

This study source was downloaded by 100000857300661 from CourseHero.com on 11-30-2022 05:27:12 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/174909833/CRIMINOLOGY-Unit-3-AC11-Evaluate-the-effectiveness-of-investigative-personneldocx/ CRIMINOLOGY: Unit 3 AC1.1 (Evaluate the effectiveness of investigative personnel)Scene of the Crime Officers (SOCOs) STRENGTHS - Answer - >Benefitted from scientific advances in the field (DNA and AI) >Analysis of the crime scene and the evidence can decrease likelihood of wrongful convictions >Undergo training to ensure they are capable of correctly dealing with materialsScene of the Crime Officers (SOCOs) WEAKNESSES - Answer - >Risk of evidence contamination though weather conditions or interference (possible misconduct) >Lengthy process which is time consuming and costly without no guarantee of conviction >Problematic testimonies, inaccuracies or misleading >Malpractice, deliberate or accidental, leading to errorsScene of the Crime Officers (SOCOs) CASES - Answer - >Amanda Knox Exchange student found dead in her flat in Italy, friend Knox suspected of murder. Contamination of evidence, failures to document evidence, planted evidence to falsely incriminate >Stephen Lawrence Young boy murdered in a racially motivated attack in London. Failure to follow up on crucial evidence, loss of evidence and institutional racismForensic Scientists STRENGTHS - Answer - >Deal with specialized areas within the investigation (Computing, Toxicology, Psychology and Dentistry) >Scientific advances (DNA Profiling) >Advanced analysis of