What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation?

Based on your reading answer the following questions:

1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation?

2. Describe the steps to reconstruct a case and use an example to illustrate the concepts.

3. Describe how reconstructing a crime scene can aid in understanding the fundamentals of criminal investigations. Keep in mind the fundamentals are identifying witnesses, offenders, connecting evidence from the scene to the offender and victim, and but not limited to apprehending the offender(s).

Requirements

1. APA format and Style

2. 3 pages, excluding the Title and Reference pages

3. 1 resource, can include textbook

4. Standard American English Grammar, sustained point of view throughout the writing

Submitting Your Assignment

Compose your Assignment in Microsoft® Word® and save your document in the following format: Last name First name Assignment. (Example: SmithJohn_Unit 2_Assignment). Submit your Assignment by selecting the Unit 2 Assignment 2 Dropbox by the end of Unit 2.

Checklist for the Unit 2 Assignment

 

Criteria: Ask yourself   the following questions. 

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Yes

 

Content

 

Did you identify four or more   fundamental principles of criminal investigation?

 

Did you identify the methods of   inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation?

 

Did you describe the steps to   reconstruct a case?

 

Did you use an example to illustrate   the concepts?

 

Did you describe how   reconstructing a crime scene can aid in understanding the fundamentals of   criminal investigations?

 

 

Research   

 

Is your research current?

 

Did you discuss all the   required areas in a substantive manner?

 

Did you use appropriate reference   material to support major statements?

 

 

Quality

 

Is your content complete   enough to address the topic and questions?

 

Is there a logical flow   to your ideas?

 

Did you present the   material in a clear and concise manner to provide easy readability?

 

 

Format 

 

Did you prepare your   project as a Microsoft Word document?

 

Did you label your   file correctly?

 

Did you use APA format   to cite your sources?

 

Did you check your   document for grammar and spelling? 

 

Does your Assignment   fulfill the length requirements?

CJ210 / Unit 2 Assignment

Methods of Inquiry

The principle methods of inquiry are divided into two broad, distinct categories: those that reconstruct the past and those that discover or create new knowledge. Based on your reading answer the following questions:

1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation?

2. Describe the steps to reconstruct a case and use an example to illustrate the concepts.

3. Describe how reconstructing a crime scene can aid in understanding the fundamentals of criminal investigations. Keep in mind the fundamentals are identifying witnesses, offenders, connecting evidence from the scene to the offender and victim, and but not limited to apprehending the offender(s).

 

Requirements

1. APA format and Style

2. 3 pages, excluding the Title and Reference pages

3. 1 resource, can include textbook

4. Standard American English Grammar, sustained point of view throughout the writing

 

Submitting Your Assignment

Compose your Assignment in Microsoft® Word® and save your document in the following format: Last name First name Assignment. (Example: SmithJohn_Unit 2_Assignment). Submit your Assignment by selecting the Unit 2 Assignment 2 Dropbox by the end of Unit 2.

Checklist for the Unit 2 Assignment

Criteria: Ask yourself the following questions.	Not Yet	Yes
Content
Did you identify four or more fundamental principles of criminal investigation?
Did you identify the methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation?
Did you describe the steps to reconstruct a case?
Did you use an example to illustrate the concepts?
Did you describe how reconstructing a crime scene can aid in understanding the fundamentals of criminal investigations?
Research
Is your research current ?
Did you discuss all the required areas in a substantive manner?
Did you use appropriate reference material to support major statements?
Quality
Is your content complete enough to address the topic and questions?
Is there a logical flow to your ideas?
Did you present the material in a clear and concise manner to provide easy readability?
Format
Did you prepare your project as a Microsoft Word document?
Did you label your file correctly?
Did you use APA format to cite your sources?
Did you check your document for grammar and spelling?
Does your Assignment fulfill the length requirements?