You are a member of the Crime Scene Response Unit (CSRU) at Metro City Police Department. The unit
manager just assembled the team for a briefing about a callout and has assigned you as lead on this scene,
making you responsible for documenting the appropriate procedures for protecting the crime scene; how to
identify and document evidence; evidence handling, testing, and standards for the admissibility of evidence;
what scientific testing should be done at the laboratory; and expert testimony at trial. The multimedia element
shown below is the CSRU manager’s briefing for you and your team.
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After watching the briefing, you will respond to the crime scene by entering the virtual crime scene simulation
(Links to an external site.). Access the CRJ311 Basic Instructions download document for tips on how best to
navigate through this virtual crime scene. If you are unable to run the simulation, please contact your instructor.
You will be able to move through the crime scene, examine items in closer detail, and determine what is
evidence. You should take notes just as you would at a physical scene, as you will need to identify each piece
of evidence and how it will be handled when you write the Crime Scene Evidence Analysis Report Final Paper.
Use relevant examples from the virtual crime scene and a minimum of 10 scholarly and/or credible resources,
which may include resources previously used to support your work in Weeks 2 through 4. The Scholarly, PeerReviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on
appropriate source types.
In your Crime Scene Evidence Analysis Report Final Paper,
Summarize thoroughly the situation as it was known prior to arriving at the virtual scene in your introduction.
Note that your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of
your paper. For assistance on Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing
Center resources.
Explain how the virtual crime scene will be protected.
Describe how the virtual crime scene should be approached and why such steps are necessary.
Identify what steps are necessary to protect the virtual crime scene from contamination or loss of evidence and
why this is an important element of crime scene management.
Determine evidence collection procedures appropriate to the virtual crime scene.