Hi Everyone, last week was National Crime Lab week (perfect timing)! This week

Hi Everyone, last week was National Crime Lab week (perfect timing)! This week 7 we are going over Crime Labs. Crime Lab personnel are amazing super smart individuals that are the most valuable personnel for an investigator. However, with all organizations, there are the good, bad and ugly. Crime Lab personnel are usually non-sworn professional staff, not police officers. However, they are many times overseen by a law enforcement agency. I have a lot of attachments for your review. All of them provide context to your discussion for the week. So, make sure you watch and review all of them.
PLEASE SEPARATE THE ANSWERS LIKE 1)—- 2)— 3)–
Watch all related videos attached.
Review PowerPoint and Notes.
Read the article(s) and discuss the following topic? (Opinion from the Washington Post) and all other attached.
WP ARTICLE – https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/10/20/another-week-another-crime-lab-scandal/
DENVER CRIME LAB -https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=6urbx8-7qlM&feature=emb_logo
FBI SCANDAL – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoaFMsFfwdM
OC SHERIFF – https://voiceofoc.org/2020/09/deputys-false-police-report-charge-came-after-mountain-of-testimony-to-grand-jury/
(Links to an external site.)
1) Do you think crime labs should be run independently from police departments and district attorney’s offices? Explain your answer.
2) What are some of the pro and cons with both options?
3) What have you learned about crime labs and their personnel that was of interest to you?
Your response should be at least 300 words.
Below is the job description to a forensic specialist:
FORENSIC SPECIALIST (1).pdf
Remember to post your original response and reply to two fellow students