Instructions This assignment is based on a fictional and hypothetical case. Belo

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.
Note:
The correct use of contemporary scientific terminology and forensic
applications will result in higher scores. Vague or nondescript
terminology or processing applications will not generate a high score.
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.
Copying
or paraphrasing from the text will not garner credit. You must include
original reflection and demonstrate critical thinking with these
questions. Please be sure to thoroughly cite any resources used for your
summary. Failure to provide credit to your sources, papers comprised of
excessive quoted material, or any paper deemed to be plagiarized will
result in a zero grade for this assignment. All work will be screened
for plagiarism.
Your
paper must adhere to APA formatting guidelines. This includes a title
page and a properly formatted Reference section, including at least
three scholarly 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?
It is highly recommended that you spend quality time on this assignment in order to ensure the highest possible score.