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Summary Of Unit 2 Discussion: Cabin In The Woods

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Unit 2 Discussion: Cabin in the Woods 1. Provide a fictitious scenario for a crime that could occur and produce the assigned evidence in the environment you were assigned (image). You can be creative or draw inspiration from a film or book. Remember to select a crime based on the Category Block that you were assigned based on your last name. Make sure you end your scenario with officers being called to the scene. Jonathan and Brittany Harris took their 23 year old daughter to a cabin in North Carolina for a vacation on break from college. Their daughter Jessica had a bedroom downstairs in the cabin and was preparing a bath and going to drink a glass of wine. A man broke into the cabin and went into the bedroom of Jessica’s where she was at and she bolted to …show more content…

I would also use photographs to document the scene when it comes to injuries sustained by the victim and other important pieces of evidence such as things the suspect may have dropped or left behind that may contain important details of the attacker. A sketch would be used to determine where the evidence was found as well as location of suspect in relation to the break in and the assault. This would be more accurate when it comes to precise measurements. Maintaining the integrity of the evidence by having a proper chain of custody is important to a case or investigation. Every piece of evidence must be accounted for and logged, as well as who has had access to the evidence and where the evidence has been stored. This must be done, or a case can be jeopardized by not allowing the evidence to be admissible in a court hearing. References Bertino, A. J. (2016). Forensic Science: Fundamentals and Investigations, 2nd Edition. [Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from

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