Assignment 4 - Instructional Video: First Officer to Respond to the Crime Scene (20%)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements:

CLR 1 - Extract and gather information utilizing professional and ethically accepted interviewing techniques as defined by law

CLR 2 - Select the most appropriate technique in a variety of situations in order to extract information

CLR 3 - Apply Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provisions and rules of case law references when making and using notes, gathering evidence and information from persons of various places in jeopardy to ensure the admissibility of those statements

CLR 4 - Apply basic communication skills (both verbal communication and non-verbal communication) in the area of listening and speaking while having the ability to recognize the significance of body language and environment in the interview process

CLR 5 - Record investigative notes in compliance with legal and ethical standards CLR 6 - Identify appropriate sources of information relative to investigate needs CLR 7 - Progress through the basic sequential steps of an investigation

CLR 8 - Construct and apply descriptive factors for identification of suspects and other persons

Objective of this Assignment:To demonstrate your ability to synthesize the course content.

Instructions:

For Assignment 4 students will take from what they learned in this course and produce an instructional video on "First Officer to Respond" to a crime scene. What needs to be included in this video are as follows:

• Securing the Scene (what needs to bedone)
• Dealing withWitnesses
• Dealing withSuspect(s)
• Use of Notebook byofficer
• Legalissues
• Securing Evidence
• How to deal with theMedia

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