Term Paper Spring
2022 CRJU 255
10% of the overall grade for this class will consist of a
term paper worth 100 points on crime scene investigation. The paper will deal
with a famous case where the crime scene and its investigation played a major
role in the outcome or lack or resolution of the case
. The student is expected to:
1)Provide details of the crime (the who, what, when and
where of the crime (s). If you are writing about a serial killer please list
all the scenes.
2) The types of evidence that were discovered at the
scene(s).
What information did this evidence provide to the investigation?
Were
there problems with the evidence (improperly collected, contaminated, lost
etc.)
3) how the scene investigation was conducted. Were there any
challenges that investigators had to deal with in processing the scene(s) (weather,
location, time between commission of crime and its discovery etc.?)
4) How did the overall processing of the scene and
processing of evidence at the scene affect the overall investigation?
The paper will be due
1 week prior to the end of the semester.
Late submission will result in loss of points. Lateness of 1 week will result
in a 10-point loss, The paper can be
handed in any time prior to the deadline and this is encouraged.
Format: Font- Times new Roman 12 point, double spaced, 1-inch
margin around, each page numbered minimum 5 pages not including the
bibliography or cover sheet.
YOU MUST pick from one of these cases :
Potential cases to be
used for the term paper
1.
Jon Benet Ramsey
2.
OJ Simpson
3.
Black Dalia
4.
Jack the Ripper
5.
The Zodiac Killer
6.
Golden State Killer
7.
John Wayne Gacey
8.
World Trade center bombing
9.
Oklahoma City Bombing
10. Casey
Anthony
11. The
Son of Sam
12. BTK
Strangler
13. Pizza
Bomber
14. Jeffrey
Dahmer
15. Case
of Kathleen and Michael Peterson
16. Mysterious
death of Elisa Lam
17. Cleveland
Torso Murders
18. Disappearance
of the Sodder Children
19. Death
of Michelle Von Emster
20. Slaughter
at Hinterkaifeck Farm
21. Night
stalker
22. Jodie
Arias
23. Steven
Avery
24. Son
of Sam
25. Gary
Ridgway- Greene River killer
26. Charles
Manson – Helter Skelter murders
27. Drew
Peterson
28. Amanda
Knox