Assignment:
Answer the following questions in detail:
1. Describe ways in which each of the following can be separately preserved on a long- term basis so that the evidence can be used in a criminal trial: Biological evidence, trace evidence, other direct evidence.
2. Describe a scenario in which a crime scene investigator may have a conflict of interest in recovering evidence from a scene. Discuss options for the investigator in handling the conflict of interest (besides removing themselves from the scene).
3. Identify a crime news story and discuss ways in which the news media coverage impacted the public perception of the crime. Also discuss whether the media coverage had a positive impact on the case, or if the coverage had a negative impact on the case and how and why?
4. Discuss potential impacts of social media coverage of a crime scene and the consequences of such on the action of crime scene investigators.