Description
3000 word essay
Suggested structure (not set in stone):
• Introduction to Investigation Plans
What areas within serious and complex investigations should be considered?
• Investigative and Evidential Evaluation
• Investigative Strategies
• The Purpose and role of specialists in a serious and complex crime (explain at least three major roles) and consider the challenges faced by those specialists.
• Consider and discuss the types of digital evidence that could be present at a serious and complex crime such as a homicide / murder.
• What challenges and risks are faced by investigators when considering different types of digital evidence?
• Additional support, services, guidance or statutory codes that are available to vulnerable victims, witnesses and suspects in the investigation of serious crime and explain the intricacies involved in the purpose of the support.
Marking Criteria:
Analyse what a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) needs to consider as part of an investigation plan for a serious and complex crime.
Evaluate the role that specialists can play in serious and complex crime and explain the challenges that may be faced.
Explain the type of digital evidence that could be present at a serious and complex homicide investigation and analyse the risk to the continuity of the material.
Identify the additional support that is available to vulnerable victims, witnesses and suspects in the investigation of serious crime and explain the intricacies involved in the purpose of such support.
Content is structured, clear and written in a manner that is best suited for the target audience. Adheres to word count and makes use of resources and referencing.
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