http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:32 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:32 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=282088 Being a victim of a crime can be a difficult and confusing experience. This interactive virtual tour has been developed to provide information about the Criminal Justice System (of England and Wales) process as it relates to a victim of a crime. There is plenty of support out there more than you might think and everyone involved in tackling crime is determined to do more to help victims.The tour aims to guide any victim of crime through the processes that they will encounter, from the time a crime is reported, through the police investigation, prosecution decision making, court processes, and sentencing. It also provides information on the personal support that is available at all stages, including, when relevant, after the court case. The virtual tour aims to make the process that bit more easier to understand and provides a victim with some idea of what they can realistically expect to happen. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87216 This is a ThinkQuest that involves the story of a fictional defendant as he faces one of the most serious charges that the legal justice system of the U.S. can levy against an individual. According to the author, the story describes the events of a criminal prosecution as they would acutally unfold and provides a glossary for legal terms. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=268722 This is a companion site to a program that was broadcast on Nova in 2001. Topics include History of Biowarfare, Global Guide to Bioweapons, Future Germ Defenses, Interviews with Biowarriors, and Making Vaccines. There is also a Teacher's Guide as well as additional Resources. There is a Flash version as well as a non-Flash version. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=353921 This site was designed by Student Services at Eastern Washington University to provide resources for students who are victims of dating violence. The site includes a definition of intimate violence, statistics, examples of abusive behavior, behavioral signs, and the cycle of violences. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=297505 The purpose of this article is to alert investigators to the phenomena of The Staged Crime Scene. Staging a scene occurs when the perpetrator purposely alters the crime scene to mislead the authorities and/or redirect the investigation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=282093 The tutorial prepared by J. Slemko Forensic Consulting provides a solid understanding of bloddstain pattern analysis through the use of photograhs and diagrams. Topics presented include properties of blood, categories of bloodstains, and impact angle determination. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87271 This is attempt to simply explain the mechanics of thoroughly processing a crime scene. The author suggests that there is a basic crime scene protocol that should be adhered to in all crime scenes. These basic functions or tasks are as follows: 1. INTERVIEW, 2. EXAMINE, 3. PHOTOGRAPH, 4. SKETCH, and 5. PROCESS. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87280 discuss how crime scene duties can be divided This site provides some guidelines for crime scene investigation, and then explains personnel duties and responsibilities, procedures for crime scene search, and finally basic crime scene documentation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=280661 Richard Warrington created the website, Gizmos & Gagets for the Crime Scene Investigator, to help crime scene officers and investigators find cost-effective ways to process crime scenes. He has included 25 video demonstrations on how to process certain types of evidence and how to process evidence with ceratin types of equipment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87331 The author provides guidelines for examining a major case crime scene. These include: the initial death scene examination, photographs, notifying the medical examiner, continuing the search, fingerprint evidence, expanding the search, personal information, curious onlookers at the scene, and evidence.