Crime Scene Sketch

The Critical Thinking Assignment for this week has two parts.

Part 1: Create a crime scene sketch and obtain measurements

(This part is worth 20 points to Critical Thinking Assignment total.)

Crime-scene sketches are an important part of documenting a crime scene. For this task, you will need:
•Pencil
•Eraser
•Paper
•Measuring tape
•Phone, camera, or scanner
1.Draw a rough sketch of your bedroom by hand with measurements.
*Ensure that you can use a phone, camera, or scanner to import it into a Word or PDF document for submission!

2.Obtain measurements of the walls in your bedroom, the furniture, the windows, and doors.
3.Sharpen your sketch of your bedroom based on these measurements. (Don’t forget the identifier. See Module 2 content for details.)
4.Put your sketch into a Word document or PDF file for submission.

Ensure your work is clearly labeled and thoroughly completed. Adhere to writing standards set forth in APA Requirements.

Part 2: Crime Scene Property Receipt
(This part is worth 30 points to the overall Critical Thinking Assignment total.)

For this part, you will write a property receipt and maintain the chain of custody. Based on the information given in the scenario below, use this Property Receipt form and fill in the fields with details of the scene and collected evidence, and maintain the chain of custody.

On Monday, July 29, 2013, at approximately 15:40, CSI Smith responded to a business burglary of Burger King at 2354 Kings Highway in Santa Carolina, NY. The case number was 13-94834. The victim was listed as Burger King Corporation, 2354 Kings Highway, Santa Carolina. Detective Jones was assigned as the criminal investigator.

Crime scene description:

Unknown perpetrators broke the glass in the front door and gained entry to the restaurant. The offender had pried open the cash register and removed US $ 200.00 in cash. Blood drops were found on the tiled floor next to the front door. CSI Smith collected the following items as evidence:
•One piece of glass found on the ground next to the front door at marker 1. The glass was packaged in a cardboard box.
•One blood sample from the drop of blood on the ground next to the front door at marker 2.

The blood sample was packaged in a paper bag.

CSI Smith cleared from the scene at 17:40 and transported the evidence to the Headquarters. Subsequently, the evidence was turned over to the evidence custodian.