Category: Criminology

A criminal case investigation

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During a criminal case investigation, a computer was taken as part of the evidence. The computer was found with a flash drive connected to one of the USB ports. It is suspected that this flash drive contains image files relevant to the case. Preliminary investigation revealed that the owner of the computer had the chance to delete some of image files. Other files were renamed so that they do not look like image files. It is also suspected that steganography was used with some of the files to conceal important information. The passphrase used for this purpose is hidden in the device slack space.
List the general steps and tools required to begin investigation. In addition, because it is a high level profile case, processes must be carefully documented.

Perform and document the following so that the findings are court ready:

Acquire a bit-stream copy from the flash drive
Recover deleted files
Analyze all files (including recovered) using WinHex and look for image files analyzing the file headers
Try to identify image files concealing information (steganography)
Look for the passphrase for steghide stored in the device’s slack space (look for: “steghide passphrase”)
Recover information with steghide

 

 

A criminal case investigation

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During a criminal case investigation, a computer was taken as part of the evidence. The computer was found with a flash drive connected to one of the USB ports. It is suspected that this flash drive contains image files relevant to the case. Preliminary investigation revealed that the owner of the computer had the chance to delete some of image files. Other files were renamed so that they do not look like image files. It is also suspected that steganography was used with some of the files to conceal important information. The passphrase used for this purpose is hidden in the device slack space.
List the general steps and tools required to begin investigation. In addition, because it is a high level profile case, processes must be carefully documented.

Perform and document the following so that the findings are court ready:

Acquire a bit-stream copy from the flash drive
Recover deleted files
Analyze all files (including recovered) using WinHex and look for image files analyzing the file headers
Try to identify image files concealing information (steganography)
Look for the passphrase for steghide stored in the device’s slack space (look for: “steghide passphrase”)
Recover information with steghide

 

 

Homicide

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Homicide is the illegal killing of a human. Identify and briefly summarize the three classifications of homicide.

Pick ONE of the following:

Single person homicide
Serial killer homicide
Gang homicide
Mass murder
Discuss the impacts on the victim’s family, identify the resources available to those families, and explain the role of the criminal justice system in providing assistance to those families.

 

Homicide

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Homicide is the illegal killing of a human. Identify and briefly summarize the three classifications of homicide.

Pick ONE of the following:

Single person homicide
Serial killer homicide
Gang homicide
Mass murder
Discuss the impacts on the victim’s family, identify the resources available to those families, and explain the role of the criminal justice system in providing assistance to those families.

 

Homicide

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Homicide is the illegal killing of a human. Identify and briefly summarize the three classifications of homicide.

Pick ONE of the following:

Single person homicide
Serial killer homicide
Gang homicide
Mass murder
Discuss the impacts on the victim’s family, identify the resources available to those families, and explain the role of the criminal justice system in providing assistance to those families.

 

Criminal Gangs

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Use a digital software presentation program (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) to create a 12-slide presentation about an active criminal gang, including the following slide topics:

Title slide

Select an active criminal gang and describe the gang’s history.

Describe key members of the gang.

Provide a criminology theory that may explain gang membership/activities.

Perceived benefits of gang membership by gang members.

Perceived detriments of gang membership by gang members.

Describe gang life activities of the gang that occur on a ‘daily’ basis.

Describe specific crimes in which the gang is involved.

Explain efforts by law enforcement to combat the gang’s activities.

Detail efforts by non-law enforcement community members to combat the gang’s activities.

Describe potential gang related statutory crimes within the jurisdiction where the gang operates.

Criminal Gangs

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Use a digital software presentation program (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) to create a 12-slide presentation about an active criminal gang, including the following slide topics:

Title slide

Select an active criminal gang and describe the gang’s history.

Describe key members of the gang.

Provide a criminology theory that may explain gang membership/activities.

Perceived benefits of gang membership by gang members.

Perceived detriments of gang membership by gang members.

Describe gang life activities of the gang that occur on a ‘daily’ basis.

Describe specific crimes in which the gang is involved.

Explain efforts by law enforcement to combat the gang’s activities.

Detail efforts by non-law enforcement community members to combat the gang’s activities.

Describe potential gang related statutory crimes within the jurisdiction where the gang operates.

Criminal Gangs

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Use a digital software presentation program (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) to create a 12-slide presentation about an active criminal gang, including the following slide topics:

Title slide

Select an active criminal gang and describe the gang’s history.

Describe key members of the gang.

Provide a criminology theory that may explain gang membership/activities.

Perceived benefits of gang membership by gang members.

Perceived detriments of gang membership by gang members.

Describe gang life activities of the gang that occur on a ‘daily’ basis.

Describe specific crimes in which the gang is involved.

Explain efforts by law enforcement to combat the gang’s activities.

Detail efforts by non-law enforcement community members to combat the gang’s activities.

Describe potential gang related statutory crimes within the jurisdiction where the gang operates.

Best deal with criminal behavior

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There are many competing and often incompatible ideas about how to best deal with criminal behavior. Deterrence, revenge, incapacitation, and rehabilitation are all believed by some to have merit. Discuss the ways in which these different methods for dealing with deviance reflect the different ways society views criminals.

 

 

Best deal with criminal behavior

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There are many competing and often incompatible ideas about how to best deal with criminal behavior. Deterrence, revenge, incapacitation, and rehabilitation are all believed by some to have merit. Discuss the ways in which these different methods for dealing with deviance reflect the different ways society views criminals.