Article Review:
You will complete an Article Review in this module. After choosing from one area of Crime Scene Investigative techniques that are presented in the course each student will complete an Article Review. (Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping).
After reviewing different scholarly journals (must be written within 5 years), the student will select six articles and describe how they support or apply to the techniques you have selected. You should also include your opinion on how this technique is applicable to crime scene investigation.
This assignment must be written at the Graduate Level be no less than 1,200 words. The word count includes ONLY the body of the paper. The title page, abstract and references do not count. All written assignments must be supported by a minimum number of three (3) authoritative sources.
Written assignments must be scholarly, not to be written in the first-person tense, and must follow the current American Psychological Association (APA) format and style (e.g., double-spaced, indents, etc.). You MUST also add the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) OR the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to the end of EVERY APA reference found on the internet.
***A turnitin.com score above 15% is unacceptable and will result in a loss of 10 points!
Reference:
Gardner, R.M. (2012). Practical crime scene processing and investigation (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC. ISBN-13:978-1-4398-5302-3. (Ch. 7).
