Guidelines: In the Active Learning Discussion area, discuss your thoughts on the information that has been posted by your professor and discuss its relevance and implications to the field of Criminal Justice. Your remarks can be opinion, but it must be based on your experience, research, and/or prior learning. Use this exercise to converse with your fellow colleagues about issues that are important to the field of Criminal Justice. Of particular interest is a dialogue of opinions, thoughts, and comments. Be sure to discuss both sides of the issue as noted in the actual question posting. Directions: Answer the following three-part question. 1. What is the purpose of photographic placards (references) in a crime scene photograph? 2. What is the purpose of taking two sets of photographs, one with placards, and one without? 3. In your opinion, if you sketch a crime scene, what are the essential elements that should be shown in your sketch? Professor Feedback from previous attempt: (I appreciate your discussion. You certainly have notated the importance of placards in crime in photography. I still think that you could emphasize the importance of taking two sets of photographs with and without placards is to ensure that the evidence is photographed in its original state and to provide a guide and reference to photographs ( for purposes of chain of custody and logging) throughout the investigation. What I think needs a little bit more development is your discussion about sketching. The five basic elements that should be included in the sketch are the heading, diagram area, legend, title block followed by scale and direction notations. Heading states why sketch was created, the diagram depicts actual drawing, the legend tells the viewer what the various labels correspond to, the title block provides pertinent information pertaining to the scene and who created the sketch, and finally scale and direct notations provide directions such as north, south, east, west and measurements.
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