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The Last Drive October 24, 1994 Susan Smith claims she was carjacked with her children still inside the car Parts of her testimony don’t make sense Local sheriff works with FBI to develop questions and strategies to get Smith to confess Smith was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison 2 Forensic Science II: Title, Chapter # Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved

Historical Development (Obj 2.1, 2.2) England 1115 — The Laws of Henry I outlined the legal customs during that reign 1748 — the first magistrate appointed to prosecute criminals 1829 — Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act, creating the first modern police force Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved

Historical Development (Obj 2.1, 2.2) The United States 1790 — NY City has a fully operational daytime paid police force U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General position created by the U.S. constitution 1908 — the DOJ organizes a group of 34 special agents and called the Bureau of Investigation Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved

Ethics (Obj 2.3) Ethics is a set of guidelines— written and unwritten—that explain appropriate conduct for a particular situation or profession. A written code of ethics describes a process for enforcing appropriate conduct by a profession’s members and usually establishes a system for the investigation and resolution of alleged unethical conduct. Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved

Ethics (Obj 2.3) The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved

Bias (Obj 2.3) Criminal investigations must try to avoid bias Minimize preconceived notions about any aspect of the case - such as victim or suspect Bias can affect the evaluation Forensic Science II: Interrogation and Forensic Reporting, Chapter 2 © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved