Search Lab

Task:
Using ONLY what you have learned from the assigned material, assess each crime scene. Identify two search patterns you would use and explain your selection. Identify two search patterns you would NOT use and explain your selection. Be sure to highlight what factors for each scene made you select those patterns (e.g. size of the scene, obstacles within the scene, whether the scene would make it easy to preform the pattern, environmental factors, etc.). Remember you will receive a low score if you pick an illogical pattern or give an illogical/incorrect explanation. NOTE: Some of the information given is useful for determining a search pattern and some information is not! Beware of developing tunnel vision!
Here is a list of the search patterns you can use and where you can find the information. Remember, you cannot use any other sources besides the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDFActions . You can find tips on how to use the information in these two sources and apply them to the crime scenes in the FAQ for this lab. If you use anything besides the sources linked above, your submission will be treated as an un-submitted assignment.

Wheel (the Crime Scene Reading Module)
Spiral (the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDF)
Strip/lane (the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDF)
Grid (the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDF)
Point to point (the Crime Scene Reading Module)
Zone (the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDF)

Write your answers in full and complete sentences. You must put your answers in your own words. The use of outside sources (anything that isn’t listed in the the Crime Scene Reading Module and the Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Scene Search Methods PDFActions ) is not allowed. If you use anything besides the sources linked above, your submission will be treated as an un-submitted assignment. Keep in mind there are disagreements about the definitions/names of the different search patterns. If you give a name or a definition that isn’t used in the sources linked above, your submission will be treated as an un-submitted assignment.

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