A malicious murder involving rape and robbery has been committed. Crime scene evidence must be collected.
Police officers have to investigate the crime, interview witnesses and arrest suspects.
The DA has to determine if enough evidence exists to prosecute the case, and then the prosecutor needs to convince a jury that the accused are guilty. Proper legal procedures must be followed carefully because lives hang on the balance of justice. While the above scenario is fictional, real-life crime investigators deal with similar cases every day. The public is invited to attend the proceedings. The students are in Russ Carter's Survey of Criminal Justice and Principles of Criminal Investigation classes.