Posted: September 29th, 2016

Discuss critical suggestions for ways in which these investigative failures could have been overcome, and how they could be prevented in the future homicide investigations

Task: This assessment requires students to write up a review of the homicide investigation process involved in one of the following controversial homicide cases ­ (1) The OJ Simpson Case; (2) The Robert Farquharson Case (3) The Amanda Knox Case. All reviews must address the following key points: Identify the main elements of the investigative process involved in the case Discuss major flaws, weaknesses or failures that were identified in the police investigative processes which affected the outcome of the case Discuss critical suggestions for ways in which these investigative failures could have been overcome, and how they could be prevented in the future homicide investigations Discuss the role of the media in influencing the outcome of the case