DRNC Scenario

DRNC Scenario

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DRNC Scenario

Introduction

The Commander of the Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is a significant posting that allows the holder to coordinate emergency responses as well as fortify the city for huge events such as the DRNC meeting. It is therefore imperative that in conjunction with the Miami Dade Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, the work group for this assignment have competent personnel with a keen eye on detail and alertness to every potential threat that could mar this event (Flaherty, Marrinan, &Zuiker, 2004). A major issue will be the availability of enough resources to cover for the duration of the occasion hence federal and local government officials in charge of finance will be instituted to assist in budgetary allocations with the aid of the DNRC representative, Ms. Cassandra Armand’s team as well. As a campaign event, the latter will chip in immensely. The designation of the meeting as a National Special Security Event is an indication that an interagency committee would be best suited to handle the arising issues.

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Agents under Supervisory Special Agent Samantha Salerno from the secret service will have the task to provide intelligence briefs to the committee while also providing advanced weapons search and route planning techniques to the team due to the high-level training her department is renowned. The overwhelming nature of the function will necessitate a command structure with the Secret Service at the lead although primary custody of the evidence of any crime is left to the local MDPD. As such, Mr. Horace Copeland’s officers will be instrumental in advising other members on the possible evacuation points within the city that offer the safest and fastest mode of offering treatment to victims while maintaining the normalcy of traffic for other road users. In the event of a crime, it is plausible that this could be sparked by momentary issues or rather result from planned attacks days before the meeting. Whereas the saving of life is an important aspect of the job, it will be advisable to locate a central CSI pool center to process and monitor the progress of agency activities as a way of enforcing uniformity. It is therefore vital for the processing of evidence to be done in designated hospitals within the localities under the command of the lead CSI investigator.

The overall photographer within the MDPD ranks will be available too to offer insight into the issue of lighting within the vicinities especially due to the popular trend of using smart phones to take pictures hence such behavior could interfere with the illumination. A harmonization program needs to be set up among the sketch preparers within the various task forces thereby resulting in a representative of this unit from all units at the meeting as well. This team will need to liaise with the contractors of famous landmarks within the city in order to obtain accurate measurements that aid in forensic evidence collection thereby making it necessary for a city planning official to be present (Byers & Johnson, 2009). The evidence recorders, who will be tasked with keeping custody across the different formations need to have a seamless work ethic hence their principals are relevant in the upcoming session too. As mentioned above, availability of protective gear will be necessary for these teams’ effectiveness and this reinforces the presence of the local and federal budgetary committee officials as mentioned above.

Specialists form an integral part of the CSI operations. For example, medical examiners, odontologists, bomb technicians, blood pattern analysts and criminalists comprise this category. Such individuals facilitate the forensic exercise hence will be instrumental in providing expert opinion upon occurrence of any incidents either within the DRNC arena or outside especially due to the likelihood of protestors in various parts of the city. It would be incumbent upon the different law enforcement agencies to forward their lead investigators in these matters in order to collate the approach for adoption in categorizing potential evidence. The team will thus be tasked with identifying the type of luggage permissible within certain quarters. Such precaution will be aimed at preventing the handling of deadly material by unauthorized personnel. Communication within the joint intergovernmental task force will be another crucial aspect of a successful operation hence the identification of a special frequency via a central command center will also feature.

Conclusion

            Hosting of the DRNC convention is a high-risk assignment that requires thorough preparation across multilevel agencies within the law enforcement fraternity. The CSI team is thus primed to handle a large operation that requires huge resources and manpower working in concert before, during and after the event (Allen, 2007)

. A meeting of such magnitude would therefore need the presence of specialists, photographers, medical examiners and evidence recorders from the various formations in order to plan on the evidence collection techniques for use as well as the command structure to use. While the Secret service is welcome to offer its superior expertise, the primary custodian agency will be the MDPD for easier terms of reference and its knowledge of the local terrain.

References

Allen, M. (2007). Reading CSI: Crime TV under the Microscope. London: I.B. Tauris.

Byers, M., & Johnson, V. M. (2009). The CSI Effect: Television, Crime, and Governance. Lanham: Lexington Books.

Flaherty, M., Marrinan, C., & Zuiker, A. E. (2004). CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. New York: Pocket Books.