For this assignment examine the case of twelve year-old murder victim, Stephanie Crowe and subsequent investigation and interrogation of her fourteen year-old brother, Michael Crowe found at the following link: The Confession of Michael Crowe (Links to an external site.)

 

 

1. Do you think that police began their investigation on the correct track? Why? Why not? Explain your answer.
2. In what ways were Michael Crowe's 4th, 5th and 14th amendment rights violated? Explain your answer. Do you believe that police were "justified" in any way to have violated these rights?
3. Do you believe the police's use of CVSA gave them false leads in the case? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
4. Taking information you learned from lecture and other reading materials, in what ways could Escondido detectives have completed their interviews of Michael Crowe and his co-defendants differently?
5. Do you believe the tone of the interview of Michael Crowe was warranted? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
6. Do you believe that Michael Crowe and his co-defendants did in fact kill Stephanie Crowe? Or, do you believe drifter Richard Tuite was responsible for the crime? Explain your answer.
7. Do you believe proper crime scene management was used during this investigation given the questions raised about blood evidence with respect to Richard Tuite? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
8. In what ways would you have completed your investigation differently? Explain your answer.