Accident and Crime Stories 2
Accident Story Checklist (Melvin Mencher)
- Identification of dead, injured.Carter, "Covering Crime on College Campuses"
- Time and location.
- Type(s) of vehicle(s) involved.
- Cause of accident (from official sources).
- Identification of others involved.
- Where dead and injured taken.
- Extent of injuries.
- Condition of injured.
- Heroism, rescues.
- Arrest(s) or citation(s).
- Funeral arrangements if available.
- Damage to vehicles.
- Speed, origin, destination of vehicles.
- Unusual weather or road conditions.
- Accounts by eyewitnesses, investigating officers.
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With the assigned article I found that there seemed to be a couple mistakes with it; one that really sticks out, is getting all the information on the identities of those involved. Though I think that it is not ethical to... Read More
Wow was that a boring article. Ok, that said, it was informative reading about how campuses handle crime in the article "Covering Crime on College Campuses". I didn't know an entire Act was implemented for dealing with campus crimes but,... Read More
Schools continue to have an obligation to issue "timely warnings" to the campus community if they believe a reported crime poses an ongoing threat to students and employees on campus. Unlike the crime log, this reporting is not limited to... Read More
This was an interesting article to read, since I wouldn't necessarily think college crime reporting would differ much from standard crime reporting. I'm glad we covered it, though, since it gave more insight into a this method of reporting (which I do not think I could do well).