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The Outdoor Experiential Education Program at NTID/RIT uses innovative learning strategies designed to maximize the personal/social development of hearing-impaired students. In order to meet the needs of students with special learning problems, a six projector multi-image slide presentation was developed. This was used in conjunction with an experiential activity known as a "wild walk" to expose incoming students to the excitement of the Outdoor Experiential Education Program and to teach some specific skills necessary for students to negotiate the wild walk successfully. This mediated introduction linked to a reinforcing experiential activity has proven to be an effective way to teach technical skills and increase student awareness and motivation in addressing personal/social issues through an experience based educational process.

Human Sexuality has been an area sorely neglected in the education of the deaf. Until recently, visual materials and approaches designed for hearing populations have been adapted using either summarized or verbatim captioning. As part of the development of a college level Human Sexuality course at NTID, a film on contraception has been specially edited to include studio segments utilizing students and staff to underscore the important points made in the film. Because total communication was used and the entire film was captioned, students have shown an increased understanding of contraceptive methods and how they work, as demonstrated through class discussion and evaluation on a final exam. This film, on videotape format, will be shown as well as a presentation of experiential strategies used to explore both the content and affective areas related to Human Sexuality. These strategies address communication, values, relationships, the "how" and "why" of sex, and the development of positive attitudes towards negotiating a health/mental health/social service delivery system.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Section 1 Fundamentals of Report Writing -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Police Reports -- CSI Reports -- The Scientific Method -- Police Reports versus CSI Reports -- Importance of CSI Reports -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Chapter 2 Writing Succinctly Utilizing Proper Spelling, Grammar, and Terminology -- Succinct Writing -- Punctuation and Grammar -- Acronyms -- Terminology -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Reference -- Chapter 3 The Use of Field Notes and How to Document and/or Incorporate Notes into CSI Reports -- Field Notes -- Date, Time, Weather, and Location -- Notifications -- Type of Case and Initial Briefing Information -- Anomalies and Observations -- Scene Events before CSI Arrival -- Sketches and Measurements -- Additional Processing or Locations -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Chapter 4 When and How to Include Field Documentation Such as Photographs, Sketches, and Video in CSI Reports -- Photographs -- Sketches -- Video -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Section 2 Investigative Report Writing -- Chapter 5 General Guidelines for Writing CSI Reports for Crime Scenes -- Introduction -- Report Components -- Rules of Thumb -- Detailed -- Factual -- Organized -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Chapter 6 CSI Reports for Crime Scenes Involving Property Crimes -- Property Crimes -- Burglaries -- Recovered Stolen Property/Vehicles -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Reference -- Chapter 7 CSI Reports for Crime Scenes Involving Crimes against a Person -- Persons Crimes -- Death Investigations -- Robberies/Assaults/Sex Crimes -- Summary -- End of Chapter Questions -- Section 3 Processing Report Writing.

"Report Writing for Crime Scene Investigators provides students with the tools to write effective crime scene reports. Students looking to break into the field of crime scene investigations often take courses in report writing but the textbooks available are commonly geared toward general law enforcement and first responders. However, none of the books on the market focus on the craft of effective, informative writing with graphic crime scene-specific considerations in mind. While falling under law enforcement's purview, crime scene investigations fall within the forensic science field, and, as such, the reporting required is more technical and often more scientific in nature than the average police report. Due to the lack of published resources and guidance in this critical area, there is no standard that currently exists for vital function within crime scene and investigative circles-and often the subject is given short shrift. This creates wide discrepancies among what students are being taught. This book is the first of its kind to provide students, and those professionals and agencies in need of a "blueprint," with a resource to teach them the various types of reports-and how to refer to scenarios and specific types of evidence-to ensure that the report holds up under the process of an investigation and for use within the courts. Key features: Outlines the key distinctions between police-style reports and crime scene-style reports and writing Explains how to clearly and accurately provide an accounting and description of a variety of evidence recovered from a scene Details how to best organize the report in a logical manner and sequence, including the various components of the crime scene report Presents an explanation of the information that should be included in the report, and the rationale behind its importance, for testimonial purposes Report Writing for Crime Scene Investigators provides to the reader the fundamentals of effective report writing for the active field Crime Scene Investigator. Coverage includes the necessary steps to thoroughly document scenes and evidence-from the time the CSI receives the call until the time the CSI testifies in court. In addition to the student market, the book will be a welcome resource for professional crime scene in vestigators, attorneys, and as a reference and standard for professional training programs"--