The Changed Perspective - Essay Example

Changed Perspective Before beginning this program, the perspective about criminal investigation was largely based on TV shows based on criminal investigations. By watching those shows, a general belief about the crime scenes and investigations is made. This belief mostly is an exaggerated one. Because the shows need some spice to attract the viewers, this is why every investigation case is made very complex and the identity of the murderer is kept suspicious until dramatically the true murderer is identified and arrested.

Whereas in real life, not every murderer is smart enough to fool the investigators. Also, the murderer does not always have time to plan the murder in a perfect manner. A murder or any other crime in real life can be a result of an emotional impulse, which does not allow the investigation to become dramatic and exciting. The cases are not solved with that ease and in such little time that they are shown to be solved in the shows. In reality, it takes years in some cases, some are not solved even then and remain a myth.

After studying several basic and advanced level courses in the area of investigation of criminal cases, one gets to know that sometimes the case is as simple as it looks that it is hard to believe how can a criminal do such a stupid thing. As I said, the reason is that it is not a spiced-up TV show, it is life, where human beings commit mistakes and where emotions are not scripted and fits of anger are not controlled by the scriptwriter and the director.