write a letter to someone about forensic science and its importance to the cmj system

Unit 4 Assignment
Re’kita Burney
Kaplan University
CM107-95
Professor Fontana
October 14, 2014

Dear fellow workers,
Did you know a key to wrongfully convicted people was once lack of forensic evidence? I never imagined that innocent people was incarcerated for crimes they didn’t commit until I read the article “Wrongful Conviction”. In that particular article it showed that it can happen, and it gave an example of a person who was wrongfully convicted and how it had affected him. Uniquely, I had stumbled upon an article that were the lessons on wrongful convicted people. According to the article, since the development of forensic science testing many who were once convicted were release due to their innocence.
Alike technology the criminal justice system is constantly improving itself. Before forensic testing innocent people were convicted of crimes that had slim to none evidence. In contrast, today in order to convict someone you have to provide an ample amount of evidence. In order for the evidence to withhold in court and convict someone the evidence have to be tested through various systems and have a connection to the person. Forensics has a critical role in investigating crimes. Rather than convicted someone that the victim or witnesses think they saw or heard during an attack. Forensic will can assure investigators that the criminal was at the place of the crime this can be done by the development of DNA. Did you know DNA is one of the most significant testing procedure? DNA analysis help either release wrongfully convicted persons or criminate someone. Did you know the main reason criminals’ perfect crime isn’t successful completed by leaving behind DNA? This can be done by leaving behind partial fingerprints, drops of blood, saliva, semen, and stuff in that nature. These are tools that can either help identify a suspect or release an innocent person. In this article DNA helped release plenty of innocent people. Some of these people were seconds away from spending months, years, life without parole, or even the death penalty.
To conclude, I feel that as Forensic Science Technician we should realize the importance of forensics in an investigation. Forensics is the glue that hold the case together. Also, it connects the dots to events that has happened to the victim. Nobody wants to be incarcerated for a crime they didn’t commit. In which could provide mental and physical affects to the person body. Due to the seriousness of our job as technicians we should take every crime examine every aspect and pay close attention to detail. Take every mistake as a lesson to help you improve. I hope you all took everything about forensic into consideration.
Your coworker,
Re’kita Burney