Fingerprint Evidence Jose Tapia Lt. Lathrop CO8 June 10‚ 2013 Introduction The Study of fingerprints became one of the most important aspects in criminal investigations and forensic detections. This is because fingerprint identification is far too unique‚ and its success rate outperforms even DNA identification. Fingerprints identified at crime scenes fall into three categories‚ latent‚ plastic‚ and visible fingerprints. Many people don’t realize is that the importance of the fingerprints
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1. A. Fossil evidence has been used to support evolution. Paleontologists have dug up old bones and other things that were preserved in sedimentary rock. All of these things that were found show evidence that there was life long ago‚ however that’s not the only thing these fossils show. Fossils also show that there have been changes in the organisms that have inhabited this earth. The reason it supports that is once we compare the fossils to another organism‚ by using many different techniques‚ we
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Blood is the best known as significant evidence in modern criminal justice. Blood evidence is important to an investigator because it can link a victim to a suspect (Locards Exchange Principle). Bloodstain patterns can reveal a great deal about the position and movement during the crime. Blood has managed to destroy self-defense arguments from the suspects. The fluid portion of the blood consists of plasma and serum while the non-fluid portion consists of red blood cells. Blood is composed of water
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Gathering Evidence Amber Zamora ENG101 September 21‚ 2013 Melissa Ortiz Week 2: Assignment 2 – Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Resources Example of evaluating a source: Subject 1: Gun control attitudes in the United States. Source: Celinska‚ K. (2007). Individualism and collectivism in america: The case of gun ownership and attitudes toward gun control. Sociological Perspectives‚ 50(2)‚ 229-247. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/213988090
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1. Identify several sources of rights. Rights are legal‚ social‚ or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is‚ rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people. There are many types of rights in our society. In addition to the Constitution‚ court decisions and statutes are important sources of rights‚ and so are state constitutions. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure sometimes shed light on and clarify important rulings handed down by
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Character evidence is generally less useful in a civil case than in a criminal case. True Original copies of documents should be carefully preserved for court. Photocopies should be used during interviews and elsewhere in the investigation. True Character evidence might be admissible in a criminal case if entered to prove motive‚ opportunity‚ or ability. True Statements made by the witnesses about what defendants said are hearsay and therefore not admissible. False Which one of the following
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE INTRODUCTION Incontinence is one of the major problems faced by the elderly. Nurses can play a significant role in discovering continence problems (Lea R.et.al.2007). Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in the developed world.(NHS.UK). To identify the problem and provide necessary treatment at the early stage‚ a thorough
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into strands‚ and then bundling and rebundling the strands. The strands are made of protein‚ and they renew and repair themselves constantly. SMOOTH MUSCLES: The organs and structures of many organ systems‚ including the digestive system‚ the urinary system‚ the respiratory system‚ the circulatory system‚ and the reproductive system lined by smooth muscles tissue. Smooth muscle contraction is typically slow‚ strong‚ and enduring. Smooth muscle can hold a conctraction longer than skeletal muscles
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other gladiators. Some was volunteers who risked their lives. Most were considered as slaves‚ schooled under harsh conditions‚ socially marginalized even in death. Their origin gladiators offered spectators in fighting or dying will. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic wars of the third century. The gladiator games lasted for thousands of years‚ the games early declined in the fifth century. After the adoption of Christianity in 380‚ on later in the century’s there
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Paper‚ checks‚ currency‚ unfinished wood‚ and cardboard are all examples of porous evidence. At a crime scene this type of item might be a tissue box‚ pieces of mail‚ business cards‚ pictures‚ books‚ notes‚ and walls with porous types of paint. There are a few different processes available to lift a print from a porous item; it really depends on the condition of the item. Investigators often use chemical methods such as iodine fuming‚ silver nitrate‚ or ninhydrin to locate latent prints on porous
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