preliminary duties of the responding officer at a crime scene? The first police officer assigned to the crime scene plays a critical role in the investigation. The officer must secure the scene in order to preserve the integrity of the physical evidence. In addition to securing the scene‚ she must document her observations in any other actions taken. This important information will be turned over to the investigators in charge of the case.What are some of the concerns and priorities of a responding
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your own words 1. The best choice of a technique when blood is found at a crime scene is analyzing the blood. In the genetics laboratory the person who contributes I would say is Alec Jeffreys as he is known as the father of genetic profiling. 2. Forensic Scientists examine tiny fingerprint details. These may be loops‚dots‚ forks‚ islands. Several comparison points must be perfectly matched for two fingerprints to be considered identical 3. Edward Foster studied fingerprint analysis in the US and
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Identifying Trace Evidence Forensic Chemistry and Trace Evidence Analysis CJ 385 Professor Luckas July 15‚ 2012 Question 1 In order to identify that a white powder might contain cocaine‚ a forensic drug chemist can conduct a number of tests. The tests in order to identify cocaine are conducted based on the physical and chemical properties of cocaine. The physical and chemical properties of a substance make it unique‚ thus identifiable and distinguishable from other physical evidences obtained
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Forensic Anthropologist Career Deciding what someone is going to spend the rest of their lives doing can be hard‚ but for some it has always been clear. Forensic Anthropology is an interesting career for me because of the excitement of working at crime scenes‚ the mystery behind each bone‚ and the knowledge that justice has been given to the victim. This topic is valuable because knowing what‚ where‚ who I will be working with in the future is necessary so that I don’t regret deciding to become a
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Physical evidence includes tangible objects‚ including weapons‚ trace evidence like hair‚ blood or fibers‚ and fingerprints. These items are real‚ direct evidence to the crime and the individuals involved. Documentary evidence is any type of written or recorded evidence‚ such as a recording of a telephone conversation or a video recording of a crime. The recording is typically authenticated by an expert to show that it hasn’t been doctored or manipulated in any way. Demonstrative evidence is evidence
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Memorandum To: From: Date: 08/31/2012 Re: Laws of Evidence Assignment #2 Statement of Assignment You have asked me to analyze and determine whether the evidence that prosecution would like to introduce at trial can be admitted based on the Federal Rules of Evidence. Pursuant to your request‚ this memo includes my analysis‚ reasoning‚ and conclusions regarding the admissibility of such evidence. Statement of Facts The defendant was prosecuted for the murder of his wife. The victim’s body
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Hurtienne Anthropology 101 Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology has been a vital component in the investigation of genocides and homicides. Forensic archeologists and anthropologists excavate human remains and identify skeletal remnants‚ to discover information on how each individual died. Through this‚ they are able to figure out what had occurred in the death and why it happened. In one case in particular‚ known as the John McRae case‚ we can observe how the forensic recovery of human remains
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Forensic Science has contributed to our world a great deal. People often misunderstand Forensic Science and believe it is much more capable than it really is. As a matter of fact what you see on T.V. is around 80% false or over exaggerated in some way. To Start of‚ Criminal Investigation is the largest and most known form of Forensic Science. Some of the more known areas include; Fingerprinting‚ Ballistics‚ DNA Identification‚ Fiber Samples‚ Computer Animation‚ Documentation analysis‚ etc. To
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forensics means to work in investigating a scene of crime and study how the deceased person died ‚or how they were murders or to see if it was a homicide ‚ so they can find traces for lead on who or what committed the crime. Any little detail can have traces of blood or even fingerprints any evidence is found and sent to a lab to be tested on. So today i’ll be talking about what tools and chemicals they use in a lab and how it helps them in an investigation. Ok so finding blood stains can be quite
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Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse INTRODUCTION "Above all‚ realize that nursing care doesn ’t have to stop because a patient has expired. We can do so much more for people who suffered questionable deaths by focusing on forensics. Nurses can help families gain closure and assist law enforcement with their investigations because we have cared enough to maintain the integrity of the evidence." (Erricksen‚ 2008‚ p. 43)
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