UNIT ONE: Forensic Science II Text Questions Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g.‚ Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket. The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points. Review Questions
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the use of DNA in forensic science possible. In the past twenty years specifically‚ there have been many extraordinary discoveries in the fields of science that have led to the advancement of procedures in forensics. Before DNA testing‚ the most accurate way of identifying people was to match the blood types of suspects with blood found at the scene of the crime. Considering the lack of variability of this procedure‚ it is no surprise just how important the use of DNA in forensics has become. The evolution
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major contribution to forensic science. He was the first person to use fingerprints as groundwork in criminal cases. It was his study of details in prints to compare them with others. He also provided the first workable fingerprint classification system (Unknown‚ n.d.). The “father of forensic toxicology” is Mathieu Orifila. He was the first great 19th-century advocate of forensic medicine (Unknown‚ 2012). He worked to make the study of chemicals a routine part of forensics. He is recognized
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Forensic anthropologists have been under the microscope of whether their ability to identify race is accurate or not. For many centuries‚ there was has been a debate whether race can have biological variations (Ousley‚ Jantz‚ & Freid‚ D‚ 2009‚ p.68). For many centuries there has been a debate whether race can have biological variations (Ousley‚ Jantz‚ & Freid‚ D‚ 2009‚ p.68). Forensic anthropologists are called in to help identify physical characteristics which are then used to determine the physical
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Forensic anthropology is the study of inspecting human remains. Forensic anthropologists often work and help out forensic cases‚ and they often help solve crimes that involve human remains that can’t be identified to just anyone‚ but for these anthropologists‚ they come in hand to help solve these cases. Forensic anthropologists are notably helpful with decomposed bodies that are found due from natural causes such as earthquakes or tsunamis or bodies that were burned‚ or unrecognizable. Forensic
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to someday be a forensic scientist because it deals with a lot of science and criminal justice. Being a forensic scientist I do not only help myself achieve my goal but I would also be helping other people know the cause‚ location and time of death of a loved one. Being a forensic scientist seems like a really important job because it gives closure to people and may help discover new findings. In order to be a forensic scientist a bachelor’s degree in natural science and forensic science is needed
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The discovery of cells and their structure is linked to the development of microscopes‚ which allowed scientists to observe microscopic cells. In the mid 1600s‚ in the Netherlands‚ the scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek developed the first known microscope using a single magnifying lens. He is described as the first microbiologist because he was the first to observe microscopic cells that we now know to be bacteria and blood cells. Van Leeuwenhoek shared the designs of his microscope‚ as well as his
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Question 1. Describe the proper collection and preservation of paint evidence from an automobile suspected of being involved in a hit and run incident. Paint that is foreign to the suspect automobile is observed on the hood. When a hit and run accident occurs‚ the responding officer should look for what is known as paint transfer between the vehicles involved. In this particular case‚ the transfer of paint would be located on the vehicles hood. The officer should make every attempt
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Membership Fraud A specific fraud that could be committed against the YMCA is membership fraud. This fraud could be perpetrated solely by a YMCA member‚ or could be a form of collusion with a YMCA member. There are a few different ways a person could commit membership fraud against the YMCA. The current methods discussed are swiping someone else’s card and collusion involving membership age. After covering these fraud methods‚ a discussion of how to detect each of these frauds‚ as a forensic accountant
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Forensic Science: Evolution and how it has helped to solve many infamous crimes Forensic science: its evolution and how it has helped to solve many infamous crimes. A murder mystery‚ an unidentified body‚ stab wounds to the chest‚ a pool of blood in a high end street in New York‚ photographers‚ police‚ investigators rush in to begin their course of work to solve the mystery of the dead body‚ to solve the puzzle‚ to tell the world the story
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