FORENSIC SCIENCE Notes Chapter 1: Introduction Sir Bernard Spilsbury is the 1st forensic science celebrity. A legal system does the following process‚ 1. Collect evidence from experts‚ witnesses and police 2. Prosecution and defense lawyers present cases and arguments 3. Judge and Jury (abolished in some countries including Singapore) decides outcome *Innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Limits of Forensic Science Actus Reus: A guilty action Mens Rea: A guilty mind or intention
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The History of Forensic Science Law Enforcement has used forensic science for years to help solve puzzling crimes. But not to many people know just how long the art of forensic science has been around. For example evidence of fingerprints were found in paintings and prehistoric rock carvings made by humans. The Chinese have probably used forensics much longer than most civilizations. For example back in the 700’s they used fingerprints to find out the identity of documents and clay sculptures.
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review questions: 1. The NIBIN is the National Integrated Ballistic Identification Network 2. Rifling is the spiral grooves cut into the barrel of a gun in order to make the bullet spin. Two types of markings that this produces is grooves and lands. 3. Distance determination is the process of estimating the distance between where a shot is fired and its target. This is often done by looking at the patterns of powder residue and the shot pattern. 4. The Greiss Test is a test to the presence
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in the world. There is a career for everyone. For instants Forensic science is one of them and there are many more. There are a lot of things that they had to do before they became a forensic science. They had to have an education and what they need to do. Like their responsibilities‚ pay and benefits‚ work and life balance‚ job prospects‚ and detailed budget. There many more that they have to do before they can become a forensic science. Responsibilities They have many responsibilities that they
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Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations
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To describe ethics in forensic science‚ let me first give a definition of ethics. According to Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary‚ ethics is defined as: 1. A principle of right or good behavior. 2. A system of moral principles or values. 3. The study of the general nature of morals and the specific choices an individual makes in relating to others. With that being said‚ is ethics practiced when it comes to forensic science? I am pretty sure it is in most cases‚
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Introduction to the Scientific Method The scientific method is the process by which scientists‚ collectively and over time‚ endeavor to construct an accurate (that is‚ reliable‚ consistent and non-arbitrary) representation of the world. Recognizing that personal and cultural beliefs influence both our perceptions and our interpretations of natural phenomena‚ we aim through the use of standard procedures and criteria to minimize those influences when developing a theory. As a famous scientist once
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January 18th‚ 2011 Why Forensic Science? “What do you want to do after high school?” this seems like a simple question but I can’t tell you how many of my friends couldn’t come up with an answer. I graduated from high school this past June‚ and I was asked that same question at least a hundred times. My answer was the same every time “I want to be a forensic scientist”. I received a lot of different responses‚ but the one that was the most common was; “Why forensic science?” I was tired of answering
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STEPS IN OPENING MS POWER POINT PRESENTATOIN Step 1 Open Microsoft PowerPoint by going to the "Start" menu and choosing the "Microsoft Office" option. Choose "Microsoft Office PowerPoint" from the drop-down box. This will open the program and a new presentation will automatically be populated. There are a few different ways of opening a presentation. If the presentation is saved on your computer‚ it can be opened from this screen. Step 2 Open the presentation by clicking "File" on the top toolbar
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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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