Forensics as a Crime Scene Investigator Nicolette Simpson E VC University ENC1101-243_Week 10 Individual Work Instructor Heidi Howe March 23‚ 2012 Forensics Thesis Statement Forensic is a field of that deals with psychology and the law. Forensic is defined as the intersection of psychology and the law. Forensics is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. For example‚ forensic pathology is the study of the human body to determine
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Written communications Forensic dentistry Forensic dentistry‚ which sometimes referred to as forensic odontology‚ is an exciting and dynamic area of dentistry. Forensic dentistry was officially recognized in 1969 with the establishment of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. Where dentistry interacts with the law‚ while the names are interchangeable‚ the field of forensic dentistry is commonly recognized by the identification of human remains‚ but it involves much more‚ and can also be
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2 What is Physical Evidence? Physical evidence is any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or perpetrator. Almost anything can be physical evidence‚ to list the objects that could be used as physical evidence is impossible. (Saferstein‚ R. 2009) Common Types of Physical Evidence There are several common types of physical evidence that are found at a crime scene and can be used in cases. However‚ the weight of a given piece of evidence
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Practical 1- Jeopardy (Forensic Science) Exam review Exam format = multiple choice Intended to give you an idea of type of questions asked Not meant to be exhaustive Some topics cannot be covered due to Time constraints Or because you have not had the lecture yet Forensic Anthropology (FA) Refers to the relationship b/w objects‚ is important in crime scene investigation and in determination of forensic significance what is context? The study of the processes that affect the body after
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Review Questions 1. What are the three types of fingerprints found in the human population? How often does each occur? 1. Loop Fingerprints‚ 60-60% 2. Whorl Fingerprints‚ 30-35% 3. Arch Fingerprints‚ 5% 2. What is a medulla? What do forensic scientists use this for? The medulla is the set of cells that run through hair. Forensic scientists use the medulla to look at the shape and color of pigment and also to see if the hair has been bleached or dyed. 3. What is a precipitin test? What is it
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Individual Work Week 2 Samantha Williams Criminalistics Francis Henry Galton’s contribution was the one that published “Fingerprints‚” a book that has helped lead us to the use of fingerprinting for identification. This book was published in 1892. The use of fingerprinting has helped the forensics world a lot with finding those who have committed a crime or even the victim‚ if unknown. “The Father of Forensic Toxicology‚” is Mathieu Orfila. Mathieu was the man who published the detection of poisons
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Explain the work of a chosen job in the uniformed services (M2) Introduction: In my assignment I will explain in detail one chosen job in the Uniformed Services. The job that I chose to talk about is in the Police Service and is about “forensic scientist “. In my work I will include details about their daily routine and what is their role in the Police Service. The role of the forensic scientists in the Police Service is that they provide scientific evidence for use in courts of law to support the
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Review Questions 1. What are the four types of evidence in a criminal investigation? The four types of evidence is physical evidence‚ documentary evidence‚ demonstrative evidence and testimony. 2. What are individual characteristics? Give an example of an individual characteristic? Individual characteristics are properties associated with a common source to a high degree of certainty. An example of individual characteristics that forensic scientists may look for are the ridge characteristics of
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264 Words For this just for me project I decided to read for pleasure. The book I am reading right now is Bones: The Forensic Casebook. This book is about forensic anthropology and it is very interesting. The main author Douglas Ubelaker is a forensic anthropologist that works at the Smithsonian museum and a consultant for the FBI in forensic anthropology. In this book he talks about all the many murder cases that he helped the FBI with and all the ancient remains that he has found all over the
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1. What club drugs? What are some of the factors that support the use of club drugs? They are just synthetic drugs that are typically used in bars‚ night clubs‚ raves and other gatherings. Some are popular in these places because they are thought to enhance or improve the experience‚ they also have no side effects or dangers. 2. What are screening tests? Why are they used? Screening test are test that help scientist identify several particular drugs that the substance is likely to be. They are
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