University of Malta Institute of Forensic Studies B.A Criminology 3rd Year 2008 Credit: FRS 3008 Criminal Investigation Lecturer: Mr. John Charles Ellul Fingerprint Evidence Contents • Introduction • History of Fingerprint Evidence • Fingerprint Evidence • Strengths and Weaknesses of Fingerprint Evidence • Case Study involving
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What is the NIBIN? It is The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network‚ which is a computer network used to have images of recovered ballistic evidence. 2. What is rifling? What two types of markings does this produce? Rifling is given spiral grooves by the manufacturer. The two types are grooves and lands. 3. What is a distance determination? How is this done? The process of estimating the distance between where a shot is fired and its target. It is done by looking at the patterns
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COMBUSTION AND FIRE INVESTIGATION There are many different types of fires and it can be quite difficult to establish what may have started the fire in the first place. Fire investigation is an important process that attempts to establish the cause of the fire and whether a criminal act has taken place. The National Fire Statistics in the UK compiled by the Home Office states that 25% of fires are electrical in origin but this does not tell the whole story. The statistics are compiled from fire
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The show premiered Sept. 3. You can watch a commercial for the series here. "We are thrilled that we were able to contribute to the re-examination of these cold cases and hope long-awaited justice is brought to the criminals‚ providing closure for the victims’ families‚" Sorenson spokeswoman Cami Green said in a company press release. Sorenson provided DNA testing for at least half of the cases in the 10-episode series (not every case required testing)‚ but the lab will only be verbally acknowledged
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How Enron Do Fraud Ken Lay (Founder and CEO)‚ Jeffrey Skilling (CEO) and Andy Fastow (CFO) found that Enron wasn’t making money so what they did is implemented along with the approval of Arthur Andersen the "future value accounting." This type of accounting was to predict the future profit that Enron was going to make and list it as part of there future profit to the shareholders. “Outside companies” This creative accounting lead to Fastow to create "outside companies" that were directly involved
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8.07 What physical evidence did you find at the victim’s home? A box of matches‚ a space heater‚ beer bottles‚ Natalie’s wallet‚ a V-shaped burn pattern‚ burned outlet‚ a protected surface on the ground‚ crazed glass‚ and a puddle-shaped burn pattern. Describe the process that you used to take a sample of the puddle-shaped burn pattern on the floor. Why did you also take samples from the portion of the floor that was not burned? First thing i did was I took the chisel to loosen up some of the wood
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Glendale Community College Forensic Psychology - AJS255 Critical Thinking Essay Introduction I reviewed a video by Dr. Gramm Pyke of The Open University (Pyke‚ G.) and learned some interesting facts about forensic psychiatry. According to Dr. Pyke‚ forensic psychology is concerned with limited aspects of crime in a criminal investergative procedure related only to witness memory. Forensic psychologists assist police with witness memory by conducting interviews while accompanying police
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chose is Forensic Psychology‚ also known as criminal psychology. You’ve probably heard of this particular career from books‚ films and TV shows. Crime is often a major problem in many areas‚ particularly densely populated areas. As much as we may wish for peaceful‚ crime-free lives‚ this is most likely not going to happen anytime soon. Punishing criminals or preventing them from committing crimes is the first step to achieving that goal‚ thats where forensic psychologists step in. A forensic psychologist
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The novel that I read is “ step by wicked step” by Anne Fine. I will like to compare and contrast three characters who are Richard Clayton Harwick‚ Colin and Robbo. Three of them live in a stepfamily. Firstly‚ I will compare about their characteristics. Among three of them‚ Richard shows the most different as he seems to have negatively thinking. Richard is a rebellious person as he is unable to accept Mr. Coldstone as his stepfather. He rebels against whatever the man does in his live
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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