Thinking Questions 1. Why are forensic scientists an important part of drug cases? 2. If you were a forensic scientist and you were called to a crime scene to see if drugs were present‚ what would you do to determine this? 3. Why is it important for forensic scientists to have as much information as possible about the place where a possible drug substance was found? 4. What are some of the difficulties in identifying particular drugs? Why is it important for forensic scientists to be able to identify
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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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I would love to attend a University where I can be taught from a Biblical perspective. This is especially crucial if I choose to become a Christian psychologist. Grand Canyon also has great programs for my other career aspirations as well. If I take the medical path in becoming a pediatrician‚ GCU will help prepare me in that field as well as showing the great wonders of the human body with a Biblical
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Virginia Lynch is known as the mother of forensic nursing. In 1982 she got the chance to visit a crime lab multiple times. Her interest made her become an emergency nurse. She noticed‚ “evidence‚ such as clothing‚ specimens‚ records or personal items were often lost‚ discarded or returned to family instead of secured and handed over to authorities” (“ Advance Healthcare Network for Nurses”). Lynch soon learned that most perpetrators would not be caught‚ due to the loss of evidence. She worked with
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Forensic Dentistry is used as a major part in solving cases where people are unidentifiable. Forensic evidence is any evidence that can be legally used in a court of law. Many people know what forensics are because of shows such as Bones‚ Criminal Minds‚ and Without a Trace. What most people don’t know are the minor details that have to be sought out when using any forensics to solve a case. Odontology; commonly referred to as dental forensics is highly unrecognized by the general population and
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FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Forensic psychology is the use of science based on the mind and behavior relating to law and legal matters (Nordqvist‚ 2009 & “Forensic Psychology‚” 2010). The word psychology comes from the Greek word psyche meaning “breathe‚ spirit‚ soul”‚ and the Greek word logia meaning the study of something. The use of psychology dates back to 44 B.C during the assassination of Julius Caesar (“History of Forensic Psychology‚” n.d.). In 1879 Wilhelm Wundt‚ originally
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and raves. They are small and easy to conceal and are thought to improve or enhance one’s experience. 2.) Screening tests are those that help a forensic scientist identify several particular drugs that the substance is likely to be. These types of tests are useful when they provide positive results and when they provide negative results‚ since the forensic scientist can then rule out certain types of drugs from the possibilities. 3.) Color tests involve introducing a chemical reagent to the drug
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include their Internet links along with a brief description of what is contained at each of these sites. www.perlustro.com Expert Computer Forensic Analysis: Specialized techniques for data recovery‚ evidence authentication and analysis of electronic data far exceeding normal data collection and preservation techniques www.afflib.org The Advanced Forensics Format (AFF®) and AFF Library (AFFLIB®) are a joint development project of Simson L. Garfinkeland Basis Technology Corp. The AFF and AFFLIB
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Siegel. Fundamentals of Forensic Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic‚ 2006. Print. "Human Osteology - A laboratory and Field Manual" 3rd Edition‚ 1987 http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/boneintro.html France‚ Diane L. "Forensic Anthropology: A Brief Review." Forensic Anthropology. Web. 01.Dec.2011.http://www.wadsworth.com/anthropology_d/special_features/forensics/forensics_index/index.html. Winson‚ Terrie. "Forensic Anthropology." Forensic Anthropology. Dec. 2004
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