produces is grooves and lands. What is a distance determination? How is this done? Distance determination is the process of estimating the distance between where a shot is fired and it’s target. This is done by examination‚testing and comparisons of residues. What is the Greiss Test? The Greiss test is a test that uses chemicals to develop gunpowder residue patterns‚ particularly around bullet holes. When a bullet is retrieved‚ how is it marked for identification purposes? What should be avoided
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1. What are the three types of fingerprints found in the human population? How often does each occur? there are loops which 60 through 65% of people have in the population. Whorls only 30 to 35% of people have this particular print ‚ and arches and only about 5% have this particular fingerprint. 2. What is a medulla? What do forensic scientists use this for? it cells that run through the hair. they use it for showing if chemicals have been in the hair such as bleaching or dying and to look
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Crime Scene Investigation What goes on behind that yellow tape that is always at crime scenes? What are all those guys in the funny outfits doing crawling around on the ground like that? How do those men and women figure out who is to blame for the murder? When a crime has been committed‚ law enforcement team members use many scientific methods‚ along with their natural intuition and skill‚ to discover who is responsible. In modern crime scenes‚ finger and shoeprints‚ hair‚ blood‚ bullets‚
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Crime Scene Investigator Do you ever wonder why people choose to work as a crime scene investigator also known as CSI? I am not sure why people choose to work in this field but‚ I do know why I decided on this career. This is my career of choice because the job itself is very interesting and inspiring to me. This strong passion that I have for figuring out crimes and causes of death will fit perfect for this job. My mother reminds me all the time that when I was a little girl‚ I always wanted
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none of the evidence gets contaminated. To ensure this‚ all members of the team must use clean protective gear and equipment for each scene. Control samples are always needed in order to include or exclude evidence being tested. Each piece of evidence should be packaged and stored ready for transport and each piece of evidence should be separately packaged. These precautions are very important to have a successful crime scene investigation (A Guide for Investigating Bomb and Explosion Scenes: Evaluating
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Unit 2 Project Police Encounters with Suspects and Evidence Case Study: Officer Smith is on routine night time patrol when he notices the vehicle in front of him appears to have a broken taillight which appears to be covered with colored tape. He directs the driver to pull the car to the side of the road. The car is an older model gold Pontiac and as Officer Smith walks to the driver-side of the vehicle‚ he remembers that a car fitting this general description was the suspected car in a recent
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Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis - What Caused It ? How Can US Recover From It? The recent financial crisis in the U.S. that spread to other countries and caused massive turndown in the global economy had its roots in the recent waves of globalisation. Since the developed countries’ production had shifted dramatically towards services‚ specially to financial services‚ and this in turn led to financial liberalizations‚ developed countries experienced massive capital inflows‚ lending booms‚ housing and
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The Importance of Crime Scene Photography A crime scene tells a story and the evidence there can retell the how and when the crime was committed‚ who committed it‚ why and perhaps what items have been taken. One of the first things an officer should do once he arrives at the crime scene is to secure it as quickly as possible. Investigating crimes and documenting the scene involves several steps and taking photos is part of the process. A picture is worth a thousand words and it is
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Summary of Main Points from the article: Reading from the Drop: Poetics of Identification and Yeats’s “Leda and the Swan” – Janet Neigh Janet identifies with Leda and her experience of sexist victimization allowing her to explore how Leda might symbolize the female-identified reader trying to establish agency from a text that in its representation of rape undermines her agency as a woman. The sonnet seems to explore the intersection of feminist and postcolonial power structures‚ and yet the politics
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As a crime scene investigator you are exposed to many health risk or hazards. Although‚ there is not truly one time were you cannot find yourself in a very unique situation during an investigation. Furthermore‚ when investigating a scene you must always prepare yourself for whatever may happen and protect yourself at all times. Therefore‚ your safety is very important as well as the priority to limit any injuries or illnesses to exposures. Now when responding to a crime scene an investigator or
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