Tori Kelly 03 Nov 2010 College Writing I Mr. Denver Long KGA #2- INFORMATIVE ESSAY ANTHOLOGY OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE How many people does it take to solve a murder? Investigating crime scene evidence is one of the most intricate disciplines in criminal justice‚ requiring a team of several forensic specialists. This field has become so scientific‚ with advances in technology‚ that the viable information it provides is more readily accepted as incriminating in court. For this reason‚ attention
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storyline in the game was some forensic scientist heard an old legend about R.R finding gold but he suddenly disappeared‚ without a trace by butch the park ranger. 2. What types of evidence did the forensic scientists encounter in the game? The types of evidence that the forensic scientists encountered was soil‚ fingerprints‚ and a shoe prints 3. Choose one of the locations in the game. Discuss what evidence was found at the location and what challenges the location and evidence might present in the collection
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Forensic evidence is not a new thing in courtrooms. Forensic evidence has been around for decades just not as reliable as today. There have been many advancements to forensics‚ the techniques used and the technology involved. Forensics is " Evidence that can be used in a court based on science. It can be blood tests‚ ballistics‚ and DNA." Over the years‚ there have been many cases where false forensic evidence has wrongly convicted or acquitted cases. There are other cases where forensic evidence
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everyday. Investigators have to find evidence in order to get the evidence they need to get the criminal and finish the investigation. However‚ there is one major type of evidence to use and it is called Forensic Evidence‚ found in “Forensic Science: Evidence‚ Clues‚ and Investigation.” By Andrea Campbell. Thus‚ forensic evidence is what ties the case into a clear mental picture of what happened in the case. It Is the hard evidence in a court of law. Forensic evidence can get the criminal who committed
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Melissa Mulkey Introduction to Forensics-3 Individual Work Week 2 7/27/13 There are many types of search patterns and they vary on how they are completed and when they are most effective. The different types of search patterns are: Line/Strip Search Pattern‚ Grid Search Pattern‚ Spiral Search Pattern‚ Wheel/Ray Search Pattern‚ Quadrant/Zone Search Pattern‚ and Vehicle Searches. Line Strip Search Patterns is where investigators begin at the boundary at one end of the crime scene and walk straight
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Key Forensic evidence presented in court The prosecution case against the main suspect‚ Michael Shirley‚ consisted of four circumstantial pieces of evidence. Forensic evidence is evidence obtained by scientific methods. In the case of Linda Cook‚ methods used included extracting impressions and DNA. An Athletic shoe impression was found on Cook’s abdomen‚ sizing at 43-45 and was the right foot. This shoe had a distinctive tread pattern including the obvious impression of the word ‘Flash’ located
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many different types of evidence that can be found at a crime scene‚ but few provide as much evidence as the victim’s body. An autopsy is a medical examination of a body that is performed to determine the cause of death. Forensic autopsies are conducted by forensic pathologists when a death appears to be suspicious or linked to criminal activity. The autopsy should reveal three main things: the cause of death‚ mechanism of death‚ and the manner of death of the victim. A forensic autopsy was first performed
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When it comes to handling evidence‚ wearing latex gloves play a major role in that aspect. Contamination of any evidence can corrupt a scene to the point where it would let a criminal walk free. And as far as contamination goes‚ once evidence is contaminated it can’t be replaced of repaired‚ than it would not be admissible in court. When you use latex gloves it helps preserve the condition of the crime scene. Wearing those gloves protects the investigator from leaving any imprint of theirs at the
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with the introduction of forensic science. Forensic science was a new way to solve crimes with DNA evidence to get the correct criminal rightfully punished. In this paper I will go over how forensic science evidence developed over time‚ how the advancement of DNA made things easier in the courtroom‚ and finally what the projected future is for forensic science and DNA evidence. There is one question that I want answered at the end of this paper‚ and that is how does forensic science
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a large amount of tangible evidence against a suspect‚ as well as eyewitness’s and the suspect may still not be convicted. Although fingerprints and DNA are excellent tools when it comes to physical evidences of a crime‚ they are in most cases not considered to credible. For instance‚ there are different kinds of DNA that can be collected at a scene one of which is touch DNA; this is collected using a cotton swab‚ or Q-tip‚ and distilled water to collect the evidences (Missouri state highway Patrol
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