Case Study: LHS Forensic Club

7) Pollen & Spore identification can provide important trace evidence in solving crimes dues to their

I was once told that every entomologist has some sort of origin story – a distinctive moment when it became clear that they had a connection to insects. My story starts when I was eight, and I had just arrived home after school to find a red wasp perched right on the door handle to my house. I was so terrified of it that I went all the way around the back of the house and through the back door to avoid it. To my growing horror, I discovered that said wasp had decided to make a home in the left corner of our front entrance, and now I would have to wait for the bus cowering in fear of my new housemate.

Answer the following questions, which are based upon the first four modules of the course.

Respondents have not proven that the means of discrimination used in the female-only Forensic Science Camp is substantially related to their alleged governmental interest.

1. What is the NIBIN? NIBIN is the National Integrated Ballistic Identification Network that was created by the FBI and the ATF in 1999.

On the evening of November 26th, 2000 a sixteen-year-old girl named Leanne Tiernan went missing. She was walking back from shopping with her friend and took a shortcut back home. Not until 9 months later in August of 2001 was her body found. A man walking his dogs in Lindley Woods found her body. Her body was in a shallow grave. Over her was a duvet cover that had a floral pattern. She was wrapped in ten plastic green bags with twine wrapped around them to keep them together. She had three cable ties around her wrists one yellow on one wrist, one black on the other, and a second black tie to connect the other two ties together very much like a daisy chain. She had a plastic bag around her head with a dog collar to hold

Prior to the discovery in 1983 of the polymerase chain reaction by Kary Mullis, forensic police work was very different. Before the discovery, partial or scant DNA recovery from a crime scene meant that there was little chance of matching evidence to a suspect. However with modern day PCR, even partial DNA can be replicated many times in order facilitate repeated testing. With abundant evidence it is more likely a match will be made. PCR is like a copy machine for DNA (Nobel). A very small amount of the DNA strand comprises the Genetic Fingerprint. That small section is specific to the individual only.

The National Forensic League had many great speeches for both humorous and duo interpretations presented in 2008. Some of those speeches were better than others, and my job is to rate them from best to worst and explain why. I will be looking at the following: quality and use of voice, physical expression, eye contact, and the ability to interpret characters correctly and consistently.

Rumors concerning Zane Wilkens having or viewing child-porn on his computer have reached, Samuel Brady, the principal of Fuller Middle School. The principal contacted the school’s legal counsel and had him/her review the school board’s policy concerning the use, monitoring and examination of school owned computer and network equipment. The lawyer determined it was within the rights of the school district to check Mr. Wilkens’ school owned computer for any evidence pertaining to the rumors. Principal Brady contracted, Clark Investigations to complete a forensic investigation of Mr. Wilkens’ work computer in relation to child-porn. The forensic investigation was completed after school hours when Mr. Wilkens was out of the room. Upon arrival,

Sommer also conducted a forensic interview with Ryan Boswell. The following is a brief summary of the forensic interview and not an exact transcript. Sommer started off the interview building rapport. Sommer asked if Ryan how old he is. Ryan told her he is 12 years old. Sommer asked Ryan to tell her about himself. Ryan said he likes school. He likes to read and play video games. Sommer asked Ryan to tell her why he was at Kids’ Space to talk to her.

In the field of forensic science impressions and indentions play critical role in evidence discovery when trying to identify what role they have in the case. It should also be noted that forensic scientist goes to great length to make sure that the preservation of evidence is done in the correct way, for example, one would not use cast to collect a foot impression using cast out of the snow because, it would simply melt and distro the evidence. In addition, when I was looking at the online photos in the class I noticed that the tire track in figure 4.2 had good characteristics. I also saw that there were some accidentals, for example the ending portions of the impressions was a little distorted and the tire threads were not as pristine in the beginning of the impression, none the less gives this impression a good chance to be researched more.

Forensic Science is a vital and fascinating part of the criminal justice system. Forensic science it plays an important role in almost. every part of the criminal justice system. For many Americans, the word forensics evokes a cascade of vibrant imagery that entails crime and intrigue. It is a buzzword for DNA, bite marks, bullet wounds, fingerprints, autopsy, gore, death investigations, semen stains, and rape kits. Forensic science is defined as the application of science to the law, which is a very broad definition This can mean almost anything— accountants who perform analysis to assist the courts are forensic accountants; computer enthusiasts who hack into the hard drives of sexual predators are forensic computer technicians, the list goes on and on. The field of forensic science is growing, and the list becomes even longer as more divisions of labor and specialization occur. With this large influx of experts in fields that expand with technology and multitudes of new techniques, it is amazing that the courts can even keep up.

We encounter scientists in almost everything we read or hear about in the news today. If we watch a nightly news program to check the weather for tomorrow it as created by a meteorologist, a person who studies the atmosphere. A meteorologist uses scientific principles to explain, comprehend, and observe the atmosphere’s effects on the planet, otherwise known as a forecast. While watching the news a reporter might relay a story about how a crime was solved with forensic science, an application of scientific methods to criminal and civil laws. A forensic scientist collects, preserves, and analyzes evidence during the course of an investigation to find out what actually happened. We may see these scientists interviewed in a crime documentary or portrayed as a character in a television show or movie.

Forensic Science owes much of its development to countless people over thousands of years. Scientists from around the world are credited with expanding the doctrines and procedures used to classify or contrast physical information acquired from a crime scene. Also these scientists saw the need to consolidate these various concepts into logical methods that could be applied within the Criminal Justice system. However, while the acceptance of science in criminal cases has been around since before the Roman Empire, the idea of forensic science as a career is not quite 100 years old.

In this week’s application we are to describe a forensic setting in which we are familiar with as well as afire to work in. We are also instructed to briefly discuss three diversity and/or multicultural guidelines then explain how each one has a role in the setting and population of clients. As I have mentioned through this class I am interested in working with the prison population as a forensic psychologist. The reason I feel that this best fits me is because I feel that in the prison setting the justice system plays a huge role but there is a need for psychologist to provide knowledge in accomplishing the main objective for the inmates. As a forensic psychologist in a prison the goal is to make the institution a location where inmates can