Webpage Evaluation

In McClure, Weisburd and Wilson (2008) summary article arguing that in addition to bench science, field experimentation involving forensic methods is key to assess the utility of various methods to solve crimes. The study reflected that there is a need for more research into many aspects of forensic science, criticizing the strength of scientific evidence that’s collected at a crime scene and interpretations of most forensic methods while omitting DNA testing. McClure et al’s (2008) explains that in sexual cases and homicides, the presence of DNA evidence actually increased the likelihood of prosecution and a conviction. According to the article “…the case of convictions, the odds-ratio for the presence of DNA evidence was 33.1 for sexual offenses and 23.1 for homicides” (McClure et al., 2008). Subsequently, the research shows that there was a consistent gradual decline in the national homicide rates that began in the 1900s and continued through into the 21st century. The decline of homicides in the US has dropped by from more than 90% in the 1960s to 62% in 2003. Even though this significant drop has occurred during the introduction of the new DNA testing

The United States revolution is one of the most iconic events in not just American, but world history. So when performing research on a platform as vast as the internet, proper precautions must be taken. A well designed and thorough web evaluation should be done to ensure the credibility and integrity of the website’s content. Certain Criteria involve who authored the website, when the website was created, when it was last updated, who the website was intended for, what types of resources the website offers, and the sites overall value to the reader.

In some cases, such as murder there are some people that have been wrongfully accused. Due to wrongful practices, people have been convicted of circumstantial evidence. ``DNA is a very powerful tool . . . but it is circumstantial evidence like other pieces of circumstantial evidence and a proper investigation still has to take place,'' she said. (Matthew, n.d.).

For Iowa Lakes Criminal Justice class Introduction to Corrections I read the book Bloodsworth By Tim Junkin for my book report. The book follows the story of a man named Kirk Bloodsworth. Bloodsworth was convicted and charged for the murder and rape of a nine-year-old girl in 1984. He was sentenced to death for those charges in Maryland and gas chamber was the execution put fourth. During his whole time in prison Kirk Bloodsworth said he was innocent. He researched everyday he could and read law book after law book. He researched about DNA testing something that was very new to the time, and he searched for a lawyer that would take on his case after he had been incarcerated for over nine years. DNA testing would become very beneficial to him.

a. Does the church have an organized accountability program? If so, what does it look like? Yes. Accountability is done through small groups and various ministries.

DNA comparisons are crucial when investigating crimes. Amanda Christopher’s home had a significant amount of forensic evidence behind that has yet to be determined. The Supreme Court has analyzed the issue as to whether or not use storing and using DNA was considered constitutional. Although, Pennsylvania is silent on the issue, several states have seen the need for the use and storage of DNA that is obtained of arrestees charged of serious crimes, such as felonies and sexual offenses. Analyzing both the federal and other states provides some guidance as to whether or not the use of previously obtained DNA is constitutional.

The webpage project focuses on website design and layout design. The project has practical application for librarians creating a blog or developing a website to advocate library concerns. This project taught skills such as embedding photos, making hyperlinks, creating blog entries, and developing a webpage with multiple pages. I received a letter grade of A on the project and the instructor commented “excellent job on the website

This is my Case Study about Keith Henderson, the basic details of the case are as follows; he indecently assaulted a 16 year old girl while knocking her boyfriend to the ground causing him injuries. He then falsely imprisoned them both at gunpoint in a field and made the boy laydown while she performed sexual acts upon him. (http://www.bbc.co.uk) This case provides a great insight into how forensic science advances have caused more people to be convicted of their crimes. Crime scene investigators found a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile from a single sperm head at the time, which was not enough to conduct a forensic analysis. At last a decade later, forensic scientists had a way to make the DNA useable through developments known as

Will the use of forensic DNA in the courts be the equalizer for the wrongly convicted? Per the National Registry of Exonerations, there have been 1,916 exonerations in the United States since 1989 (“National Registry of Exonerations,” n.d.). Barry Scheck and The Innocence Project have been instrumental in facilitating the exoneration process by presenting forensic DNA evidence to American courtrooms. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material that lies within the nucleus of all cells in humans and other living organisms. Each person’s DNA is unique, and only identical twins share the exact DNA (Vocabulary.com, 2016). Quite by accidents, while conducting research in his laboratory, Sir Alec Jeffreys developed the technique for the biological ID of any person using only a tiny sample of their DNA (Royal Society of Biologists, 2016, p. 16). Since the introduction, the use of forensic DNA has manifested a major impact upon the prosecution, juries, and the wrongly convicted in the American Court System.

I have been able to grow as a student in my skills for academic success in my computer science class by doing different types of webpages using HTML and CSS. HTML and CSS are a types of computer language in which I used different types of

Hunting for the correct information is not a problem with the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) website. While some websites lose their users among clutter or badly named tabs, UAH’s website keeps their visitors interested and on track. Since these visitors are usually families exploring the school, it is important to have an efficient website. Without this efficiency, a prospective student could be deterred from further pursuing the school. As a college website that provides information and services to prospective students, current students, and parents, the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s website successfully contains pleasurable design, vibrant readability, and fluent navigation.

The article I chose is titled, DNA in the Criminal Justice System: The DNA Success Story in Perspective which described the importance of DNA testing in a criminal investigation. This falls under the category of “confirming the guilty and protecting the innocence” in the NIJ report. According to Mapes et al. (2015), DNA testing is one of the most important aspects of criminal investigation as the DNA found in crime scenes can be used against a criminal or protect an innocent victim by resolving the crime. In the article, Mapes et al. (2015) describes the study that was conducted in order to ensure the effectiveness of DNA testing. Amongst many case files, 243 cases were selected to use in the study. These cases contained DNA evidences which

In the project I created the website to format the information gather by Mayson and Tristan about the island. First I choose a free template to create a website in HTML editor, then started to format the website to fit the information and look nice. Next I found a picture to change the background of the website to a island that matched one similar to the one described in the book. After that, I added some lines and squares to the website to highlight the text in the home page and the other pages because of the multiple colors in the background. I set the opacity to small which allows the background to be seen well and the text to be bold enough to read. Now that the text is readable, I put the title and page bookmarks in and created the color and overlay of the text. After the formation of the website was complete, I added the pages, titled them, and added the layout to the page to get ready to put the information in. Once

I would have liked to have more information than just the requirement that I met, but it is hard to find new, interesting information. In a perfect world, I would have called West myself so that she could shed light on new information. Also, I tapped into my yearbook editing skills from high school to make my multimodal project actually look like the BuzzFeed website. After a few hours of using Keynote instead of an advanced program, I finally made the slide look similar to the website. The next day, I learned that taking a screen shot of the website was not a form of plagiarism as I previously believed. After seeing several students have nearly identical multimodal projects to the BuzzFeed website, I wish I would not have put so much time and effort into making as many elements as possible to mimic the website; instead, I wish I would have just done that simpler form that actually looked better. Another lost cause might be the dry humor. It is a specific humor that a special kind of person has to have, and some people do not understand that about me. I have faith that my audience of fellow overly-obsessed West fans will really get

For this assignment, I chose to research Alec Jeffreys. He is a renowned geneticist credible for the techniques used in modern DNA profiling. These processes are vital to a career in law enforcement and what will hopefully be my future career in forensics, “[M]any lawyers see the technique as ‘the prosecution’s dream and the defense’s nightmare”(The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists). With the ability to prove a person’s innocence or guilt through admission of their own DNA is compelling, if not the most compelling, form of evidence available to law enforcement. To properly format these findings as to avoid the damnation of the innocent and ensure that justice is efficiently executed is duty of utmost importance.