crime scene and must be discovered, recorded, and collected for further examination. When footprint analysis is required, the forensic foot tracker or podiatrist may act as an appendage or a primary participant in the case. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes states, “There is no branch of detective science which is so important and so much neglected as the art of tracing footsteps.(1995…
In the movie The Bone Collector, a forensic science movie, it is often portrayed as a movie that can be easily solved within a few hours based off shows that deals with forensic work like NCIS, Law and Order, Cold Case, and Snapped; but the solving time is often misunderstood. The Bone Collector is specifically based on forensic anthropology, which is the application of science to the physical by applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases. Forensic…
To unravel a murder, you have to strip it to the bone. Over my summer break, I spent much of my time watching a show called Bones. Bones was created by Hart Hanson and directed by Dwight Little and is still currently in production. It features the work of Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Eric Millegan, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, and John Boyd as the main cast. The show has a recurring cast consisting of Patricia Belcher, Ryan O’Neal, Eugene Byrd, Michael Grant…
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time draft by Henrik. This is my first draft of what I will write This book is about named Cristopher who lives with his father. Their family has a complicated history with many lies being told. On top of that Cristopher has asperser’s syndrome. One day Cristopher walks outside and finds his neighbour’s dog dead on the ground. He then takes the case in his own hands and decides to investigate who killed the dog. It is this investigation that leads…
Baskerville hall to investigate a murder. He was the best choice for narrator because of his observance. Watson is very observant for clues at a crime scene. (Doyle 29) “Because the ash had twice dropped from his cigar,” Watson explained this to Sherlock…
CAREER JOURNAL: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR Crime Scene Investigators gather and collect forensic evidence, such as hairs, fibers, and tissues, to establish their importances during criminal investigations. Crime Scene Investigators are generally forensic scientists or field examiners who have been trained and guided to gather evidence throughout criminal research. People who have pursued careers in this field of biomedical science hold a bachelor's degree in a forensic field, and a degree in…
Evidence Interpretation Over the years, there have been several cases that have been resolved with a false guilty plea or cases where a guilty party was not convicted of a crime. There are various elements that play a role in solving cases; evidence is a one of these key elements. Many factors can determine if the evidence submitted before a court of law is accurate such as how the evidence is collected, if proper protocell was followed before the laboratory’s handling of the evidence, and if…
up a way to solve the murder. A prodigy trombone player, the young man revealed the man who attacked his killer had a unique ringtone and he could play it note-for-note just from hearing it one time. A touching story, the viewers were glued to their seats as they tried to unwind the story and determine who was the killer. Surprisingly, the killer’s motives weren’t as obvious as the team first hoped. Intertwined with another case, the…
If there’s one film series, which has sparked our love of gadgets, it must be the James Bond franchise. Ever since the chauffeur blows himself up with the cyanide cigarette in Dr No, we’ve been fascinated by the quirky gadgets. The scene were Q would present James Bond with the latest equipment has become a thrilling event in itself. Not only have these gadgets managed to captivate our imaginations on screen, some of them have found their way on to the mainstream. So, what are some of the most…
When a finger comes into contact with a porous or non-porous surface, it deposits the dirt or oils present, remaining as a mark (Fingerprint Source Book, 2013). A latent mark is unique to the individual and is an affirmative source of identifying a potential suspect or witness. They also are invisible to the naked eye. Identifying a latent mark at varied crime scenes can be done using different developmental techniques such as wet powder suspensions (Dhall and Kapoor, 2016). These potential…