Alec Jeffreys

Hello I am Michelle Torres a well-known forensic scientist, and I am here to prove that Bob last week murdered Lisa in her own home. I have the evidence to properly prove that my accusation is correct. Hair evidence is very important, it is a timeline that holds a lot of information about a person, like drug use, locations, and dietary information. Analysts are able to tell if individual hairs are human or animal. In our case we are working with human hair, human hair can be tested to…

Forensic evidence has been around for centuries. Whether it is using things like fingerprints or soil samples, it has been a significant form of support to find and convict criminals. Only recently, though, has DNA analysis become a major part of the forensic evidence process. The goal of this paper is to discuss how DNA analysis can be applied to dental, hair, and blood evidence to solve crimes; also, the importance of an accurate and detailed chain of custody log will be shown. The standard…

DNA evidence has become more advanced and accurate means of identification. Everyone has his or her own unique DNA and no two sets are alike. With modern advances small samples many years old can now be identified breathing new life in cold cases and in some cases set innocent men and women free by clearing their name (Dempsey & Forst, 2011). This has created a backlog of cases both old and new. With a limited number of qualified labs it has led to mix up between cases. DNA has been a…

The sensationalism of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) brought on by television and the media has captured the attention of many around the world. The actual inner workings of DNA analysis and its use in the judicial system however, is quite complex. From its infancy until now, DNA use in forensics has grown into something that has become quite beneficial to the court system. Many a jury, lawyer, judge, and person involved in criminal proceedings has been affected by the use of DNA evidence. The…

DNA in Animal Forensics I love watching murder mysteries shows on TV. In a lot of the shows suspects are caught by DNA evidence, but this has not always been the case. DNA study has progressed a lot over the recent years. One of the areas it has progressed, is using DNA in animal forensics. DNA profiling has changed a lot since it first become popular back in the 1980’s. Although using animal DNA to convict a suspect was not always accepted it has since been accepted to peer review journals.…

DNA is used to determine paternity test, figuring out deformities in human beings, and even figuring out someone’s ancestry background. But, in the criminal justice field they use DNA for identifying criminals or victims with accurate biological evidence (2014). I do feel DNA testing should always be mandatory. I believe this because when DNA is collected during an arrest this could help take a criminal off the streets and placed in prison or jail. Every crime committed can provide the right…

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that carries the genetic instructions being used in growth, development and reproduction of all living things. DNA has regions called genetic polymorphisms that are used to determine paternity/maternity, kinship, determination of human remains, and inherited diseases. DNA is an example of what forensic use for evidence in a crime. Using regions in the DNA you can determine a “fingerprint” for an individual that can help in a crime, with this…

Fingerprint evidence is highly accurate in the identification of suspects, because the likelihood of two different people possessing the same set of fingerprints is estimated to be one in 64 billion (Hall, 2015). Therefore, state and federal courts universally accept fingerprint evidence during a criminal trial due to the validated science behind the analysis of fingerprint characteristics (Hall, 2015). Next, as with everything else in law enforcement, computers have advanced fingerprint…

During the 10 through 24 weeks of gestation , ridges form on your epidermis, which is the outermost layer of skin on your fingertips. This pattern on your epidermis is known as your fingerprint. Fingerprint patterns are static and don’t change with age so an individual will have the same pattern from infancy to adulthood. Your fingerprint never changes over time, they will get bigger over time , but will not change. Fingerprints can be very helpful in identifying people. The FBI and many…

The set is clean and empty; it is a blank canvas. There are plain colours on stage, whether it be just a white light, or a light blue. There is someone on stage. They are not female; nor are they male. They just are. This is THE CHARACTER. THE CHARACTER is in a limbo of sorts. THE CHARACTER did not mean to pass away -- they did not want to pass away. The mystery to the audience, however, is how did THE CHARACTER pass away. All we know, as the audience, is that the character is not ready to come…