DNA Fingerprint Analysis Essay

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    I would hope to find from the Saliva DNA testing whose saliva was left on the wine glasses where the lipstick stain was and on the cigarette butte. From this evidence, it would connect the culprit to their saliva. Furthermore, a fingerprint identification test would be very effective. Uncovering whether Elaine’s fingerprint matches the ones found on the butte of the cigarette or on the spine of the wineglass could trace back to both females. Lastly, a typically footprint analysis can be done. It could hopefully tie the footprints found from the field back to the road that matched with the female size five shoe to one of the…

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    Fingerprints can help identify suspects, prove a person innocent, and help build cases in court. In most television crime shows, it is portrayed that as soon as a print gets put into the system it takes a matter of seconds and maybe a minute before a single sure result pops up on the screen with the face of the man or woman to whom the print belongs. However, this is not the case. Before a fingerprint can even get tested and verified there are a series of steps that have to be followed through…

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    org/succeed/curriculum/workshops/Forensics/substanceIdentification/powder/ -http://www.iape.org/manuals/Missouri%20Highway%20Patrol.pdf Candy Bar:In order to collect the evidence, we must wear gloves and masks so that we limit the possibility of cross contaminating the area of the candy bar where we think DNA could be found. We would then pick it up on the area farthest from the bite mark. We would store it in a coin envelope and send it to the forensics lab. You would test the saliva on the…

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    Lamond wrote this article in 2008 when the forensic science testimony was needed to prove the innocents. And Lamond wrote this article to educate forensic science lovers that the things that they see on the television is not real. The author of this article used special Lexis that only the forensic science students, and people interested in that field can understand the overall meaning that is being applied. The author used the DNA sample as an example to show the differences between the time…

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    Meloy’s psychoanalysis, and the blood splatter and shoeprint analysis, should have never been admissible in the court, it is also important to consider the influence they had over the jury. Dr. Meloy was introduced to the jury as an expert so his status was immediately reputable. The relatability of the expert was also much closer to that of the jury, rather than the “victim” or defendant, Timothy Masters. The jury likely had pre-assumptions of the Masters’ guilt considering there must be a…

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    I thought that this article may have helped in the identification of Hyo Jun Jin because it is all about the rates of decompositions of bodies in different situations. Her body was heavily decomposed when it found which is why they were unable to get an accurate fingerprint from her so maybe this article would of helped the detectives by understanding how long she had been dead for (Nawrocka et al. 2016). Another article that I believe may be beneficial to the case is written by Maria Lombardi,…

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    Most forensic science careers require a bachelor’s degree in a forensic field or forensic speciality before applying for a job in a forensic field. Plenty of colleges offer courses in forensic fields and these colleges are known to have a higher graduation rate than opposing colleges that do not offer these courses. Upon obtaining a job at a forensic science laboratory or CSI-based job, you will receive training which can last from 6 months to 2 full years, and involves latent fingerprinting,…

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    version of facial recognition. Detectives later requested analysis of the footprint they found at the crime scene, hoping to get an idea as to what type of shoe it was. Fingerprint analysis was also requested on the keycard in hope of quickly identifying who it belonged to. Both of these tests are performed in a similar fashion. Computer software can scan the footprint/fingerprint and search for certain features that can be matched to other prints stored in its database. If the software finds…

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    The additional evidence that was released included video and audio recordings, photos, and statements from witnesses and evidence from Zimmerman after the shooting incident- clothes, weapon, and the data from his cell phone (Buckley 2013). However, the evidence that provided a dramatic landmark was retrieved from the DNA samples of Zimmerman, forensic analysis of his scrum injury and his medical records. Additionally, forensic information regarding to Trayvon on the regard of technical…

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    undetected. For example you can find fingerprints, blood that someone might have tried to…

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