DNA Fingerprint Analysis Essay

The Marvelous World of Forensic Science What is Forensic Science and how did it begin? What is its preponderancy in solving crimes? These are some of the questions that some may ask when they hear the term forensic science. To understand what forensic science is let’s look at its meaning, Forensic Science is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past which is then used in a court of law. Which simply means when a group of scientist from different fields come…

Career overview: Crime scene investigators or CSI go through many names such as the, evidence technician, crime scene technician, forensic investigator, crime scene analyst, criminalistics officer and more. This job is a rather complex and multi-faceted one, as large number of subspecialties field exists within this profession (2). However, in general, a crime scene investigator is the profession trained to document and collect evidence to proof the crime. In contrast to forensic scientist…

There is a saying about how dead men tell no tales, because their dead, right? Well the author of the articles “Dead Men Talking: Solving Crime Through Science” and “Giving Faces to the Lost” would disagree with the saying. Even though dead men can’t talk physically they can tell the story of their deaths through their bones. Of course they need a little help from forensic anthropologists. Forensic anthropologists are people that examine human remains to find the identity of unknown people and…

Dr. Edmond Locard is considered to be the father of forensics. He was a French criminalist who had created a principle called the Locard's exchange principle. Before he started working on his law career, he had began working as an assistant to Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne; he passed his bar exam in 1907. During World War I, Locard began to worked as a medical examiner with the French Secret Service. By examining the stains and damages on the soldiers and prisoners uniforms, he could determine the…

inquiry. The analyst will begin recognizing class and individual qualities; class attributes slender down the print to a gathering of potential outcomes yet not to a careful person. There are three diverse kind of class sorts; curves circles, whorls. Analysis includes evaluating a print to figure out whether it can be utilized…

To identify the unknown substance using physical and chemical property skills to figure out the correct suspect and retrieve the missing necklace. Question: How can the detectives successfully identify the correct suspect using physical and chemical properties? Hypothesis: If identifying unknown substances, using the chemical and physical property skills knowledge learnt, the unknown substance can be further be analyzed in contrast to other evidence to prove the innocence or conviction to…

There are many different methods for developing latent fingerprints. Some work better on non-porous surfaces, while others work best developing prints on porous surfaces. Some are destructive preventing testing the object for other forensic evidence while others are non-destructive. In order to make prints visible on porous surfaces, forensic scientists use one of three methods; Silver Nitrate, Ninhydrin and Iodine fuming. These three methods are known to be the most effective ways for…

There were small buildings created as homes but there were also other buildings that were created one or two intense construction phases. This is evidence of centralized control over the Caral-Supe. They had a lack of apparent art, the lack of pottery and sculptures. They did have textiles, which was string-based recording devices, and suggests the writing system the Caral-Supe had. It also suggests they used this type of textiles to hold logographic information. There wasn’t much art but the…

People vs. Jennings What happens when someone’s fingerprints are found at a crime scene? Thomas Jennings, a black man, was accused of murdering Clarence Hiller in Chicago, Illinois in 1910, when his fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime. The Thomas Jennings Trial was an important trial because it changed what evidence can be used it court, by challenging and redefining American values such as what is used to convict criminals, fingerprints being allowed in court, and how minority…

The House of Usher: A Glove A glove can only be of use when a hand is inside. When a hand is inserted into a glove, it is able to achieve the purpose for which it was created. Some of these purposes are protection, warmth, and style. Without a hand, a glove is nothing; limp, lifeless, and useless. The glove in this analogy represents the mansion in the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe. The hand would then represent the inhabitants of the house. When the Ushers…