Forensic identification

There are 3 main methods of documentation used by crime scene examiners firstly it’s a visual examination along with crime scene notes. This is the first examination that will happen when the examiner arrives on the scene. The detailed notes that would be taken will include the details about the offence, address of the location where the offence has taken place, both the time and date of the offence and examination completed by the examiner, along with the names of both the victim and the crime…

DIGITAL FORENSIC AND INCIDENT REPORTING QUIZ 1. Destroying data, on a hard drive, is relatively easy and can be done one of two ways: a. Destroying the platters b. Wiping the entire hard drive c. Placing magnets on a hard drive d. Simply formatting a hard drive 2. __________________________ is a list of people who have had physical possession of the evidence. Chain of custody 3. What is a hashing algorithm? A utility designed to create a binary or hexadecimal number that represents the…

BLOOD SPATTER ANALYST 1. Correct Name of Career: Blood Spatter Analyst 2. Education and/or Training Required: A Blood Spatter Analyst must possess a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, specifically in forensic science, or the Blood Spatter Analyst must possess an associate's degree plus two years of job related experience (How to Become a Blood Spatter Analyst: Career and Salary Information 2016). Specific classes in the bachelor and associate degree program that must be taken include biology…

In any expository text, it is important to recognize the writer's use of viewpoint, evidence, reasoning, and assumption. This enables readers to understand subtle inferences in the text and draw valid conclusions. However, when drawing conclusions about an expository text, it is most important to first set your own personal views on the subject aside. This is so the reader can avoid tainting the truth that can be found when reading an expository text. In “Using DNA to Solve Property Crimes”,…

A forensic anthropologist is someone who uses their knowledge of human remains (mainly tissue and the skeletal system) to assist in solving crime cases. During the job, a few of the duties that are performed, as stated in Forensicanthropologyschools.net, are…

take her forensic class she taught there, but I never went back to the career complex. Now I am now attending Delta College to earn my associate degree. After I graduated from Delta I am not sure what college I would like to transfer because I still need to find a college with the program I would like to go into. I would like to attend Wayne State University but if going to a university doesn’t work out I want to take an online course. Not many college besides university’s have the forensic…

Ardently, Criminalist Pete Evett was collecting fiber evidence from the scene of a murder. However, the decisions that Pete Evett will make in his collection process are not the suitable methods that he should utilize to collect the evidence. As Pete enters the crime scene he notices fibers on the victim’s shirt and trousers, and he places both of these items in a plastic bag. Then, he notices fibers on a sheet near the victim and he balls the sheet up and places it in a separate bag. Finally,…

Criminal Profiling White Paper Ali Wiethe University of Dayton  According to Kocsis (2010), criminal profiling is defined as “A forensic technique which seeks to provide investigative agencies with specific information which will help focus attention to individuals with personality traits that parallel traits of other perpetrators who have committed similar other offenses.” Through this definition, it is believed that profiling will help law enforcement officers pursue and interview suspects,…

The bloody crime scene revealed bloody shoe impressions along the concrete walkway up to the front door of her condo. These shoe impressions were of extremely high quality and of elaborate detail. The news media broadcast countless images of these bloody shoeprints on television, making it obvious to the killer that those shoes would surely link him to the crime. Since the pattern was very clear and distinct with associated toe-to-heel detail, this seemed a simple task at first to…

Fourth Amendment in Relation to Computer and Electronic Evidence The Fourth Amendment was drafted to regulate searches of homes and physical property, and has developed clear rules to regulate entering and retrieving mechanism of traditional physical searches. Computer searches involves lots of magnetized spots on metal disks, transforming those spots into data that is processed and directed to users through monitors. On the other hand, if the police have a warrant, the warrant allows them to…