Jeffrey Zaslow

Clinton pardoned Glencore’s founder crimes (TV) It is possible that in the next weeks two of the largest mining companies in Colombia merge: Glencore y Xstrata. If they merge, they would take advantage of coal not only in a third of the Cerrejon mine, but also in La Jagua de Ibirico and Calenturitas in Cesar, Colombia Marc Rich and Co. founder, corporation that later became Glencore, Marc Rich, was in the Ten Most Wanted listed of the FBI. In 1984 Rudolf Giuliani, ex New York mayor, who then was…

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…

One of the most coldest cases in LAPD history, The Black Dahlia Murder. One of the most gruesome murders. Elizabeth Short’s death is well know but her killer remains a mystery. There are many theories as to who might be her killer but only one adds up to the conclusion. Although many believe that Walter Bayley is the killer, or Robert M. Manley, But the most well known and credible suspect for this case is George Hodel. Short was not killed by Walter Bayley. Bayley had no connections with…

until the mid-1980s, when a scientist, Dr. Alec Jeffreys, discovered that certain areas of the DNA strand contain patterns that repeat many times. The number of these repetitions varies between individuals except if they are twins. Dr. Jeffreys developed a test to measure the variation in length of these repetitions. Using this test, Dr. Jeffreys found that he was able to identify individuals by comparing samples of their DNA. This test that Dr. Jeffreys developed became known as restriction…

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…

Getting to Know the Lord's Resistance Army For more than 25 years, an army of mostly child soldiers led by a man named Joseph Kony have been massacring and kidnapping civilians throughout Uganda. This conflict has since spread into other regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and areas of southern Sudan. Despite several attempts at meetings in addition to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court against Kony and his troops, this war still rages on as one of the…

The Westing Game is a mystery written by Ellen Raskin and has won the Newberry Award in 1979. The first few pages of the book reveals that there will be many twist and turns and it will not be until the end until the answer is revealed. Very specific tenants were chosen for the Sunset Towers and this is evident in each showing of an apartment by Barney Northrup. Very specific choices were made for the tenants of Sunset Towers, but why? Up on the hill sits the Westing house, just days after…

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…