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    sir Conan Doyle wrote “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” which had taken place in April of 1883, at Stoke Moran. There are multiple characters in the story. Sherlock Holmes is one of the four main characters. Dr. Watson, Helen, and Dr. Roylott are among the other three main characters. Helen had gone to seek help from Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson about her sister’s death. Helens sister had died the eve of her wedding, and Helen is now questioning her death as well as fearing for her own…

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    Advancements in technology help the Criminal Justice System to detect a series of events that take place before, during, and after at a crime scene. Further, crime investigators apply general reasoning, physical, deductive and inductive and other scientific methods. Solving a crime scene is becoming a minor problem because crime scene engineers can use the forensic science to find out the events that took place when a crime scene occurred to get clear details concerning the crime scene (Cole…

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    In the eyes of Sherlock Holmes, doctors seemed to have a lot of knowledge of the human anatomy. Where and how to hit vital points in a persons body and also knowing that doctors tend to be perfectionists, Holmes came up with the theory that if a doctor goes wrong, they would be the first of all criminals. Not only do doctors study about the human body but also about chemistry and poisons to either heal or kill someone. This made Holme's theory pretty accurate. Not all doctors are criminals, but…

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    Considering many reasons why the author Mark Haddon may have wanted to write this book "The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-time." I have narrowed it down to about 2 to 3 reasons. I believe he most definitely wanted to different the most writers who write murder mystery novels. Unlike other writers of this genre he wrote about a murder of a dog which then twisted into a story about a conflicted family. The way he writes this book is also quite different, he labeled his chapter with…

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    Technology has been a key element that has advanced our society in many ways. In this advancement we have been able to find criminals much quicker and been able to ensure the correct information about arrestees. Technology has been helpful to many departments in the criminal justice system including police officers, probation officers, and corrections officers. Not only can we find criminals in our own states but, also worldwide due to data bases that hold each individual’s information A police…

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    American Doyle Hero

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    legacy. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most famous British authors and will be remembered throughout history and the future. “You see but you don’t observe.” This is a quote from the famous detective, SHerlock Holmes. The man behind the notorious novel series of Sherlock Holmes is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He has earned a special…

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    John Watson Sparknotes

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    Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick John Watson have been around for more than a 125 years, and yet from the Victorian age to the present they have remained popular culture figures. It is unlikely that you will come across someone from a first world country that has not heard of the legendary duo. Naturally, this begs the question of why they have endured time so effectively. After over a century the name Sherlock Holmes still brings to one’s mind images of a deerstalker and magnifying glass;…

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    Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson, stolled up the lane and stopped at a door marked 21C, which was shaded by an old magnolia tree. “I think this place looks like the one.” said Watson to Sherlock. “Hmm, I think this place looks like a ruddy shack,” says Sherlock. “I don’t think anyone let alone the president of the biggest industry in London would live here.” Sherlock knocked on the door and got no answer. “I think this is a time for non formalities.” pronounced Sherlock and then he…

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    from each other. They depend on each other’s strengths and they are often willing to overlook any existing differences. The commonly understood idea of friendship makes it difficult for readers to understand the existing friendship between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson. Doyle’s representation of their friendship in The Hound of the Baskervilles is fascinating since the two are separated for a long period in the novel. The kind of friendship that exists between the two friends is at most…

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    Forensic Science History

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    “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes”, a famous quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes series; the series that inspired hundreds and thousands of curious readers to make the fictional concept of solving a crime using powerful substances into a real and tangible science that can be applied in real life. This elaborate discipline is called forensic science, and has become a large part of law enforcement and due process of criminal…

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