Module 5 & Exam 2

Module Five

Objectives for this week:

1) Interpretation of results/ types of results

2) Presentation of DNA results in the court room.

3) Famous court cases

4) Complete Final Exam

Assignments

Review DNA results interpretation/Possible DNA results at ??? & ???

Review Tips to follow when explaining DNA evidence in court at ???

Review presentation of DNA evidence in court (FBI protocol) power point at ???

Three famous forensic cases that were solved by DNA fingerprinting ???

Optional: Information about 10 Famous Criminal Cases Cracked by Forensics at ???

After reviewing the information above:

Construct a table of the different types of evidence and what they mean.

Summarize the proper methods of presenting DNA evidence in court in an outlined format.

Explain what an expert witness is.

Recommended reading

Safersteien: p. 403-410, 411-412

Butler: p. 455-470, 498-515, 529-534, 435-449, 167-170, 201-215, 241-260

Assessment

Excellent 90%-100%

Adequate 70%-89%

Insufficient 0%-69%

Chat:

12.5 possible points

Excellent: Attended and participated in chat lecture.

Adequate: Attended chat lecture with minimal participation.

Insufficient: Attended lecture with no participation or did not attend lecture at all.

Week Assignments

50 Possible Points

Excellent: Answered all questions thoroughly with no grammatical errors.

Adequate:

Some questions answered and some not.

All questions answered but not fully.

Grammatical errors present

Insufficient:

Not enough questions answered.

Questions do not have a satisfactory answer.

Many Grammatical errors present.

No questions answered at all.

Final Exam

300 Possible Points

Excellent: Questions answered thoroughly with no grammatical errors.

Adequate:

Most questions were answered thoroughly.

Some or no grammatical errors.

Insufficient:

Answers were unsatisfactory.

Many grammatical errors.

Proceed to the following page to take the final exam on Sept. 28th-30th. Final Exam is due on the Sept. 30th at 11:59 PST.

Final Exam

Final exam will be open Sept. 28th-30th and is due on the Sept. 30th at 11:59 PST

Duration of Exam 2.5 hours.

The links below are to photos from Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman murder. Simpson and Goldman were stabbed to death outside Simpson's home in 1994.

Look at all photos and explain in detail what steps you would take if you were handling this case, from the crime scene all the way to the lab analysis. (Focus on just the biological evidence and be as thorough as possible)

Include:

- How do you process the scene?

- How do you process the biological evidence?

- What considerations should be taken when handling the biological evidence?

- How do you transport the biological evidence?

- How do you analyze the biological evidence?

Total Possible points 300

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