Douglas And Olshaker, Journey Into Darkness
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John Douglas and Mark Olshaker have collaborated on a number of books in the past, generally concerned with the art of psychological profiling of serial killers. Journey Into Darkness provides a great deal of information concerning a crimes and investigation and how the criminal mind works. This 6 page paper argues that knowing all of this information and being able to apply it into the ordinary life of an individual who is not associated with crimes, investigations or the psychology of a murderer is are two different and disparate things, however. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Entomology Cases: Compare/Contrast
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3 pages in length. Summarizing the following three cases - The Cockleburs On A Ski Mask That Convicted A Rapist, The Chigger Bites That Convicted A Man For Murder and The Baby in the Box - allows one to draw such common denominators as insect lifecycle and specific species location as two primary components associated with using entomology for solving cases. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evidence of Law and Forensics
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A 14 page overview of evidence of law as it relates to forensics. This paper outlines the various types of evidence that is out there and discusses the potential problems that come into play in its correct interpretation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPlwevidence.rtf

EXAMPLE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION WITH CRIME SCENE AND FIELD NOTES
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This 4 page paper creates an example crime scene, then gives and example of the proper investigation of that scene by the first officers and the evidence recovery teams. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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Explanations of Sex Offending
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A 5 page overview of the various explanation of sex offending. This paper explores environmental factors, genetic factors, and psychological abnormalities to conclude that there is little true evidence to accept such excuses. Instead, there is a growing outcry to hold individuals responsible for those actions rather than to make excuses for those actions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrapeCr.rtf

Eyewitness Testimony: Prejudicial or Probative?
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A 6 page exploration of the value of eyewitness testimony in a court of law. This paper notes the fact that such testimony can vary according to a number of diverse sociologic factors in its accuracy. The contention is presented that while this variation should not be used as a reason to blanketly exclude such testimony from a court of law, it should introduce a degree of caution into the process. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPeyeWit.rtf

Fingerprinting
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A 12 page paper which discusses the history of fingerprinting and how fingerprinting is used in criminal investigations. The history of fingerprinting is provided in detail, followed by a brief illustration of how it is used in criminal investigations and the minor problems that exist with this form of identification system. This is followed by a section that discusses current use of fingerprinting and its effectiveness in our modern technological age. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAfingerp.wps

Forensic Chemistry & Trace Evidence
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A 5 page research paper that addresses specific topics on this subject, such as the major functions of a forensic scientist; methods used; the definition of class and individual characteristics in regards to evidence and the proper collection and preservation of glass evidence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Forensic Entomology
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7 pages. This is a fascinating paper on the study of insect activity on corpses and how a forensic entomologist can garner clues regarding the time of death, method of death, and more. By studying the stages of the insect activity on the corpse forensic entomologists have solved hundreds of crimes and this is becoming a more common field of forensic science. Biblography lists 5 sources.
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Forensic Evidence Collection and Analysis
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This 6 page paper answers four separate questions, one of which involves the use of the polygraph. Another examines the way in which finger prints are lifted and a third question looks at maintaining the integrity of a crime scene. Also discussed is the difference between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA typing. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Forensic Legal Issues in the United Kingdom
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New scientific discoveries pose a problem for the legal system, and the legal system in the United Kingdom has so far failed to adequately confront the issues. One example is the Shipman, case in which the serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman killed over 200 people, but was only tried for the deaths of 15 because the evidence did not exist at the local level. Not only did the evidence not exist for the court trial, but the deaths of hundreds of people did not signify a problem to local coroners nor to local police forces that there was a serial killer in their midst. This was signified by the fact that only 58 total death certificates were ever filled out for the total number of Shipman’s victims. Also reviewed in this 6 page paper is the Mary and Jodie conjoiend twins legal case. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvUKfors.rtf
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Forensic Medicine /Medical Jurisprudence
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A 5 page paper that describes the origins of forensic medicine; education and training required; and some of many responsibilities of this professional. A special emphasis is placed on suicide, describing the criteria a medical examiner uses to determine if a death was suicide. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Forensic Mental Science
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An 8 page paper which examines the field of forensic mental science as it relates to, and as it is presented in, the situation involving Ted Kaczynski, the unabomber. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAfornsc.rtf

Forensic Psychology
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5 pages in length. The field of psychology is comprised of many subcategories in order to address various and distinct aspects in a more appropriate way. Forensic psychology is somewhat different from other sectors of the field by virtue of its intrinsic connection to the criminal justice system, an alliance that provides for better understanding of "the vast psychological perspectives" (Diviny et al, 2000) inherent to the law. More than that, however, is the fact that forensic psychology deals in myriad aspects of the legal component, not the least of which include helping to set policy and create laws, determining offender competency, establishing a defendant's mental condition at the time when the crime was committed, criminal profiling, attorney consultation for jury selection, treating mentally unstable offenders, acting as expert witness in court and "analyzing a criminal's mind and intent" (Diviny et al, 2000). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCForenPsy.rtf

Forensic Psychology: Issues of Morality and Justice
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A 5 page overview of the role forensic psychologists play in issues of morality and justice. Notes that in effect forensic psychology is a court of law, a system designed to weigh the mental processes of some against those of the masses. Psychology is really a means of justification, the presentation of evidence or facts which support our views or beliefs. This "evidence" or "fact" varies considerably, however, according to what arena it is presented. A rigid testing and diagnostic regime is therefore critical to justice. The issues of morality and justice are integrally tied to the “court of law” of forensic psychology. It is by gauging one’s morality and concept of justice, in fact, that allows us in many instances to distinguish normal from aberrant. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPforPsy.wps

Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
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A 4 page overview of criminal investigation and forensics. The author contends that criminal investigators are more and more commonly relying on technology and the latest discoveries in science. Computers and DNA analysis are of particular importance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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FORENSIC SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM
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This 4 page paper is a literature review of forensic science, the advances, the concerns, and the applications in the courtroom. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MBforensics.rtf