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.
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