Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
After reading the articles in the week, research a crime in which biological evidence was used. Summarize the evidence in the case and then focus on one type of biological evidence and the history of this evidence. How has the science behind this type of evidence evolved? What are some of the limitations of this evidence? What can this type of evidence prove or disprove to a jury? Make sure to name the case and provide at least one link to information about the case.
Week 6 Learning Materials
- National Forensic Science Technology Center. (2013) A simplified guide to bloodstain pattern analysis.
- Perkowitz, S. (2019). The physics of blood spatter. Physics World.
- Hicklin, R.A., Winer, K.R., Kish, P.E., Parks, C.L., Chapman, W., Dunagan, K., Richetelli, N., Epstein, E.G., Ausdemore, M.A., Busey, T.A. (2021). Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts. Forensic Science International (325), 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110856
- Smith, P.A. (2016). When DNA implicates the innocent. Scientific American.
- Worth, K. (2018). Framed for murder by his own DNA. PBS Frontline.
- Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation. (2013). The biological evidence preservation handbook: Best practices for evidence handlers. NISTIR 7928. This document is 73 pages long, but you only need to read Parts II and III, pages 6-24.
Please use 2 of these sources and site them in APA format.