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I worked in collaboration with another student, and we researched a type of DNA fingerprinting.  We researched polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.  I have a copy of the PowerPoint below, so I will not explain it all again.  We gave a presentation to our forensics class and taught them about how PCR takes small amounts … Continue reading Polymerase Chain Reaction PowerPoint

What have you learned about crime scene management and evidence collection?  Do the guidelines make sense to you?  What steps do you think are the most important to secure the crime scene and minimize tampering/maximize evidence location? Based on the notes from the PowerPoint that we took, and the video that we watched, “How to … Continue reading Crime Scene Evidence Collection

Andrea Whitney   You have had a couple of experiences with fingerprinting, what do you think?  Do you agree that fingerprints are a good identifier of someone?  Was it easy to leave fingerprints on objects? Was it easy to locate and lift fingerprints?  What did this unit demonstrate/teach you about evidence collection? Fingerprints are an … Continue reading Fingerprints Lab