Thanks to middle school teacher Jennifer Leung for creating this awesome step-by-step presentation for students on their digital portfolio. There is an embedded Google Presentation and a YouTube video! Mrs. Leung is working on designing flipped class lessons as well as learning how to create screencasts and created these as an example of her learning … Continue reading Digital Portfolios: Getting Started
Small Town Murder
Stockton Case Study
Reading through all of the Stockton cases it was to my surprise at how little ballistics evidence was needed, in order to come up with a verdict. For example, Gun Number 7. The only evidence at the crime scene found was a small copper jacket fragment, matching the small piece to the .44 caliber revolver. … Continue reading Stockton Case Study
Hair Evidence Lab
While analyzing several types of hair, I have concluded it can become very tedious and time consuming. I was unaware of the construction of a single strand of hair. Consisting mainly of cuticle, cortex, and medulla. While looking with magnification, the major parts composing a strand of hair can be seen, including dogs and cats. … Continue reading Hair Evidence Lab
The Night Stalker
FORENSIC SCIENCE CASE STUDY TEMPLATE  You will need to research the case of Richard Munoz Ramirez (The “Night Stalkerâ€Â) and answer the following questions. I Background:  Detail the following: Where was he from? Richard Ramirez, also known as “The Night Stalker†was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Who was his family? Until … Continue reading The Night Stalker
Crime Scene
Crime scene management and evidence collection is crucial to the investigation of a crime. I have learned the steps taken by the law enforcement to keep the scene safe and untampered with. For example, a murder occurred. The first action is the arrival of the police. The police will block off a large radius of … Continue reading Crime Scene
“Impressive” Impressions
In class we learned how impressions can be used in forensic scenarios. For example, a murder has been committed. The victim has been left at the scene yet with little evidence. The evidence included a footprint, this footprint can be linked to a specific shoe brand including the size. The shoe size can be … Continue reading “Impressive” Impressions
Importance of Blood
In order for a victim to receive the correct medical attention emergency medical professionals must know their blood type. Not all blood types can receive different blood types. AB blood type is the universal recipient, this is because they lack both A and B proteins making it possible to receive both type A or B … Continue reading Importance of Blood
The Fabric Lab
The fabric lab proved that the two different kinds of fabrics have very distinct characteristics. Natural fabrics are originate from animals or plants. Such as wool coming from sheep and cotton deriving from the cotton plant. Synthetic fabrics are man made such as nylon and polyester. I found that natural fabrics have a large filament … Continue reading The Fabric Lab