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Forensic Science Rita Porter rporter2@Book: Forensic Science: Fundamentals and Investigations 2nd Edition (Replacement Cost: $118.60)Course Description: Forensic science is a senior-level course, rich in exploration and lab investigation which applies many disciplines of scientific study such as biology/anatomy, chemistry, and physics to solving crimes. Materials: (no sharing)Pencil and pen Textbook1 –1.5 inch 3 ring binderCalculatorColored pencilsPreparedness: Students should bring their materials to class every day. Failure to come to class prepared could result in teacher detentions. Grading:1st Semester: (50%) 2nd Semester (50%)90% Classwork 90% Classwork10% Midterm Exam 10% Final ExamThe specific breakdown of course work within each semester is as follows:Tests: 50% Quiz and Labs: 30% Classwork: 10% Midterm/Final: 10 %Extra help: Forensics is a demanding subject and it is wise to seek help as soon as possible when problems arise. I will be available for extra help in the mornings or afternoons. Please schedule a time with me before or after class. Classroom behavior: Basically, my expectations of you can be summed up in one word; respect. Respect for me, for each other and for the property of the school. However, here are a few specific rules you need to know: -Do not talk while I am addressing the class. -Be in the room before the bell starts to ring. -Follow the school dress code. -Do not sleep or put your head down in class. -All rules in the student handbook apply in this class. -All lab safety rules apply in this class.Failure to follow these rules will result in a warning at first, and private detentions, parent phone calls and administrative referrals thereafter. In extreme cases, administrative referrals may result immediately. I further expect each student in my class to behave in a scholarly manner. This would include: -coming prepared to class. i.e. bringing your pencil, paper and handouts to class. -having easy access to your homework for periodic homework checks. -paying attention, staying alert, participating in class activities. State Standards:SFS1. Students will recognize and classify various types of evidence in relation to the definition and scope of Forensic Science. a. Compare and contrast the history of scientific forensic techniques used in collecting and submitting evidence for admissibility in court (e.g. Locard’s Exchange Principle, Frye standard, Daubert ruling).b. Distinguish and categorize physical and trace evidence (e.g. ballistics, drugs, fibers, fingerprints, glass, hair, metal, lip prints, soil, and toxins). c. Determine the proper techniques to search, isolate, collect, and record physical and trace evidence. d. Evaluate the relevance of possible evidence at the site of an investigation. e. Organize relevant information to accurately develop and submit both scene and analysis reports. SFS2. Students will use various scientific techniques to analyze physical and trace evidence. a. Identify and utilize appropriate techniques used to lift and evaluate readable, latent, plastic and visible fingerprints.b. Analyze the morphology and types of hair, fibers, soil and glass. c. Evaluate how post mortem changes are used to determine probable time of death: Rigor mortis Livor mortis Algor mortis Gastric contents d. Identify methods used for the evaluation of handwriting and document evidence. e. Determine the appropriate uses of chromatography and spectroscopy in evidence analysis. SFS3. Students will analyze the use of toxicology, serology, and DNA technology in forensic investigations. a. Classify toxins and their effects on the body. b. Compare the effects of alcohol on blood alcohol levels with regard to gender, and according to the law.c. Evaluate forensic techniques used to isolate toxins in the body. d. Differentiate the forensic techniques used to distinguish human and animal blood e. Analyze the physics of blood stain patterns. f. Compare short tandem repeat patterns (STR) and relate to identifying the DNA of an individual. g. Explain the use of the DNA database for DNA profiling. SFS4 Students will evaluate the role of ballistics, tool marks and evidence of arson in forensic investigation. a. Identify firearm lab tests used to distinguish the characteristics of ballistics and cartridge cases. b. Analyze the physics of ballistic trajectory to predict range of firing.c. Recognize the forensic significance of tool marks, footwear and tire impressions in an investigation. d. Evaluate possible indicators of arson and criminal bombing. SFS5 Students will evaluate the role of Forensics as it pertains to Medico-legal Death Investigation. a. Identify various causes of death (blunt force trauma, heart attack, bleeding, etc.)b. Analyze evidence that pertains to the manner of death (natural, homicide, suicide, accidental, or undetermined). Units: 1 – Observation and Basic Science Skills6 – Death11 – DNA Technology2 – Crime Scene/ Physical Evidence 7 - Jon Benet Ramsey Case Study12- Ballistics, Explosions and Arson3 – Toxicology/Drug Project8 - Fingerprints13. Impressions4 – Anthropology9- Handwriting14- Forensic Entomology5 – Hair, Fiber and Glass10 – Blood and Blood Spatters ................
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