Vocabulary
Any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occurred
Crime Scene
First step in the scientific method
State the problem
Title of this week's Mystery Monday
The Murder of the Harvard Grad Student
Name any of the 3 course requirements
Respecting the teacher, any guests that may appear in class, and one another
Original work
Attending and engaging in class
Original location of a crime
Primary Crime Scene
Second step in the scientific method
Research
Full name of the victim
Jane Britton
Exams are what % of the total grade
20%
Analysis of body fluids and dried stains such as blood
DNA
Predicting the outcome of the problem is....
forming a hypothesis
Year of the murder
1969
Projects are what % of the grade
30%
Study of ammunition
Ballistics
What happens after you predict the outcome?
Experiment
Advent of DNA
1985
Attendance is what % of the grade
10%
Identification and comparison of fingerprints or other hidden impressions from sources like feet, shoes, eats etc
Latent prints
Why is the scientific method important in forensics?
It is supposed to provide a safety net to ensure the outcome of an investigation is unbiased
2012
Who was quoted on the syllabus?
Shakespeare
Emerson