1. (Discussion – The Basics of Forensics)
Monday August 28, 2017
(Discussion – The Basics of Forensics)

2. Case #3 – CSI Sydney Murder Mystery
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Monday, 8/28/17
Case #3 – CSI Sydney Murder Mystery
Can You Solve It?
Case Summary
Sydney the CSI reviewed the information they had on the case so far. A lady named Lucy was found shot and Sydney already had a list of suspects : Marcus, Tomas, David, Michael, and Renaldo. The murderer is a fan of Sydney’s and challenges him by leaving notes at various places: The first was found out on the veranda.  The second was found in the ice-cream room.  The third was in the art room.  The fourth was found in the drawing room. The fifth was in the den. All of the notes read the same. “The clues are where you find the notes.” Still, no other clues were found anywhere. Sydney paused for a moment and then arrested the killer. Who was it?
Drawing room
art room
veranda
ice-cream room
den
David was the killer.

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4. Final Day F4 8/25 Today Activity – The Backpack Mystery
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Activity – The Backpack Mystery F4
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5. Class Discussion
The Backpack Mystery

6. The Basis of Forensics
Locard’s Exchange Principle states that every contact one makes with another person, place or object results in an exchange of physical materials.
Forensic scientists use this principle to determine where a suspect has been by analyzing trace evidence (any small piece of evidence.)
Ex. hair from your pet on your jacket

7. Other Basics of Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
Forensic science is not just what you see on television shows like CSI, but rather the use of actual science to help determine the answer to varied legal questions.
There are many different types of forensic disciplines that are used to help police and other officials answer these questions.
These include:
criminalistics
forensic psychology
forensic pathology
and many others. 

8. Other Basics of Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
Criminalistics is the science used to help understand the evidence in crimes.
Evidence used in criminalistics can include:
Biological evidence is usually bodily fluids such as semen and blood.
Trace evidence are items like hair and fibers.
Impression evidence are items like foot prints, impressions of car tires and fingerprints.
Controlled substances such as drugs and alcohol.
Ballistics is the study of projectile trajectories.

9. Other Basics of Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
Forensic psychology is the study of the mind of a criminal.
Forensic psychologists usually study the motivations that led an individual to commit a certain crime.
Forensic psychology has recently come into the limelight as more and more television shows have started to feature it.
These include CSI, NCIS and Criminal Minds.
Criminal Minds especially digs into why a person committed the crime so that they may locate the victim before it is too late.
Forensic psychology has also been discredited by some as being interpreted in court as opinion and what might have been going through an individual’s mind, not what actually went through the individual’s mind. 

10. Other Basics of Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
Forensic pathology is the study of the cause and manner of death.
Literally, pathology is used to determine how someone died and the forensic findings are usually used to backup a court case.
Forensic pathology has also recently become popular for television shows such as CSI and NCIS.
Many of the cases involve a mystery over death. 

11. Other Basics of Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
No matter what you may think, forensic science affects you each and every day.
Forensic science allows scientific means to be applied to almost any situation so that there can be a root cause determined.
Forensic science in any form is just the answering of a legal question using analytical means.

12. SLC Debrief In your SLC, discuss the following topic:
Would you rather be a forensic criminalist, a forensic psychologist, or a criminal pathologist?
Which one do you think makes the highest salary?