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Hi! I'm Sarah Ryan and it is so nice to meet you. I am currently a freshman here at Penn State Abington, interested in studying Forensic Science. I'm actually in your Introduction to Criminology course and I think you are such a great professor. I know all about the experiences that you have had during your time working for the Philadelphia Police Department and I'm just so fascinated by some of the stories that you have told in class. I actually would love to gain some insight on this profession and talk to you about how I could successfully turn this into my career one day.  *She talks- "Well, it is so nice to meet you Sarah. I'm glad you have taken the time to listen to what I have to say and are interested in learning more. Why don't you send me an email at some point and we will talk then?"  That sounds amazing, thank you so much! It was so great meeting you, I'm going to email you tonight so that we can definitely stay in touch! Thank you a...

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Part 1:   Robin Williams & Jason Weetman   (2013)   Enacting forensics in homicide investigations,   Policing and Society ,   23:3,   376-389 Julian, Roberta and Sally F. Kelty. "Forensic Science as “risky Business”: Identifying Key Risk Factors in the Forensic Process from Crime Scene to Court."  Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice  1, no. 4 (2015): 195-206,  Part 2:   Within these scholarly journals, the research methods used by both are very similar. They used surveys, other scholarly journals, and their own studies. The main idea is the same also, they both are shining light on the argument of whether the use of forensic science in criminal investigations is a good idea or not. The research methods used in the second scholarly journal are very specific as I listed below, the first journal is not as descriptive but they do mention that they used certain criminal cases and other scholarly journals b...

Part 3:  1.       What causes forensic science to be the 2 nd most common reason that people are wrongly convicted? 2.       Is Locard’s Exchange Principle  still used in a crime scene investigation today in the criminalistics side of forensic science?  3.       How does forensics tie into a criminal homicide investigation? What steps are taken and what exactly do they look for? Part 4:  1.       Forensic science 2.       DNA database 3.       Crime scene investigation 4.       Homicide 5.       Wrongful convictions 6.       Trace 7.       Criminal justice system 8.       Theories 9.       Criminalistics 10.    Law Part 5: ...

Part 1: The academic discipline I chose is Forensic Science which is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly -on the criminal side- during criminal investigation.  o    Concepts: o    It involves a multi-disciplinary approach that covers everything from biological methods to analytical chemistry techniques.  o    Issues: o    Misapplication of forensic science is the second most common contributing factor to wrongful convictions.  ·       Movements: o    “Wrongful Convictions and the Innocence Movement.” This movement is brought into the light to help free those who have been wrongfully convicted, and reform the criminal justice system. The subject of wrongful convictions has continued to grow, and the innocence movement’s influence has been very impressive. “Since the mid 1990s, new federal and state laws, and innovative police, prosecution, and forensic science ...