Spring Mid-term Presentation

BEHIND THE FORENSICS OF A CRIME SCENE By: Marina Fick Independent Study Mentorship – Spring 2019 Mrs. Click

DISCLAIMER • Some of the information in this PowerPoint is from outside

sources. I did not come up with all of this information on my own.

MENTOR INTRODUCTION • My mentor is Senior Police Officer D. Baker • He has been a police officer for 26 years and currently works as a

crime analysist for the Eastside Station

• My mentorship site is the Eastside Station located in 11 district

ABOUT ISM • ISM is a course which allows students to choose a mentor in a

field of interest and receive individual instruction from that professional. It allows for the student to go to the mentor's place of business and study with professionals.

• Students in this course are required to meet with their mentors

for three hours each week and complete required assignments like:

• Activity logs and journal entries • Weebly portfolio • Artifacts

PROJECT TOPIC SLIDE • My project will be over the different steps and processes that go on behind

a crime scene, specifically what occurs in the forensic aspects of a crime scene.

• In my project I will be discussing things like the different types of evidence,

the collection of evidence, the examination of bodies, and crime scene reconstruction.

• I chose my topic because forensics has always interested me and there are a

lot of steps that go into crime scene investigation that most people are not aware of. Also many police officers come across a large variety of cases where there is need for crime scene investigation.

WHAT IS A CRIME SCENE? • Definition of what a crime scene is • The different types of crime scenes • Which crime scenes require a forensics team

KEY POINT: ARRIVING AT A CRIME SCENE • What steps are taken to preserve a crime scene? • Procedures that investigators must follow at crime scenes

KEY POINT: EVIDENCE COLLECTION • • •

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The different types of evidence The different ways this evidence is collected The different ways evidence is tested and how to interpret results The different types of tools used

KEY POINT: EXAMINING A BODY •

Things to look for when checking a body

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Determining time of death

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Cause of death

KEY POINT: RECONSTRUCTION OF A CRIME SCENE •

Discuss how different pieces of evidence lead to reconstruction

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Discuss the different tools used to reconstruct a crime scene

RESEARCH • The different ways evidence can link people to certain crimes • The different techniques used to collect the different types of evidence found at a crime scene • How CSI reconstructs a crime scene and what benefits the reconstruction of a crime scene can bring to investigators • I plan to incorporate my research into my key points

CURRENT EVENT • Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’ • New machine being tested that can give DNA results back in as little as 90 minutes. • Police officers that have already used the rapid DNA device have stated that the

device has proven useful in providing leads and catching criminals faster than before.

• Some controversy over these devices because complex genetic material could be

useless if handled improperly

• Murphy, Heather. “Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA 'Magic Box'.”

The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/science/dna-crime-genetechnology.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FForensic%2BScience&action=c lick&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=l atest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection.

PRODUCT • Tri-fold board present different pieces of evidence that would be found at a hypothetical

crime scene and explain the process used to adequately collect finger prints from the evidence.

• Also explain how finger prints can be used to link someone to a crime. • I plan to get an actual finger print dusting kit and then dust a hypothetical piece of evidence

for fingerprints and then create a “suspect line up” for my hypothetical crime scene.

• Dates: • Practice finger print dusting: 3/1/19 • Create hypothetical crime scene: 3/2/19 • Use finger print dust on hypothetical evidence: 3/3/19 • Create a line up and gather information on the importance of fingerprints as evidence: 3/4/19 • Put all information and pictures on a tri-fold board: 3/5/19

CONCLUSION • From my mentorship I hope to learn about the different skills

needed to work in law enforcement and I hope to learn about the different types of careers law enforcement offers.

• From my semester project I hope to learn about what really

happens at a crime scene and I hope to learn about the difference between actual crime scene investigation and what is shown in the media.

• From my product I hope to learn about the importance of

preserving evidence and the importance of fingerprint data.

THANK YOU • I would like to thank my mentor for mentoring me and teaching

me so much throughout my time mentoring with her. It truly is a very educational and inspiring experience.

• I would also like to thank Mrs. Click for teaching me and

preparing me throughout the year.

• Finally, I would like to thank my evaluators for taking the time to

sit through and evaluate my presentation.

WORKS CITED Murphy, Heather. “Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA 'Magic Box'.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/science/dna-crimegenetechnology.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FForensic%2BScience&action=click&contentCollection= timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection.