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Handout:

Forensic Science

Grade Level:

11

Subject:

Forensic Science

Topic:

Science of the Environment

Objective:

• Define crime scene and search warrant, and explain the constraints placed on investigators by
Mincey v. Arizona and Michigan v. Tyler.
• Develop a crime scene sketch.
• Distinguish between the roles of detectives, crime scene investigators, and forensic scientists in
investigating a crime.
• Identify the education, training, and job requirements of every position related to crime scene
investigations.
• List and explain the sequential steps required in the analysis of a crime scene from the arrival of
the first officer (including the collecting and packaging of evidence).
• Describe the duties of forensic science personnel, including medical examiners, crime scene
investigators, and forensic anthropologists.
• Describe the role of each person at a crime scene, including the tools each uses.
• Describe the role of the crime scene photographer, and explain how the photographer supports
other crime scene personnel.
• Describe the scientific processes used in forensic science and the role of the scientific method in
forensic procedures.
• Distinguish between base units and derived units.
• Distinguish between precision and accuracy.
• Explain and give examples of Locard's exchange principle and its application to understanding the
nature and details of a crime.
• Explain the importance of legal cases and precedents, including Frye and Daubert cases.
• Explain the technical requirements of common equipment used to photograph crime scenes.
• Identify and describe the contributions of major innovators in forensic science.
• Identify and evaluate equipment used to produce accurate crime scene photographs.
• Identify the role and importance of forensic science, and give examples of how forensic science is
in the service of law.

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Prep:

This Unit is 3 weeks long:
8 Reading Assignments
6 Quizzes
1 Lab
1 Unit Test

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