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Learning Objectives
- The student will understand how
technology has changed the nature of crime scene protection and evidence
gathering for first responders, investigators, and criminalists.
- The student will understand the
basic science behind DNA evidence.
- The student will understand how
the gathering of fingerprint evidence has been impacted by technology.
- The student will be exposed to
some of the issues surrounding DNA databases.
- The student will briefly explore a
technical explanation of digital photography.
- The student will see several
examples of software being used in investigations
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The
hyperlinks provided for the Key Terms may take you to a simple definition, or
an article wherein the term is described:
Chain of Custody
Chromosomes
Combined DNA
Information System (CODIS)
Daubert Test
Deoxyribonucleic
Acid (DNA)
Double Helix
Forensic Science
Gel
Electrophoresis
Genes
Kyllo
Laser
Link-Analysis
Locus
Mitochondrial
DNA (mDNA)
Monomorphism
Nucleotides
Nucleus
Polymer
Polymerase Chain
Reaction (PCR)
Polymorphism
Restriction
Enzyme
Digestion
Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)
Serology
Southern
Blotting
Theory of
Transfer Variable Number of Tandem Repeats
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