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The Science Of Evidence

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Last week, you evaluated on-scene analysis and documentation. This week, the focus will shift to the scientific processes accomplished within the crime laboratory. In addition to the scientific processes, it is important to understand the standards applied to determine if the scientific process and its results can or should be admitted at trial. While science uses the peer review process to evaluate credibility, the courts also use case law to evaluate the standards for forensic science.
review the following:

From the text:
Chapter 5: Forensic Toxicology
Chapter10: Blood and Other Biological Fluids
Chapter 11: DNA Analysis
The articles:
Surrogate Testimony After Williams: A New Answer to the Question of Who May Testify Regarding the Contents of a Laboratory ReportLinks to an external site.
What Happens If Autopsy Reports Are Found Testimonial?: The Next Steps to Ensure the Admissibility of These Critical Documents in Criminal TrialsLinks to an external site.
To Analyse a Trace or Not? Evaluating the Decision-Making Process in the Criminal InvestigationLinks to an external site.
Examining the Role of Science in the Courtroom: Admissibility and Reliability of Forensic Science in the CourtroomLinks to an external site.
Testing the Testimonial Doctrine: The impact of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts on State-level Criminal Prosecutions an ProcedureLinks to an external site.
The e-book Forensic Science Evidence: Can the Law Keep up with Science?Links to an external site.
From the video Forensic Science in Action: From Crime Scene to CourtroomLinks to an external site.: Segment 6. Forensics: Examination of the VictimLinks to an external site. 03:25
The video Duties of a Forensic Scientist in the Forensic Biology Lab shown above.
You must use at least three Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. in addition to the course text.

You are also strongly encouraged to review the recommended sources, which may further support this assignment.

In your Assignment, address the following:

Evaluate the evolution of forensic science, focusing on the types of scientific analysis conducted in crime laboratories.
Explain how the changes in science and evidence processing over the last century have affected the criminal justice system.
Describe at least four major types of scientific testing conducted by crime laboratories.
Describe the evidentiary value of the four major testing processes identified.
Analyze the current standards (based on case law) for admitting scientific evidence at trial, specifically addressing the four types of scientific testing identified in your paper.

 

The Science Of Evidence

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Last week, you evaluated on-scene analysis and documentation. This week, the focus will shift to the scientific processes accomplished within the crime laboratory. In addition to the scientific processes, it is important to understand the standards applied to determine if the scientific process and its results can or should be admitted at trial. While science uses the peer review process to evaluate credibility, the courts also use case law to evaluate the standards for forensic science.
review the following:

From the text:
Chapter 5: Forensic Toxicology
Chapter10: Blood and Other Biological Fluids
Chapter 11: DNA Analysis
The articles:
Surrogate Testimony After Williams: A New Answer to the Question of Who May Testify Regarding the Contents of a Laboratory ReportLinks to an external site.
What Happens If Autopsy Reports Are Found Testimonial?: The Next Steps to Ensure the Admissibility of These Critical Documents in Criminal TrialsLinks to an external site.
To Analyse a Trace or Not? Evaluating the Decision-Making Process in the Criminal InvestigationLinks to an external site.
Examining the Role of Science in the Courtroom: Admissibility and Reliability of Forensic Science in the CourtroomLinks to an external site.
Testing the Testimonial Doctrine: The impact of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts on State-level Criminal Prosecutions an ProcedureLinks to an external site.
The e-book Forensic Science Evidence: Can the Law Keep up with Science?Links to an external site.
From the video Forensic Science in Action: From Crime Scene to CourtroomLinks to an external site.: Segment 6. Forensics: Examination of the VictimLinks to an external site. 03:25
The video Duties of a Forensic Scientist in the Forensic Biology Lab shown above.
You must use at least three Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. in addition to the course text.

You are also strongly encouraged to review the recommended sources, which may further support this assignment.

In your Assignment, address the following:

Evaluate the evolution of forensic science, focusing on the types of scientific analysis conducted in crime laboratories.
Explain how the changes in science and evidence processing over the last century have affected the criminal justice system.
Describe at least four major types of scientific testing conducted by crime laboratories.
Describe the evidentiary value of the four major testing processes identified.
Analyze the current standards (based on case law) for admitting scientific evidence at trial, specifically addressing the four types of scientific testing identified in your paper.

 

Client Description and Intake Interview

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Assume the role of a case manager and develop a descriiption of a client in need of services, who is entering your agency for the first time. Provide basic
demographic information (including gender, ethnicity, and age), the current need for services, brief family history, treatment history, and any other
assessment information pertinent to the client’s well-being. (100 points)
Based on your client’s initial information gathered in the descriiption above, develop an interview outline listing the questions you will ask throughout the
interview to (1) identify the problem, (2) establish problem severity, and (3) assess for strengths. Each area should include a minimum of 10 questions—both
open and closed inquiries. Following the interview outline, develop a 200-400 word reflection on possible personal biases and interview pitfalls you may
experience and how you would overcome them in order to best help the client. (150 points)
In Your Assignment You Must
create a detailed client descriiption
develop an interview outline utilizing both open and closed questions under the following headings…

 

 

Ethics of Self-Care

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Management of self-care includes preventive measures important for avoiding burnout
or compassion fatigue. Helpers can struggle with keeping a balance between care for
others and care for themselves. Review Exercise 14.2, the Self-Care Worksheet, in your
textbook.
In your initial post, discuss one of the items in each domain (physical health, social
connections, psychological domain, affective domain, inner life, professional domain)
that you engage in regularly and explain how that activity helps you maintain balance in
your professional and personal life.

Lazarus’ decision tree

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1. Use Lazarus’ decision tree presented in Figure 6.2 to show which appraisals are involved in the emotion of happiness. Illustrate the appraisal process using an example from your life.
2. Discuss the role of fear in cognition.
3. Discuss the role of happiness in mental health and illness.

 

Helping Professions

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Social and human services assistants often work collaboratively with other helping professionals to provide wrap-around services for clients in need and to later evaluate how well the services worked for the client. Such complex tasks require that each person understands the knowledge base and scope of responsibility for each of the other professionals on the team.