Criminalistics & Forensic Investigations

Criminalistics & Forensic Investigations

Assignment: All work must be original & will be submitted to Turn-It-In.

• Length: 1250
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1. Explain the following forensic science key terms: (a) Class Characteristics, (b) Individual Characteristics, (c) Birefringence, (d) Concentric Fracture, and (e) Comparison analysis. Go beyond what is in the book.
2. If you were part of a reconstruction team and you found a body in a seated position on the floor against a sofa with blood spatters evidence on the wall, how would you handle it? Be specific in what you would do, and why.
3. Using the same scenario as in question 2, what would you do if the victim was clothed subsequent to death. Explain how the medical examiner or criminalist determines this occurred or did not occur.