Hi everyone! I'm new here and I hope finding this group is going to be very beneficial for me. My name is Alex, and I'm a grade 12 student. I'm seriously...
Hi Lynn: The SIRCHIE Fingerprint Co. of Youngsville NC 1(800) 366-7311 carries an item called "Powder Foam Away". This stuff works well on non-porous surfaces....
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EganLNC@...
Jul 1, 2003 7:04 pm
Listmates: I guess I should have worded my request for an expert differently. I am in need of a urologist that performs surgery on females - thus, female...
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dutraa
Jul 2, 2003 2:52 am
It is possible that if you become a criminalist who performs DNA analysis in California you will sometimes go to crime scenes. Mostly for blood spatter...
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Layla Leal
Layla140
Jul 2, 2003 8:57 pm
Hi Alex, I am currently a 2nd year graduate student at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. I am getting my masters in...
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bbalick
Jul 2, 2003 8:58 pm
Hi: I'm writing from CBS NEWS Productions, a division of CBS NEWS that produces non-fiction programming for a variety of networks. Currently, we are producing...
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Dave Pettie
dpizzleicoc02
Jul 3, 2003 4:52 pm
Hello all, Sorry to be nosey about how much people are making in this field, but it sparks my interest. The reason I wonder is that I am currently a chemistry...
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wallylind
Jul 3, 2003 5:08 pm
I know its difficult to tell from TV, which seems to be the source of most information about crime scene investigation these days , but CSIs and forensic...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:02 pm
What is the point? It should be obvious - Justice and prevention of future repetition. If criminal negligence or other criminal conduct was suspected on the...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:06 pm
Be very careful with this. Research results have cast doubt on the reliability of hypnosis-facilitated "recovered memories." The skill of the hypnotist in...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:09 pm
I believe what he meant was that the prints only prove the person was at the scene at some time, they don't prove he committed the crime; they identify a...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:11 pm
Everything Adam said is right on the money. I would only add that while considered "circumstantial," physical evidence is the only truly objective evidence...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:13 pm
By definition, all those examples are still circumstantial, since they do not necessarily establish that no one else could have committed the crime. The DNA...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:13 pm
It would help if you would include the portion of the post that you are replying to. No one on the list has any idea what it is you are agreeing with or whose...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:25 pm
Well, Dave, I have never been shy about sticking my neck out about other specialties IF I have some knowledge beyond that of the layman and feel I am able to...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:25 pm
You don't need a graduate degree to be qualified for an entry-level job in a forensic science lab, however there are so many people interested in forensic...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:28 pm
Alex, Don't be confused by what you see on TV - real forensic science and CSI work is nothing like they show it on the "CSI" TV show. Here's the general gist...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:28 pm
Try these web sites for lists of undergraduate and graduate Forensic Science programs: http://www.aafs.org/?section_id=resources&page_id=colleges_and_universit...
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Robert Parsons
jiyu_san
Jul 3, 2003 11:32 pm
Attorneys may question the validity of fingerprint identifications, but biologists do not. It is a scientific fact that each and every individual fingerprint...
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dutraa
Jul 3, 2003 11:48 pm
In southern California, CSI's (usually referred to as forensic specialists or forensic techs or forensic evidence techs) usually start in the $30-40,000 range....
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Dave Hause
dwhause2000
Jul 4, 2003 5:03 am
I guess I haven't been all that shy, either. I guess the point would be accidental deaths, mainly traffic: while some jurisdictions don't autopsy them,...
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behind_the_yellow_tape
behind_the_y...
Jul 4, 2003 2:23 pm
During my internship in a Coroner's office, I was fingerprinting a deceased individual (Asian) who had the middle fingers of both hands amputated above the...
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behind_the_yellow_tape
behind_the_y...
Jul 4, 2003 2:23 pm
Hello. This question is directed towards the group members who are actively working in forensic science, and especially those who are or have been involved in...
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davevzone
Jul 4, 2003 2:23 pm
Hello, I want to hear some opinions on finger print use as evidence in the future? In 20 years will finger prints still be a key evidence used in the court or...
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Brittany
k9gretchen
Jul 4, 2003 2:24 pm
Just curious into asking each 1 of your opinion on this subject. I LOVE discovery channel, Court TV , TLC. I especially love forensic shows where they explain...
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CChaski@...
carolechaski
Jul 4, 2003 2:25 pm
IN response to Bob Parson's last email, I have to say that I agree that examiner proficiency and the work of SWGFAST are both very important to this field, but...
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wallylind
Jul 4, 2003 2:42 pm
Most Jurisdictions in the country are rural counties were the hospital pathologist, if there is one, is the ME/Coroner. State laws vary and local practice...
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wallylind
Jul 4, 2003 3:09 pm
Dave, I have no doubt that there will be advances in the development and comparison of fingerprint evidence, but fingerprints will remain useful, even vital,...
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PerryMK
Jul 4, 2003 3:38 pm
hello I an employed as a Crime Laboratory Analyst and have been on both sides of the interview. While I do not make the final determination, I have...
