Assignment:
Readings the following chapters are given below is:
Forensic Science and Criminalistics and Crime Scene Processing and Analysis and Forensic Technologies
Scientific evidence must be evaluated by forensic experts through a peer review process, which the courts often rely on to determine validity of scientific methods. Similarly, you must carefully evaluate the validity of the material supporting your work. For this assignment, you must use at least three Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources in addition to the course text. You may also want to review the recommended resources, which may further support your work on this written assignment.
In your paper, address the following:
- Evaluate the evolution of forensic science.
- Identify examples of scientific methods that have been disproven.
- Explain the peer review process.
- Compare and contrast common perceptions to the realities of forensic science.
- Explain the CSI effect.
- Evaluate what impact the CSI effect has or does not have on the forensic field and the criminal justice system.
- Evaluate the impact of junk science, real or perceived, on the forensic field and criminal justice.
The Is All Good and True? paper
Must be 750 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center's APA Style.
Readings:
1. Peer review in forensic science
By Kaye N. Ballantyne
2. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward (2009)
By Washington, D.C