Background:
The scientific method emphasizes the use of precision, objectivity, critical thinking, careful observation, practice, repeatability, uncertainty management, and peer review, all of which help support the reliable collection, measurement, and interpretation of clues in order to produce knowledge about a situation.
Assignment:
In 4 pages, including title page and reference page, discuss the scientific approach used to identify and collect various types of trace, blood, and/or other biological evidence that has the potential to resolve a criminal investigation.
1. Provide a detailed example of clues that can be gleaned from the detailed observation, examination, and analysis of at least two specific types of trace and/or biological evidence.
2. What procedures must be followed by the crime scene investigator during the evidence collection process to ensure that accurate and reliable scientific results can be obtained from a forensic analysis of the evidence?
3.Include in your paper, how a crime scene investigator would defend their research in a court of law.
- Levinson developed the concept of life structure which is important to the field of human services. This premise indicates that a person is shaped by personal interactions and one's environment. For this week's Discussion, review the information in Chapter 11 about Levinson's theories and consider where you are according to the life structures defined. Identify your life structure and explain some of the passages which you have personally experienced during this time period. Include how your personality was influenced by your interactions and your personal environment.
- Life expectancy has continued to increase in the United States. If you were working with the older adult population, what recommendations would you suggest in order to prolong their lives and why? Based upon the description of contemporary theories of aging: genetic, nongenetic cellular, and physiological, which theory do you believe is most impactful in describing the aging process and why? What are some of the roles performed by human services professionals in the field of gerontology? Do you believe that this is an area of human services that you would be interested in working in? Why, or why not?
• Why are older people considered an at risk population?
• What are the potential hazards manifested in later adulthood?
• Describe local programs in your area which address the needs for the elderly.
• Based upon increasing numbers of the elderly, are we doing enough to provide for and serve this population?