Unit 3

Marking period 1 Project

Student presentations: Audience Feedback

1.1 introduction to forensic science

• Objectives

• SW Describe what forensic science and criminalistics is, its role, what the Frye and Daubert cases established,

• 1.1 Notes

1.2 brief history of forensic science

• Objectives

• SW Describe how forensic science has developed throughout history to its present state.

• SW Describe what is and the significance of locard’s exchange principle

• 1.2 Notes

• Poster activity for the major contributors (Alphonse Bertillon, Francis Galton, Henry Goddard, Alexandre Lacassagne, Edmond Lochard, Matheau Orfila, Arthur Conan doyle)

1.3 crime detection in literature

• Objectives:

• SW Explain what the CSI effect is and it’s impact on criminal investigations and proceeding trials

• 1.3 notes

• CSI Effect Training

1.4 dynamic duo of principles (locards and individuality)

• Objectives:

• SW Explain the significance of Locard’s exchange principle and the principle of individuality.

• 1.4 notes

• End of chapter questions

• Video and video sheet

1.5 legal precedent of science in the courtroom

• Objectives

• S.W. explain the details and significance of the Frye, Daubert, Joiner, and Kumho Tire court cases and the precedents they have set.

• 1.5 notes

• End of chapter questions

• Graphic organizer activity

• Extra Credit: Take 10 of the bullets from the Graphic organizer activity and create a kahoot game for it (have the bullet be the question, the 4 options being the 4 court cases) and send it my way. We will use it to review at the end of the unit.

2.1 Crime Scene Evidence

• Objectives

• S.W. Describe the different types of evidence, the difference between: probative and prejudicial, Comparison and identification analysis, and class evidence and individual evidence,

• 2.1 notes

• Kahoot game (competition, but graded based on right answers).

2.2 Legal Evidence

• Objectives

• S.W. interpret the 4th amendment, its significance in forensic investigations, describe when a warrant is required and when warrantless searches ARE legal and when evidence is inadmissible in court (Exclusionary rule, fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine, plain view doctrine).

• SW describe the circumstances surrounding and the significance of Mincy v. Arizona and Michigan v Tyler

• 2.2 notes

• Know your rights activity

2.3 The Evidence Collection and the evidence team

• Objectives

• S.W. follow the proper steps for processing a crime scene, collecting and storing various types of evidence and establishing a chain of custody

• S.W. describe the different roles individuals play in processing a crime scene and their responsibilities.

• 2.3 notes

• Evidence collection check

• Packaging and collection of evidence Illinois State Police

• Crime Scene Processing Lab

• How to Create a Scale Sketch

• How to do Triangulation Video

• Chain of Custody Form

• Photography Log

• Crime Scene Processing Lab 2020

Review

Test