Emerging Science as Evidence

Emerging Science as Evidence

Prior to beginning this activity, review the required resources:

Read:

• Digital evidence and the U.S. criminal Justice System (Links to an external site.)
• Goodison, S., Davis, R., & Jackson, B. (2015). Digital evidence and the U.S. criminal Justice System (Links to an external site.). Rand Corporation and the National Institute of Justice.  Retrieved from: https://home.iape.org/evidence-resources/other-evidence-resources.html
• Judging the value of forensic evidence (Links to an external site.)
• Gorski, C [Ed] (2019). Judging the value of forensic evidence. Inside Science (Links to an external site.) [Video file].  Retrieved from https://www.insidescience.org/video/judging-value-forensic-evidence
• The mismatch between twenty-first-century forensic evidence and our antiquated criminal justice system (Links to an external site.)
• Murphy, E. (2014). The mismatch between twenty-first-century forensic evidence and our antiquated criminal justice system (Links to an external site.). Southern California Law Review, 87(3), 633-672. Retrieved from http://lawreview.usc.edu/

Dutelle, A. W. (2017). An introduction to crime scene investigation (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com/

• Chapter 7: The Forensic Laboratory (p. 129-150)
• Chapter 14: Drug Evidence: Crime Scene Search – Summary (p. 357-372)
• Chapter 15: Digital Evidence (p. 373-391)

Watch:

• Forensic science division web tutorial: Toxicology (Links to an external site.)
• What is the Daubert standard for expert testimony? (Links to an external site.)

Your report must address the following elements:

• Indicate which scientific techniques are used for different types of evidence in the lab.
• Examine how digital evidence poses unique challenges to the criminal justice system.
• Explain the ethical issues resulting from emerging technology out pacing the law. Differentiate between how the various landmark cases have impacted the
• admission of forensic evidence in court.

The Emerging Science as Evidence paper

• Must be approximately 1,000 words (approximately four double-spaced pages in length, not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least two scholarly, peer reviewed, and/or other credible sources in addition to the course text and required resources.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.