Reference no: EM13929670
Option 1: Police investigating the scene of a sexual assault recover a large blanket that they believe may contain useful physical evidence. They take it to the laboratory for a test for the presence of semen. The serologist asks if the investigator knows of Respond to one of the following:
anything that might recently have been spilled on the blanket. The investigator reports that an overturned bowl of grapes and watermelon was found on the scene, as well as broken glass that had contained wine. The scientist selects and administers the best test for analyzing that blanket. The blanket shows a positive reaction after three minutes of the completion of the test. What test was probably used and what was the conclusion? Explain your answer.
Option 2: Criminalist Cathy is collecting evidence from the victim of a sexual assault. She places a sheet on the floor, asks the victim to disrobe, and places the clothing in a paper bag. After collecting pubic combings and pubic hair samples, she takes two vaginal swabs, which she allows to air-dry before packaging. Finally she collects blood, urine, and scalp hair samples from the victim. What mistakes, if any, did Cathy make in collecting this evidence?
Option 3: A woman reports being mugged by a masked assailant, whom she scratched on the arm during a struggle. The victim gives the police a good description of her attacker, but she is not sure whether the assailant was male or female. Describe the steps and procedures you might use to determine the sex of the attacker.
Option 4: Police discover a badly decomposed body buried in an area where a man disappeared some years ago. The case was never solved, nor was the victim's body ever recovered. As the lead investigator, you suspect the body is that of the missing victim. What is your main challenge in using DNA to determine whether it is or is not? How would you go about using DNA technology to test your theory?
Option 5: Define antigens, antibodies, antiserum, and agglutination.
Option 6: Describe the Luminol, microcrystalline, and precipitin tests for blood.
Option 7: Semen is determined by two tests. List them and explain each in detail.
Option 8: Describe the physical evidence to be collected from a rape victim examination and how it is to be collected. Who is to collect this evidence?
Option 9: Briefly describe what DNA is and its structure. What are the restrictions on base pairings?
|
Search literature provided for benefits of research ethics
: Summarize in no more than 2 pages an Ethical code of conduct in your area of study. Find and summarize three cases of research ethics violations and their consequences in your area of study.
|
|
Pricing is critical decision made by a marketing executive
: Pricing is a critical decision made by a marketing executive because price has a direct effect on a firm’s profits. Note the six major steps in the process organizations go through in setting prices on pages 322–323. Step one involves identifying pri..
|
|
What is the after tax cost of debt
: Default risk premium on AA+ rated bonds are 3% and BBB- rated bonds are 6%. The marginal tax rate for both companies is 30%. What is the after tax cost of debt for GE and Alstom if the risk free rate (10 year US Treasury rate) is 2.5% ?
|
|
Cost of preferred stock and cost of common stock
: Shi Importers’ balance sheet shows $300 million in debt, $50 million in preferred stock, and $650 million in total common equity, which is its target capital structure. Shi’s tax rate is 40%, cost of debt is 6%, cost of preferred stock is 5.8% and co..
|
|
Define antigens antibodies antiserum and agglutination
: Define antigens, antibodies, antiserum, and agglutination. Describe the Luminol, microcrystalline, and precipitin tests for blood. Semen is determined by two tests. List them and explain each in detail. Describe the physical evidence to be collected..
|
|
Foundation of computer and mobile forensics
: This module introduces the foundation of computer and mobile forensics. The students will learn about different tools and techniques in forensic computing starting from collecting the evidence, preserving the evidence towards analysing the evidenc..
|
|
Financial management practices to each of changes in market
: Describe one way that a financial manager of a retail company would efficiently adjust his company’s financial management practices to each of the following changes in market conditions: (a) a big competitor enters the market; (b) technological progr..
|
|
Provide three examples of scarcity
: Provide three examples of scarcity that illustrate why even the 1,210 billionaires in the world face scarcity. 2. Label each entry in List 1 as dealing with a microeconomic topic or a macroeconomic topic. Explain your answer. Use the following inform..
|
|
What are the professional and legal responsibilities
: What are the professional and legal responsibilities in relation to managing disabled and older workers? What are the professional and legal responsibilities when working with these populations?
|