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FORENSIC SCIENCE |
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Fall 2001 |
Mary Villani |
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Sept. 3 |
1. Organization and Introduction to Forensic Science |
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Sept.10 |
2. History of Forensic Science |
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3. Lab: Dancing Men |
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Sept.17 |
1. Physical Evidence |
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2. The Significance of Physical Evidence |
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3. The Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence |
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4. Case studies |
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5. Lab: The Crime Scene |
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Sept.24 |
1. Processing the Crime Scene |
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2. Aspects of Evidence Collection |
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3. Rough and Smooth Sketches |
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4. The Admissibility of Evidence |
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5. Establishing a Chain of Custody |
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6. The Role of the Expert Witness |
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7. Lab: Hard Evidence |
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Oct.1 |
1. Case Studies: "Cracked Cases" |
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2. Case Studies: Unsolved Mysteries |
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3. Lab: Rolling Fingerprints |
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Oct.8 |
1. Fingerprinting |
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2. Lab: Rolling and Classification of Prints |
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*** To be continued into single periods of the following week. |
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Oct.15 |
1. Labs: |
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a) Rolling and Classification of Prints |
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*** To be continued from week before |
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b) Dusting and Lifting of Latent Prints |
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*** To be continued into single period classes of the following week. |
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Oct. 22 |
1. Lab: Dusting and Lifting of Latent Prints |
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***To be continued from week before |
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2. Ear prints |
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3. Lab: The Chemical Development of Latent Prints |
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*** To be continued into single period classes during the following week |
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Oct. 29 |
1. Lab: The Chemical Development of Latent Prints (continued) |
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2. Hair as Physical Evidence |
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3. Lab: Examination and Comparison of Human Hair |
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*** To be continued into single period classes during the following week |
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Nov. 5 |
1. Lab: Examination and Comparison of Human Hair (continued) |
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2. Lab: Hair Scale Preparation and Examination |
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3. Lab: Animal Hair Examination and Unknowns |
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*** To be continued into single period classes of the following week |
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Nov.12 |
1. Lab: Animal Hair Examination and Unknowns (continued) |
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2. Fibers as Physical Evidence |
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3. Wayne Williams Case |
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4. Lab: Microscopic Examination of Fibers |
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Nov. 19 |
1. Lab: Synthesizing and Dying Nylon Fibers |
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2. Collecting, Preserving and Analyzing Paint Evidence |
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3. Auto Accidents |
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4. Hit and Run Accidents |
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5. Tire Impressions and Casts |
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6. The Collection and Preservation of Glass Evidence |
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7. The Chemistry of Fire |
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8. Arson Explosions |
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9. Lab: Hunt for Serial Arsonists |
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Nov. 261. The Psychological Profiles of Killers |
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b. Profiles of Mass Murderers |
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c. Profiles of Child Abusers |
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2. Psychic Sleuthing |
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3. Lab: Who Shot JFK? |
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Dec. 3 |
1. Opposing Viewpoints - Who Shot JFK? |
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a. JFK and the Mob |
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b. JKF and Cuba |
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c. The U.S. in the 1960s |
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2. The Collection and Preservation of Evidence |
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3. Serial Number Restoration |
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Dec. 10 |
1. The Murder of JFK |
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2. The Murder of Martin Luther King |
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3. Bullet Comparisons |
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4. Cartridge Cases |
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5. Gunpowder Residues |
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6. Trip to the New York State Crime Lab and NYS Police Academy |
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Dec.17 |
1. The Coroner vs. The Medical Examiner | ||||||||
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2. The Medical Autopsy |
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3. Establishing the Cause and Time of Death |
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4. The Morgue and the Crime Lab / Case Studies |
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5. The Medical Autopsy and the Criminal |
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6. Lab: The Science of Murder |
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7. Lab: Confessions of a Medical Examiner |
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Dec. 24 |
WINTER VACATION |
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Jan. 2 |
1. Unnatural Deaths: Case Studies |
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2. Unsolved Mysteries |
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3. Lab: The Best of the Forensic Autopsy |
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Jan. 7 |
1. Forensic Entomology |
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2. Insect Life Cycles |
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3. Using Insects to Solve Crime |
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4. Lab: Insects at the Crime Scene |
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Jan. 14 |
Mid-year Exams |
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FORENSIC SCIENCE |
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Spring 2002 |
Mary Villani |
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Feb. 4 |
1. Review of Mid-year Exam |
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2. Forensic Anthropology |
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3. Skeletal studies - Animal versus Human |
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4. Lab: Butch and Sundance |
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Feb.11 |
1. Grouping Sub grouping and Individualizing |
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Skeletal remains |
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2. Production of Foot Casts and Foot Impressions |
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3. Lab: Snow Prints (weather permitting) |
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4. Lab: Skeletal Measurements |
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Feb. 18 |
MID-WINTER VACTION |
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Feb. 25 |
1. Skeletal Measurements continued |
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2. Aging Skeletal Remains |
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3. Race Determination |
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4. Sex Determination |
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5. Skeletal Remains and the Cause of Unnatural Deaths |
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6. Lab: The Mystery of Anastasia Romanoff |
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March 4 |
1. Forensic Imaging |
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2. Facial Reconstruction |
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3. Forensic Odontology |
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4. Mammalian and Human Teeth |
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5. Grouping Sub grouping and Individualizing |
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Dental Remains |
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6. Case Studies |
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7. Lab: The Forensic Artist |
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8. Careers in Forensic Science ******* tentative |
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March 11 |
1. The Structure of DNA and the Human Genome |
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2. Nuclear DNA versus Nuclear DNA |
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3. DNA and Missing Persons |
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4. DNA and the Crime Scene |
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5. Lab: Murder Rape and DNA |
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6. DNA Landmark Cases |
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7. DNA Testing and the Judicial System |
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8. Distance Learning with John Jay College |
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March 18 |
1. DNA Profiling Paper Simulation (RFLP) |
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2. DNA Isolation and Extraction |
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3. Lab: DNA Spooling |
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March 20 |
4. Guest Speakers in the school auditorium |
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Dr. Michael Baden And Dr. Lawrence Koblinsky Topic: The World Trade Center As A Crime Scene Investigation / Germ Warfare |
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March 25 |
1. Testing for DNA |
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2. Casting and Loading Gels Practice |
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3. Lab: Adding Restriction Enzymes and Dyes to Samples |
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April 1 |
1. Electrophoresis |
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2. Southern Blotting |
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3. Hybridization |
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4. Lab: Loading Wells and Electrophoresis |
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April 8 |
1. Observation and Analysis of RFLP test results |
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2. PCR Testing |
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3. Plant DNA versus Human DNA |
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4. Lab: Isolation of Squamous Cell DNA and Amplification of DNA in Thermal Cycler |
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April 15 |
SPRING VACATION |
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April 22 |
1. The Human Genome Project |
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2. Case Studies – using DNA typing by PCR |
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3. PCR Testing for Forensic Investigations |
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versus PCR Testing for Genetic Research |
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4. Lab: Preparation of Cast Gels, Loading DNA Samples and Electrophoresis |
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April 291. Observation of Lab Results |
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2. Human Mitochondrial DNA |
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3. Forensic Investigations With Mitochondrial DNA Technology – Case Studies |
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4. Lab: DNA Isolation from Hair Sheaths and Amplification of DNA in Thermal Cycler |
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May 6 |
1. Mitochondrial DNA and Missing People, MIAs |
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2. The Ethics of DNA Testing |
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3. DNA Testing and the Law |
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4. DNA Testing and Rights of Privacy |
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5. Lab: Preparation of Cast Gels, Loading and Electrophoresis |
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May 13 |
1. Observations of Lab Results |
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2. Forensic Toxicology |
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3. Examination of Organs and Tissues |
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4. Body Fluids |
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5. Lab: Aspirin Determination with Spectrophotometry |
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May 20 |
1. Blood Morphology and Blood Chemistry |
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2. Blood Stain Patterns |
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3. Species Test |
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4. The Grouping, Sub grouping and |
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Individualization of Blood Stains |
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5. Lab: Blood Typing – Who Done It? |
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6. Trip to Washington, D.C. |
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May 27 |
1. Document Examination |
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2. Print and Script |
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3. Typewritten |
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4. Copy Machine |
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5. Computer generated |
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6. Ink Examination and Extraction |
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7. Lab: Document Examination |
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June 3 |
1. The Forensic Psychiatrist versus The |
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Document Examination Lab |
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2. Forged Documents and the Law |
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3. Counter fit money and the Law |
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4. TIPS Web Quest Project presentations |
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Mass Murderers in America |
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Rape on American College Campuses |
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Germ Warfare |
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Missing Children in America |
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June 10 |
1. Legal Procedures – Discovery, Jury Selection, |
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Shadow Juries, Insanity Pleas |
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2. Trials of the Century |
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3. Mock Trials |
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4. Lab: Mock Trial Presentations |
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June 24 Shadow Program |
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