WORTH: 4% of semester grade
CAN THIS BE TURNED IN LATE?: NO
BE
SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE
(5% penalty if you do not).
All files should be saved on your computer
as: your last name, followed by an underscore ("_"),
followed by the first two letters of your first name, followed
by an underscore ("_"), followed
by the assignment number. So if a student named Saddam Hussein
were to submit assignment number 4, the file name would
be:
hussein_sa_4.doc
THIS
IS ASSIGNMENT 4
Length: 450 - 525 words (250 words is about one typed page of 12-point, double-spaced text)
ESSAY QUESTION:
| In what ways were the early days of forensic finger printing (as described in Suspect Identities) and modern-day America (as described in Inside the Real CSI) similar in regards to forensic evidence in the criminal justice system? |
Hints:
1. Think about (A)the influence of popular culture on court room practice (B) the role of professional organizations and the establishment of purported "expertise"
2. Review your answers to the questions I asked you on the reading and video. I specifically asked your particular questions so that you would find the necessary evidence for your paper. Nearly every question relates in some useful way to the essay question. |
I will be grading your essays using this rubric (delivered as a microsoft word .doc to your desktop)
You might want to look over the rubric before starting to write the paper so that you know my expectations in advance of writing the paper.
To make it easier for you to use direct quotations from Inside the Real CSI, may want to refer to the transcript for the program here.
Additional Writing Requirements (and CHECKLIST)
1) You must have a clear thesis statement within the first two paragraphs of this paper (and preferably in the first paragraph). (-5% pts if you don't)
2) You must underline your thesis statement (-5% pts if you don't)
3) You must have at least six points of evidence, with at least three of those six coming from Inside the Real CSI and three coming from Suspect Identities. (-15% pts if you don't)
4) In paragraphs that present evidence, you must identify your claims by placing a (CL) before them; your points of evidence by placing an (EV) before them; and your warrants by placing a (WA) before them (-5% pts if you don't)