Introduction
Exoneration -- To clear from accusation or blame.
I plan on studying forensics in college and before I can do so I wanted to conduct a project on forensic science and get more of insight and with the help of my peers, I was able to decide on doing the flaws of forensic science and took some cases where evidences had no correlation to the "suspect" but he/she was still convicted. The topic itself was interesting, I learned that even the most crucial evidence can be troublesome to examine and determine whether or not they are the culprit. For someone who wants to become a forensic scientist, it's important to be that I HAVE to get it right or else I'll be blaming someone who did not do the crime and end up letting them suffer than the actual culprit.
I plan on studying forensics in college and before I can do so I wanted to conduct a project on forensic science and get more of insight and with the help of my peers, I was able to decide on doing the flaws of forensic science and took some cases where evidences had no correlation to the "suspect" but he/she was still convicted. The topic itself was interesting, I learned that even the most crucial evidence can be troublesome to examine and determine whether or not they are the culprit. For someone who wants to become a forensic scientist, it's important to be that I HAVE to get it right or else I'll be blaming someone who did not do the crime and end up letting them suffer than the actual culprit.
The Crime Board
For my art product, I created a crime board with actual cases where someone was wrongly convicted. The crime board itself had to be filled with evidence and organization hence the color coordination (EX: Purple = Crime/Exonerated, Pink = Investigation/Trial). To get the aesthetic, I looked up a few crime boards to get an understanding of what it's suppose to most likely have on it but some crime boards did not fit what I actually wanted it to look like so I took it upon myself to create my own version of a crime board with each corner a different case and it's own notes/side notes. I included images of the "suspect" and tried to find as many pictures to add more visual to the board but all I got was pictures of the wrongly convicted themselves. Overall, I'd say that creating the crime board was pleasing and fun to do.
Steven Barnes was accused and convicted was murder, sodomy and raping 16-year Kimberly Simon on September 18th 1985
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Bennie Stark was accused and convicted of biting and raping 69-year old Hispanic Lady on January 18th, 1986
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Interview
For my English product and to get an insight on forensic science evidence at the crime scene and how crucial it can be, I interviewed State Trooper Wright, who Mr Ward happen to know and was able to get me an interview with, and asked several questions about and how to investigate evidence. During the interview, I learned the importance of finding evidence and how critical it can be. Depending on the case, it can take up days to even weeks to examine evidence at the crime scene and even continuing to investigate. I also learned that anything can happen, from a small robbery to the most gruesome murder, you have to prepare yourself and do what you have to do as long as you can bring forth the person who did the crime and send them to prison for their wrongdoing. Things like homicide will happen and you just get used to seeing it.