Brielle Weiss and Jason Marcus Hollywood Vs. Reality By: Brielle Weiss and Jason Marcus

Intro The relationship of crime solving and science has been made public due to television series such as CSI, Law and Order, and NCIS, however, the shows are rather unrealistic. To continue to learn about the facts and myths brought on by Hollywood you should try to answer these next few questions…

Is a Forensic Scientist a civilian or a detective? http://investigation.discovery.com/investiga tion/forensics/reality/reality.html

How many specialists does it take to solve a crime? http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00206/text_hel p_subject.htm

What are the chances of getting caught for a crime? http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00206/text_hel p_subject.htm

Do criminal psychologists go to the crime scene? http://sassy3421.blogspot.com/2011/03/hollywoo d-vs-reality_12.html

How long does it take for DNA test results to return from the lab? http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/fo rensics/reality/reality.html

Who responds to the crime scene? http://abouttesting.testcountry.com/2010/07/myths- and-facts-about-becoming-a-forensic-scientist.html

A Case from CSI Miami The first part of the CSIs crossover trilogy: ­ Horatio is called to find a mother's missing daughter. When her car is found near the Glades, the team searches the trees and swamps until they find a severed arm and leg. They identify the arm as belonging to the missing girl, Ashley Tanner, but the leg is discovered to be from an unidentitified Jane Doe that has radioactive sand on it only found in Las Vegas. They get a lead when they find Ashley's credit card has been used recently. Following the trail, they find another girl, Madeline Briggs, who claims she found the card on the side of a hightway. Madeline seems to be a dead end. Meanwhile, Horatio puts a call into Ray Langston who figures out the leg belongs to his missing girl, Samantha Matthews. He travels to Miami where he and Horatio work to find the killer of these girls. To their horror they discover both were seduced by the promise of making it in the world of modeling and exposed to prostitution. What they didn't count on was the fact that the girls were killed by two different men - a professional "rock star" butcher and Ashley's model manager-turned-pimp. Funding both of these men and pulling all the strings is a mysterious group called the "Zetas", crime syndicate working out of Miami, which leads Ray and Horatio to believe this is bigger than they ever thought.

The Real Deal http://articles.cnn.com/2 008-07- 14/justice/fbi.lab_1_lab- dna-unit-richard- guerrieri?_s=PM:CRIM E This article goes in to detail about how real crimes are solved or unsolved based upon information given by the FBI and their lab in Quantico, Virginia.

What Does the Future Hold? Hopefully people will read these articles and understand the importance of forensic science The difficulty of a forensic scientist's job when trying to match evidence to a victim or suspect The importance of staying informed

Bibliography http://articles.cnn.com/2008-07- 14/justice/fbi.lab_1_lab-dna-unit-richard- guerrieri?_s=PM:CRIME http://investigation.discovery.com/investigati on/forensics/reality/reality.html http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00206/text _help_subject.htm