This course project will involve exploration on your part. Much has been written in recent years about terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction. Explosives are the weapon of choice for many terrorists as reported by the media on a routine basis.
Your assignment is to identify one or more of those cases and prepare a 1,000-word essay on the bombing investigation and to discuss the types of forensic tests that were used to identify the explosives used in the attack. (If you cannot find any information regarding the specifics of the forensic testing conducted in your case study, discuss how the forensic explosives analysis may have been conducted based on your reading of the text.)

Project: Bombing Investigations
Please note that this unit contains multiple assignments. Be sure to scroll through the entire section below to meet both requirements for this Unit.

This course project will involve exploration on your part. Much has been written in recent years about terrorist attacks and weapons of mass destruction. Explosives are the weapon of choice for many terrorists as reported by the media on a routine basis.

Your assignment is to identify one or more of those cases and prepare a 1,000-word essay on the bombing investigation and to discuss the types of forensic tests that were used to identify the explosives used in the attack. (If you cannot find any information regarding the specifics of the forensic testing conducted in your case study, discuss how the forensic explosives analysis may have been conducted based on your reading of the text.)

Create your project as a Word document

Format your essay’s consistent with APA guidelines citing all references.

Save your essay in the following format: Last name First name Assignment. (Example: SmithJohn_Unit9_Project).

Submit your assignment by selecting the Unit 9: Assignment Dropbox by the end of Unit 9.

Please note that this Unit contains multiple assignments. Be sure to click on all icons below to meet the requirements for this Unit.
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Unit 9 Assignment: Final Essay

Answer each essay question in a 350- to 500- word response. Be sure to make clear connections to the material learned throughout the course.

Question 1

Describe in detail a series of tests that a forensic drug chemist would conduct in order to identify a white powder as containing cocaine with an approximate purity of 80%. (An excellent answer would include at least four major points.)

Question 2

Describe the proper collection and preservation of paint evidence from an automobile suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run incident. Paint that is foreign to the suspect automobile is observed on the hood. (An excellent answer would include at least four major points.)

Question 3

Discuss the proper collection of evidence at the origin of a fire that is suspected of having been started with gasoline. Describe the proper submission of controls for laboratory examination. (Your textbook lists five major points that are relevant to this question. An excellent answer would include all five points with a brief description or explanation of each.)

Format your essay’s consistent with APA guidelines citing all references.

Save your essay in the following format: Last name First name Assignment. (Example: SmithJohn_Unit9_FinalEssay).