DEM Bones Forensic Analysis Investigative Report for Victim ___use the headings specified in these instructions including the General Education Outcomes that are bolded.
I. Purpose of investigation (Communication)
Write the purpose of your investigative team in the context of the scenario provided. Include the letter of your assigned victim.
II. Methodology and Evidence Examined (Communication)
Briefly describe steps taken to investigate the case. A person that has never made a forensic analysis should know what to do by looking at this section. Include a list of all artifacts examined to determine information about the victim or victims.
III. Investigative Findings and Analysis
A. Write a narrative description of significant findings for each artifact examined at the crime scene for Activities I-III. Based on your visual findings, make inferences regarding the sex and approximate age of the victim. (Communication)
B. Calculations (Quantitative Reasoning)
1. Regression Formula:
Write the regression formula you used to determine the height of the victim. Include the formula and then a calculation that includes numbers and units (cm and inches).
Define range and provide the range for heights calculated.
2. Inferring Your Height from Femur Length
a. Explain how you calculated your height from your femur length. Define deviation and show how you determined deviation between your actual height and your calculated height.
b. Explain how you might improve height determination accuracy.
c. Comment on factors other than gender that might influence the formulas used
for calculating height based on femur length.
3. Compose Your Own Regression
Explain how you determined your own regression formula.
C. Make inferences about trauma, pathology or anomalies regarding your victim based on observations made in Activity V. Include a data table that shows visual observations of each specimen and the pathology, anomaly, or trauma. (Teamwork)
IV. Conclusions (Critical Thinking and Communication)
Write a summary of findings and comprehensive summative conclusion that clearly connects the evidence that substantiates your conclusions. Back up all conclusions and inferences you made about the victim with pertinent evidence. Identify any assumptions that you made during the investigation. Account for any discrepancies in your findings.