FORENSICS: The Science Detectives

The Young Scientists - 2006 Summer Activities in Biotechnology

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Last updated: 2006.06.06

Monday, June 12

Monday, June 19

Tuesday, June 13

Tuesday, June 20

Wednesday, June 14

Wednesday, June 21

Thursday, June 15

Thursday, June 22

Friday, June 16

Friday, June 23

Guest Lecturers and Course Schedule:

Monday, June 12, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Detective Joe Sowards, TPD Night Detective
Criminalist Steve Skowron, TPD Crimelab - Latent Print Section, Steve is former crime scene technician.

General Instructional Team

Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Investigations
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing (Koffler541)
9:00 - 11:00

Introductions, Course Materials, Lab Safety, (Koffler541)

Begin Forensic Entomology Lab

11:00 - 12:30 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
12:30 - 2:00 Criminal Investigations - Det. Joe Sowards (Koffler209)
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:45 Crime Scene Investigations - Steve Skowron (Koffler209)
3:45 - 4:00 Debriefing (Koffler541)
4:15
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center Staff

Sgt. Michael Garcia - Pima County/Tucson Metropolitan Counter Narcotics Alliance

Criminalist Tony Windsor, , TPD Crime Lab - Comparative Analysis Section - Firearms Identification

General Instructional Team

Crime Scene Investigations (LAB)
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:30 - 8:45 Cattran Shuttle Boarding
9:30 - 10:30 Daily Briefing, Rules and Regulation
10:30 - 12:30 CSI
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch -(Student responsible for lunch - PACK Lunch)
1:30 - 3:00 CSI
3:00 - 3:15 Debriefing and Cattran Shuttle Boarding
4:00
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Lecturers:

Chemistry Instructional Team

Forensic Chemistry Concepts/ Forensic Entomology
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing (Koffler541)
9:00 - 11:30 Forensic Chemistry (Chem Detectives) (Koffler541)
11:30 - 12:00 Forensic Entomology (continued) (Koffler541)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 3:00 Forensic Chemistry (continued) (Koffler541)
3:00 - 3:30 Preparation for Testing of Crime Scene Samples (Koffler541)
3:30 - 3:50 Debriefing (Koffler541)
4:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Dave Ricker, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County

General Instructional Team

Law and the Court System, Courtroom Testimonies
8:15 - 8:35
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:35 - 8:50 Trip to Arizona Superior Court in Pima County 110 W. Congress St.
8:50 - 9:00 Briefing - Dave Ricker, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
9:00 - 12:00 Superior Court - Morning Calendar, Criminal Trials
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch - Downtown - (student responsible for lunch)
1:15 - 1:30 Head back to Courtroom
1:30 - 3:15 Superior Court - Criminal Trials
3:15 - 3:30 Cattran Shuttle Loading
3:30 - 3:50 Return to the UA, Debriefing at the MEETING PLACE
4:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Friday, June 16, 2006

Lecturers:

Biology Instructional Team

Forensic Biology/ Forensic Entomology
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing (Koffler541)
9:00 - 11:30 Forensic Biology (DNA Detectives) (Koffler541)
11:30 - 12:00 Forensic Entomology (continued) (Koffler541)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 3:00 Forensic Biology (continued) (Koffler541)
3:00 - 3:30 Preparation for Testing of Crime Scene Samples (Koffler541)
3:30 - 3:50 Debriefing (Koffler541)
4:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Monday, June 19, 2006

Lecturers:

Dave Bentley, ARLDB - Biotechnology Imaging Facilities

Gary Chandler, Materials Science and Engineering

Terrill Yuhas, Arizona Research Laboratories Computing Group

All Instructional Teams

Testing of Collected Crime Scene Evidence/ Forensic Entomology/ Forensic Imaging
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing (Koffler541)
9:00 - 12:00 Chem Detectives, DNA Detectives, Code Detectives Focus Groups will work on forensic evidences collected from the crime scene. (Koffler541)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 1:45 Final Forensic Entomology Lab Session (Koffler541)
1:45 - 3:40 Visit the Biotechnology Imaging Facilities - DNA Detectives and the rest.
1:45 - 3:40 Visit the Material Science and Engineering Imaging Facility - CHEM Detectives
3:40 - 3:50 Debriefing
4:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Criminalist Aaron Brudenell, TPD Crime Lab - Comparative Analysis Section - Firearms Identification

Criminalist Steve Skowron, TPD Crime Lab - Latent Print Section

Criminalist Veronica Kearney, TPD Crime Lab - Forensic Biology Section

Other Speakers: You will have opportunities to talk to other criminalists from various sections during the crimelab tour.

Ryan Sprissler, ARLDB - Genomic Analysis and Technology Core

General Instructional Team

Visit the TPD Crime Lab/ Data Analysis and Interpretation/ Visit the Genomic Analysis and Technology Core Facility
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:30 - 8:45 Cattran Shuttle Boarding
8:45 - 9:00 Briefing, Trip to TPD Headquarters - 270 S. Stone Ave.
9:00 - 10:00

Crime Lab Presentation

Presentation on Latent Prints - Steve Skowron, Ballistics/Firearms - Aaron Brudenell, Forensic Biology - Statistics - Veronica Kearney

Panel Discussion, Q&A Session

Crimelab Tour Slide Show

10:00 - 12:00 Intensive Training on Data Analysis and Interpretation of Date from collected evidence (40 mins. Rotation)
12:00 - 1:00 Crime Lab Tour
1:00 - 2:30 Lunch - TPD Cafeteria - (Catered)
Interact with Crimelab and other TPD personnel
2:30 - 3:00 Cattran Shuttle Boarding and Trip back to UA
3:00 - 4:15 Tour of Genomic Analysis and Technology Core Facility - DNA Sequencing and Genotyping
4:15 - 4:25 Debriefing
4:35 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Carl Olsen, Assoc. Curator and Lecturer, Dept. of Entomology (FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY)

Dr. Walter Birkby, Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner

Intro to UA Research Instrumentation (Chemistry)

Biology Instructional Team

Research Instrumentation/ Forensic Anthropology/ Forensic Entomology
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing
9:00 - 10:30 Forensic Anthropology - Walter Birkby
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Research Instrumentation Tours and Demonstration (Dept. of Chemistry) Mass Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 3:00 Forensic Entomology (BUG Detectives) - Carl Olsen
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 3:30 Early Debriefing
4:00 - 4:45 Tour of the BUG Collection
5:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Shawn Jensvold, Special Victims Unit, Pima County Attorney's Office

Patty Jansma, ARL - Division of Neurobiology

Lynne Oland, ARL - Division of Neurobiology

Peggy Young, Attorney, Private Practice

Courtroom Instructional Team

Forensic Science and the Courtroom, Instrumentation Tour
8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing
9:00 - 10:30 Legal System, Role of the Prosecution and Defense Counsel, Case Law, Rules of Evidence, Ethics - Shawn Jensvold
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Tour of Neurobiology Confocal Microscopy Lab
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:00

Expert Witness Testimony - Peggy Young

2:00 - 3:40

Moot Court Preparation

3:40 - 3:50 Debriefing
4:00 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall

Friday, June 23, 2006

Guest Lecturers:

Susan Kelly, Pima County Public Defender's Office

Courtroom Instructional Team

Moot Court
8:15 - 8:30
Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
8:30 - 8:45 Trip to Arizona Superior Court in Pima County 110 W. Congress St.
8:45 - 9:00 Daily Briefing
9:00 - 11:00

Expert Witness Testimony Practical

Courtroom 580

Moot Court will be held in courtroom 580.

Parents are welcome to come and participate in the trial. Students will be given the opportunity to testify as forensic expert during the trail.

11:00 - 12:00 Final Debriefing, End of Course Evaluation, Certification and Dismissal
12:20 Meet at the designated MEETING PLACE - E. 4th St. in front of Graham Residence Hall
 
TEACHER'S SECTION
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch - Student Union - (on your own)
1:30 - 4:30 Additional Instructional Resources, Course Reflection, Course Evaluation

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