This academic journal connects genetics, biochemistry, organic chemistry, and general chemistry. The author does this to highlight illicit drug detection in relation to DNA analysis. The students conduct this experiment. They use critical thinking and problem solving skills while collaborating with other students. This collaboration of students leads to the debunking of myths surrounding the police and forensic scientists. They also develop awareness of how both scientists and law enforcement work together in order to solve crimes. This special topics course was created because of interest from students, and to make forensic science easier to understand. The National Research Council recommended that undergraduate programs in forensic science encompass a more rigorous and integrated scientific approach to forensic sciences.
This source will be really helpful for me when explaining the foundations of forensic science. This source combines many different disciplines that intersect in such a way to solve crimes. I will be able to see how officers of the law and forensic scientists work together. This journal will be the way I can include drug use as a factor in crimes. I can do this because it analyzes illicit drug detection as it relates to dna analysis, and I can see some of the most common factors in a homicide and/or in a person that commits a crime. Drug detection isn’t everything, but it is helpful if a victim was drugged or they don’t know what is in their system. This makes for better care in hospitals because they are careful not to mix specific drugs to avoid adverse effects.