Forensic Science

Respond to one of the following:

Option 1: Differentiate between organic and inorganic analysis. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative measurement

Option 2: Gas chromatography is one of the basic analysis procedures for the crime lab. Describe this process and the theory upon which it is based.

Option 3: Describe the Mass Spectrometry process.

Option 4: Describe the X-ray diffraction process.

Option 5: Our text describes five types of microscopes commonly used in forensic analysis. List them and briefly describe the function of each.

Option 6: Below is a series of twenty-three questions about drugs or drug use. For your original posting, answer one of these questions that has not been answered by anyone else as yet by identifying which question you are answering by number. There should be enough questions that each of you can answer a separate one.

Following are descriptions of behavior that are characteristic among users of certain classes of drugs. For each description, indicate the class of drug (narcotics, stimulants, and so forth) for which the behavior is most characteristic.

1. slurred speech, slow reaction time, impaired judgment, reduced coordination

2. intense emotional responses, anxiety, altered sensory perceptions

3. alertness, feelings of strength and confidence, rapid speech and movement, decreased appetite

4. drowsiness, intense feelings of well-being, relief from pain

Following are descriptions of behavior that are characteristic among users of certain classes of drugs. Name at least one drug that produces the described effects.

5. slurred speech, slow reaction time, impaired judgment,