September 1, 2010 – 9:16 am
Daily Journal FITC Week 3 Day 5 Today was the last day of the third week and the close of our program this summer. The students began the day by dividing into two groups; Bryan Hawking and Omar Ulvi led the groups into a courtroom role play session where the students served as the prosecution [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:14 am
August 12, 2010 Diamonique, Tyra, Dana, Joanne, Jordan, and Sam reflect on the days activities: Even though we were using fake blood made of corn syrup, how did it make you feel that you were doing the same things investigators do when analyzing blood from real crime scenes? “Special. It was awesome and fun. It [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:13 am
Today we have a blurb from Lori Critcher who is an assistant instructor for the week: Here are some thoughts of the day from our attendees: Blood Spatter: Hannah “I felt very proud of myself. I thought it was really fun and interesting. I hope that when we do the trial on Friday that we [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:11 am
FITC 2010 Week 3 Day 2 August 10, 2010 “(It’s the) second day and I think it went well. The kids certainly appeared to enjoy the hands on aspect that they participated in today. They performed various tasks like creating blood splatter patterns, fingerprinting, casting shoe prints and retrieving and noting a victim at a [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:10 am
Round 3 began today with a fresh group of students from Columbus City Schools and Worthington Schools. Being the first day, the students seemed reserved in the morning and gradually began to open up as the day continued. Our groups were much smaller this week which allowed for a more informal setting in each classroom. [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:08 am
The students spent the first four days of the week learning about different experts, the training they required, the skill set each had and the job duties of each. They put these elements to play in courtroom scenarios on Friday where the instructors were put on the witness stand as different scientific experts who were [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:07 am
FITC 2010 Week 2 Day 4 August 3, 2010 The documentary filmmaker from the PAST Foundation stopped by to visit us again. Students have gotten over any nervousness they may have had yesterday with a big camera in the classrooms. I think the camera has added to the overall “CSI feeling” of this unique program. [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:05 am
FITC Week 2 Day 3 Today marked the halfway point of this program and the halfway point for the ‘second-week students’ and it was a ‘hump day’ to say the least. The mugginess and grey skies outside set a periodic tone of drowsiness for some of us (students and teachers alike) and the closure of [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:01 am
FITC August 2, 2010 Journal Entry Today marked the beginning of round 2 of Forensics in the Classroom for the summer of 2010. The students seemed a little reserved in the morning but gradually began to open up and become more talkative as the day progressed. The program for today involved introductory material such as [...]
September 1, 2010 – 8:59 am
FITC 2010 Week 1 Day 5 July 30, 2010 It was the last day of the program and there was excitement in the air as to how everything would unfold. We were treated to visit from a couple law students who clerk in the Public Defender’s Office downtown. They gave us an overview of the [...]
