User:TGL1202/Choose an Article
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== Article Selection ==
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
=== Option 1 ===
; DNA Profiling:
; Article Evaluation
; This article gives core scientific methods, and gives applications to the court. It also gives a broad insight of the history of Sir Alec Jeffrey. The article itself is very broad. It covers DNA profiling techniques through the years, and specialized methods for complex cases. It also gives limitations and issues in the field. It is very citation heavy and uses cites from journals, governments and general news, for its context. Its very organized and overall, very easy to read. What could be added on, is more information on sample size, and the equipment. For example, the benefits of speed vs the risk of using a tiny sample, and rapid DNA sequencing.:
; Sources
;Muhammad, A. J. (2025). Revolutionizing DNA analysis: The impact of rapid DNA sequencing on modern forensic investigations. In ''IntechOpen eBooks''. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1009686
=== Option 2 ===
; Forensic Firearm Examination:
; Article Evaluation
; This article is very effective. It gives a clear objective, which is linking ammunition to specific weapons and individuals. It also provides information on unique characteristics that help link firearms to a specific ammunition. The context is very technical, and provides deeper understanding on weapons, ammunition and the historical significance of older cases, that helped build reliability in todays methods. The tone is professional and neutral and avoids making it forensic/ CSI based, instead, focusing on the science, and specifics. The article lacks some detail on NIBIN which is used to link firearms to crimes. :
; Sources
; Troyer, R. C. & Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. (2022). ''NIBIN toolkit for prosecutors'' (Second Edition). https://crimegunintelcenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/nibin-toolkitforprosecutors_20220711.pdf
=== Option 3 ===
; Forensic DNA Analysis
;
; Article Evaluation
; This article has very strong points on effectively tracing DNA from early RFLP methods to modern STR and YSTR analysis. It explains the scientific transition, and touches on the effects of sample sizes, as well as its amplification methods. It also has a neutral, and academic approached tone. It is strongly structured and focuses on how laboratories process DNA. However, it lacks discussion on real world operations, specifically regarding the DNA database. It focuses on the laboratory work, but does not point toward the data bases, and collection, which is major in forensics. The article also could use information on a study that uses ParaDNA. This addition will help illustrate how investigators use portable systems to generate DNA profiles in under 90 minutes. This is a direct rapid, PCR allowing for evidence to be processed on scene. :
; Sources
; Blackman, S., Dawnay, N., Ball, G., Stafford-Allen, B., Tribble, N., Rendell, P., Neary, K., Hanson, E. K., Ballantyne, J., Kallifatidis, B., Mendel, J., Mills, D. K., & Wells, S. (2015). Developmental validation of the ParaDNA® Intelligence System—A novel approach to DNA profiling. ''Forensic Science International Genetics'', ''17'', 137–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.04.009 :
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
=== Option 1 ===
; DNA Profiling:
; Article Evaluation
; This article gives core scientific methods, and gives applications to the court. It also gives a broad insight of the history of Sir Alec Jeffrey. The article itself is very broad. It covers DNA profiling techniques through the years, and specialized methods for complex cases. It also gives limitations and issues in the field. It is very citation heavy and uses cites from journals, governments and general news, for its context. Its very organized and overall, very easy to read. What could be added on, is more information on sample size, and the equipment. For example, the benefits of speed vs the risk of using a tiny sample, and rapid DNA sequencing.:
; Sources
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=== Option 2 ===
; Forensic Firearm Examination:
; Article Evaluation
; This article is very effective. It gives a clear objective, which is linking ammunition to specific weapons and individuals. It also provides information on unique characteristics that help link firearms to a specific ammunition. The context is very technical, and provides deeper understanding on weapons, ammunition and the historical significance of older cases, that helped build reliability in todays methods. The tone is professional and neutral and avoids making it forensic/ CSI based, instead, focusing on the science, and specifics. The article lacks some detail on NIBIN which is used to link firearms to crimes. :
; Sources
; Troyer, R. C. & Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. (2022). ''NIBIN toolkit for prosecutors''
=== Option 3 ===
; Forensic DNA Analysis
;
; Article Evaluation
; This article has very strong points on effectively tracing DNA from early RFLP methods to modern STR and YSTR analysis. It explains the scientific transition, and touches on the effects of sample sizes, as well as its amplification methods. It also has a neutral, and academic approached tone. It is strongly structured and focuses on how laboratories process DNA. However, it lacks discussion on real world operations, specifically regarding the DNA database. It focuses on the laboratory work, but does not point toward the data bases, and collection, which is major in forensics. The article also could use information on a study that uses ParaDNA. This addition will help illustrate how investigators use portable systems to generate DNA profiles in under 90 minutes. This is a direct rapid, PCR allowing for evidence to be processed on scene. :
; Sources
; Blackman, S., Dawnay, N., Ball, G., Stafford-Allen, B., Tribble, N., Rendell, P., Neary, K., Hanson, E. K., Ballantyne, J., Kallifatidis, B., Mendel, J., Mills, D. K., & Wells, S. (2015). Developmental validation of the ParaDNA® Intelligence System—A novel approach to DNA profiling. ''Forensic Science International Genetics'', ''17''
