Criminal Science – StMU Research Scholars

StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

Criminal Science

Bioinformatics: The Investigator of The Crime Scene

Muskaan Tayal

Affection Alignment

Lyzette Flores

The Link between Gender Roles and Intimate Partner Violence

Elizabeth Santos

Exploring the Effects of Religious Salience on Intimate Partner Violence

Carina Pawlak

Glamorization of True Crime: Ethical or Not?

Ashley Olvera

The Cyber War Against Women: Exploring Cyber Terrorism’s Role in Perpetuating Gender-Based Violence

Lily Schow

Australia’s Worst Serial Killer?

Kaila Halpin

The Scientific History of Forensics

Laila Sosa

Cameron Todd Willingham: The Tragic Journey of a Wrongfully Convicted Man

Breana Rivera

The Ethics of using Rapid DNA analysis on Crime Scene Samples

Vanessa Ortiz

Kinship Analysis in Forensic Science

Destiny O'Keefe

Fatal Breakup to Established Procedure: Mathieu Orfila’s Forensic Contribution

Nicole Vanegas-Riddick

The Ethics in using Ancestral Databases with DNA analysis to Solve Crimes

Angelica Garcia

Image is in black and white, with the only color are the blue gloves worn by a woman in the image. Female Forensic Scientist in a laboratory station, standing next to a stereomicroscope. She is examining blood from a knife, using a cotton swab, while wearing gloves.

Biases in Forensic Testing: Influences from the Media

Kevin Medina

Untested Evidence: An Analysis of the Backlog of Sexual Assault Kits in the United States

Sunyte Jordan

The Reliability of Bite Marks as Forensic Evidence

Kendra Lancaster

Women In Forensics

Alvaro Alvarado

Woman on phone at night in a dark room

Our Response to Violence in the Media: Is Apathy the New Normal?

Janaya Felder

The Use of Biometric Systems and Data Beyond Agreed Consent

Mia Hernandez

The Ethics of Donating Unclaimed Bodies to Science

Vanessa Ortiz