User:RangerRick104/Forensic Science/Bibliography

Article Draft
EDITS:

1. Add to 1st Paragraph: “Forensic Science is a broad field including a multitude of practices including those like DNA analysis, fingerprint analysis, blood stain pattern analysis, firearms examination and ballistics, drug chemistry. and others.” This will allow the opening of the article to not only be simplified and understood better but also flow better.

2. Add section on ‘Chromatography’: “Chromatography is a common technique used in the field of Forensic Science. Chromatography is a method of separating the components of a mixture.” I have my textbook from my current Forensic Chemistry class that discusses a lot of information dealing with the workings if chromatography and I believe I can add a whole new section to this Wikipedia article on this important subject.

3. Etymology: I took quite a few years of Latin throughout middle school and high school, so when I read across the current etymology in the Wikipedia article, the information didn’t sound quite right. It also wasn’t cited. Through further research, I found a better description for the etymology and now have a source to cite as well. “The term forensic stems from the Latin word, forēnsis (3rd declension, adjective), meaning “of or pertaining to the market/forum; public.”

4. Finally, I am seeking to address any faulty grammar and punctuation as I see necessary throughout the remainder of the article as well as mend any parts that are biased or not neutral as that was one of the flags on the article. I have already corrected a few in the opening paragraph.

Proposal
My intention for this article is to first correct the flags that have been identified for this article including the lack of cited sources and lack of neutrality in the article. I expect to do this with the online sources I have found and compiled in my bibliography.

I also want to add a section on chromatography. This is a major technique used in Forensic Science and I think it deserves a section to itself. I have a Forensic Science textbook that will guide me well in editing this into the article.

Finally, I want to use all of my sources to add more general information regarding the field of Forensic Science so that readers have a better understanding of what the science is and its purpose. I also found several sentences and paragraphs that were either drawn out, too in-depth, or just didn't flow correctly. I think I can adequately modify these for a better overall understanding throughout the article.