bailey kim direct questions UPDATED

what kind of subjects do you teach your class?

• i enjoy teaching my students about how forensic technology is used in our legal system

• this course - DNA analysis (matching tool, processed in lab, genealogy sites)

how does your past experience relate to DNA analysis?

• worked closely with analyzing DNA

• teach how forensic tech is advancing

How did you inform your students about the assignment?

• course syllabus - how students would utilize their own genetic reports using DNA analysis

• class discussion - express questions + concerns

How did you handle questions + concerns

• allowed to use websites that used stricter law enforcement policies if they wished

what was the purpose of the assignment?

• how dna is stored + shared

• more than finding genealogy

• understand the process of finding ancestry through DNA

Could you provide the court with any further details?

• after syllabus

• gets by fine w/o extra credit

• if they chose to do it, not restricted to a single website.

how is this assignment related to the case?

• assignment was NOT forced — it didnt pertain to their overall grade

• extra ONE point

how does (Exhibit C) relate to your class?

• beginning of course I informed my students how we would use our investigative genetic genealogy reports

• (so even if they did or did not decide to do assignment) it was stated how their involvement with investigative softwares could be used.