What is forensic science
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Forensic science is the application of science to___?It is also called ____
law criminalistic
A medical examiner is a ____ _____
Licensed physician
We can call a crime investigator an _____ _____, they are experienced ____ _____, hence they are non-civilian.
indentification officer police officer
Crime investigators are hired by the ______ and they must be____-.
RCMP Canadian
What is the experience required to become a crime officer?
3-7 years as a police officer and 2-4 years of training and as an apprentice.
What happens if a crime investigator makes a mistake?
They are fired from the team
What are the 4 things that crime investigators are trained to do?
Crime scene photography fingerprinting DNA collection blood splatter analysis
What is an anthropologist?
Someone who studies bones and human remains
What is an odontologist in forensic science?
dentists who studies teeth marks and who can make teeth replicas.
What is the responsability of a psychiatrist or psychologist in forensic science?
Verify if people can stand trial. Psychological evaluation of the victims and the offender
What is an forensic entomologist?
Study of bugs associated with a crime scene
What is the role of the nurse in forensic science?
Helps the victims and the family in their grief/trauma. Also works in the medical examiners office
What is the role of the artist in forensic science?
they can do sketches and facial reconstruction.
The first trace of forensic science date from the ___ century in ___.
7th china
Crimes have evoluted, helping people get away with crimes thanks to _____ __ ____ and _____
speed of travel (take a plane to the bahamas) computers (fraud)
Science also evoluted, making it easier to catch criminas. 3 particularly important things have contributed to this. ____ in _____ ____ in ____, even though it wasnt used before 1871. ___ in _____, _______ even though it took many years until it was allowed in court.
microscopse in 1590 photography in 1724 ballistic science in 1835 blood-typing
What is ballistic science?
Physics behing bullets. Helps link bullets to gun.
The purpose of forensic science is t link ____ to a ____ or ___ or _____
crime person object place
What are the 2 types of evidence, what is the difference between the 2?
biological and physical biological is related o life and physical is everything else
Explain Locard’s Evidence Principle.
The fact that when you touch person, place, object, it creates in exchange of material. Which leaves a trace of you
What are the steps of the “scientific method”
• Observation • question • hypotesis • experiment design • Experiment performed • analysis of the result • conclusions • confirm hypotesis - invalidate hypotesis
Who are the members of the death investigation?
• Medical Examiner and the coroner. forensic pathology
Step 1. What is the death investigation team supposed to figure out?4
Where who why how
Step 2. How will the death investigation team supposed to find the time of the death?
Temperature of the body