Unit 1-Intro To Forensic Science

The application of science to the criminal justice system.

Hsi Duan Yu (Chinese book from 1248-how to distinguish between strangulation and drowning)

Father of Toxicology. Published works on poisons and how they affected animals.

Studied fingerprints and developed a methodology for their classification.

Figured out how to determine the type of blood from a dried bloodstain.

Found a way of using a comparison microscope to improve this technique to better match bullets.

Brought the issue of cross-contamination to the forefront.

States that there is an exchange of materials when two objects come into contact with each other.

Began in 1923 for the Los Angeles police department.

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A verbal statement given under oath.

Someone that has special knowledge relevant to the case.

Science that deals with disease.

A dissection and examination of the body, often to determine why the person died.

Studies sudden, unexplained, violent deaths by using autopsies to determine cause of death.

After death, the muscles of the body relax then become rigid. Occurs w/ in 24 hours and goes away after 36 hours.

Blood stops pumping and settles in the parts lowest to the ground. Occurs with in 12 hours after death.

Gradual cooling of the body after death.

The identification/examination of skeletal remains.

Focuses on the relationship between human behaviour and criminal justice.

The study of insects to help criminal investigations.

Provides insight into the identification of individuals through their teeth.