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An Introduction toForensic ScienceChapter 1: Lesson 1Mr. PiskadloWestwood High School
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What is Forensic Science? …the application of science to law!
Using scientific principles to supply accurate and objective information reflecting the events that occurred at a crime.
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Forensic Science is… Applied Science Often called “criminalistics”
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Forensic Science applies Chemistry Biology Physics Geology
Places physical evidence into a professional discipline.
to civil and criminal law}
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The History of Forensics
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Popularized physical detection methods in a crime scene
Developed the character Sherlock Holmes
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 published first novel, A Study in Scarlet
"I've found it! I've found it," he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in his hand. "I have found a re-agent which is precipitated by haemoglobin, and by nothing else . . . . Why, man, it is the most practical medico-legal discovery for years. Don't you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains? . . . . The old guaiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain. So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles. The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old. Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new. Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes. . . . Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point. A man is suspected of a crime months perhaps after it has been committed. His linen or clothes are examined and brownish stains discovered upon them. Are they blood stains, or mud stains, or rust stains, or fruit stains, or what are they? That is a question which has puzzled many an expert, and why? Because there was no reliable test. Now we have the Sherlock Holmes's test, and there will no longer be any difficulty."
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Mathieu Orfila (1787 – 1853)
Father of Forensic Toxicology
1814 - Treatise on detection of poisons & their effects on animals.
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Alphonse Bertillon (1853 – 1914) Father of Criminal Detection Devised the first scientific system of
personal identification, using body measurements known as anthropometry in 1879.
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Francis Galton (1822 – 1911) Conducted the first definitive study of
fingerprints and their classification.
1892 – Treatise entitled Finger Prints
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Leone Lattes (1887 – 1954) Devised a simple procedure for
determining the blood type (A,B,O,AB) of a dried bloodstain
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Calvin Goddard (1891 – 1955)
Used a comparison microscope to determine if a bullet was fired from a specific gun
Published study of “tool marks” on bullets
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Albert S. Osborn (1858 – 1946) Developed fundamental principles of
document examination 1910 – Treatise Questioned Documents
Was responsible for the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence by the courts
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Edmond Locard (1877 – 1966)
Locard's Exchange Principle states that once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur.
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Organization of aCrime Laboratory
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Crime Labs Since the 1960's the number of crime
labs increased due to the courts demanding secure scientifically evaluated evidence. More crime More drug related crime Greater need for physical evidence Use of DNA profiling (1990’s)
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Services of the Crime Lab Many local crime laboratories have been
created solely for the purpose of processing evidence Currently most of their energy and funds are
used to analyze drugs and DNA.
In 1932, Hoover first established a national forensics laboratory to support all law enforcement in the U.S.
The oldest American forensics laboratory is in Los Angeles, California, created in 1923 by August Volmer.
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Crime Lab UnitsStandard
Physical ScienceBiology
FirearmsDocuments
Photography
OptionalToxicology
FingerprintsPolygraphVoice PrintEvidence
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Basic Services Provided byFull-Service Crime Laboratories
Physical Science Unit: Applies the principles and techniques of
ChemistryPhysicsGeology
to the identification and comparison of crime-scene evidence
Biology Unit: Identifies dried bloodstains and body fluids Compares hairs and fibers Identifes and compares botanical materials
such as wood and plants Performs DNA analysis
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Basic Services (continued)Firearms Unit: examines
Firearms Discharged bullets Cartridge cases Shotgun shells Ammunition of all types
Document Examination Unit: Analyzes handwriting, paper and printers of
documents
Photography Unit: Examines and records physical evidence at the
crime scene and at suspects' locations
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Optional Services Provided by Full-Service Crime Labs
Toxicology Unit: Examines body fluids and organs in order to
determine the presence and identification of drugs and poisons
Latent Fingerprint Unit: Processes and examines evidence for latent
fingerprints i.e. those found on surfaces
Polygraph Unit: Uses lie detectors, an essential tool of the crime
investigator rather than the forensic scientist
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Optional Services (continued)
Voiceprint Analysis Unit: Involved in cases of telephone threats or
tape-recorded messages Investigators may be able to connect a
voice to a particular suspect Evidence-Collection Unit:
Incorporates evidence collection into a total forensic science service
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The Functions of theForensic Scientist Analysis of Physical Evidence
The forensic scientist must be skilled in applying the principles and techniques of the physical and natural sciences in order to identify the many types of evidence that may be recovered during crime investigations.
Expert witness An expert witness possesses a particular skill
or has knowledge in a trade or profession that will aid the court in determining the truth.
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The Functions of theForensic Scientist(continued)
Specially trained evidence collection technicians
□ Training in Proper Recognition, Collection, and Preservation of Evidence is required so that the forensic pathologist, as the medical examiner or coroner, can determine the cause of death via an autopsy.
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Other Forensic Services
Forensic Pathology The cause of death can often be
determined by performing an autopsy
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Other Forensic Services Forensic Anthropology:
Primarily involves the identification and examination of skeletal remains, in order to determine if the remains are human or another type of animal.
If human, ethnicity, sex, approximate age, and manner of death can often be determined by an anthropologist.
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Other Forensic Services Forensic Entomology
The study of insects and their developmental stages
Can help to determine the time of death by knowing when those stages normally appear in the insect's life cycle
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Other Forensic Services - 5 Forensic Psychiatry
The study of human behavior and legal proceedings in both civil and criminal cases
In civil and criminal cases, competency often needs to be determined
In criminal trials, the evaluation of behavior disorders is often required in order to establish the psychological profile of a suspect.
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Other Forensic Services Forensic Odontology
An odontologist can match bite marks to a suspect's teeth, or match a victim to his dental x-rays
Results in an identification of an unknown individual
Forensic Engineering Used to analyze construction accidents,
and the causes and origins of fires or explosions
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Forensic Analysis Can include organic and inorganic
analytical techniques Organic analysis of unknown
substances Includes analytical techniques such as
Chromatography, UV- visible and infrared Spectrophotometry and Mass Spectrometry.
Inorganic analysis Includes techniques such as the emission
spectrum of elements, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Neutron Activation Analysis, and X-Ray Diffraction Analysis.