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Ch. 1/19
I. Forensic Science – Definition and Scope
II. ‘CSI Effect’
III. History and Development
a. People
b. Crime Labs
IV. Forensic and Crime Lab Services / Disciplines and roles
V. Skills of a Forensic Scientist and determining admissibility
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· Define forensic science and list major disciplines it encompasses.
· Explain how television/media have effected and influenced public perceptions dealing with trials, academia, crimes, and police investigations.
· Describe how major contributors helped to develop forensic science.
· Describe major services of comprehensive crime laboratories and their disciplines.
· Connect the importance and relevance of applying sound scientific analysis of recovered evidence to criminal investigations.
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- Forensic Science
- CSI Effect
- expert witness
- Locard’s exchange principal
- scientific method
- admissibility
- odontology
- anthropology (physical)
- entomology
- toxicology |
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Ch 2/19
I. Physical evidence
II. Preserving and recording the crime scene
III. Maintaining chain of custody
IV. Standard/Reference Samples
V. Revisit roles of forensic disciplines
VI. Time of death
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· Define physical evidence and describe collection methods.
· Describe and create a timeline of events which depict the responsibilities of the first police officer who arrives at a crime scene.
· Explain the steps taken to thoroughly record the crime scene.
· Understand the concept ofchain of custody.
· estimate time of death given various conditions
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- physical evidence
- rough/final sketches
- chain of custody
- standard/reference sample
- autopsy
- livor motis
- algor mortis
rigor mortis |