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10486982796Forensic ScienceThe application of science to criminal and civil laws.0
10486982798Dr. Leone LattesDiscovered a way to analyze dried blood into blood groupings1
10486982799Alphonse BertillonDevised the first scientific system of personal identification called anthropometry.2
10486982800Francis GaltonConducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification.3
10486982801Sherlock Holmesfictional character who first popularized scientific crime detection.4
10486982802Crime labsFacilities specifically dedicated to forensic analysis of criminal evidence.5
10486982803major federal crime labFBI6
10486982804Physical Science UnitPrinciples and techniques of chemistry, physics, and geology use chemical tests and modern analytical instrumentation to examine drugs, glass, paint, explosives, and soil.7
10486982805Biology Unitanalyzes DNA , DNA profiling,detection of dried blood stains, body fluids, hair and fiber comparison and botanical identification8
10486982806Firearms UnitExamines discharged bullets, cartridge cases, shotgun shells and ammunition.9
10486982807Document Examination UnitStudies handwriting and typewriting on questionable documents, also may analyze paper or ink.10
10486982808Photography UnitExamines and records physical evidence. Prepares photographic evidence for courtrooms.11
10486982809Toxicology UnitExamines body fluids and organs to determine presence or absence or poisons and drugs. This is frequently done by the medical examiner's office.12
10486982810Latent Fingerprint UnitExamines evidence for prints.13
10486982811Polygraph Unitused by criminal investigators, not typically by forensic scientists , due to inadmissibility to the courts - it is supposed to detect lies14
10486982812Voiceprint Analysis UnitSpecialize in voice identification, look at a graphic representation of a voice.15
10486982813Crime-scene Investigation UnitSpecially trained personnel to collect and preserve physical evidence to be processed at the lab.16
10486982815the ChineseAmong the first recognize fingerprints as a means of identfication17
10486982816CSI EffectThe simplification of forensic scientific procedures creating unrealistic expectations of the validity and clarity of forensic evidence18
10486982817Forensic Computer and Digital AnalysisIdentifying, collecting, preserving, and examining info from computers or cell phones.19
10486982818Expert WitnessAn individual whom the court determines to possess a particular skill of knowledge in a trade or profession that is not expected of the average layperson and that will aid a court in determining the truth.20
10486982819Three basic functions of a forensic scientist1. Analyze physical evidence 2. Provide expert testimony 3. Furnishing training in the proper recognition, collection and preservation of physical evidence21
10486982820Edmond LocardPioneered the first crime lab.22
10486982821Physical EvidenceAny object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator.23
10486982822Locard's Exchange Principle.When two objects come into contact with each other, a cross-transfer of materials will occur.24
10486982823DNA Fingerprinting. DNA Profiling, DNA TypingRevolutionized the practice of forensic science in the lab establishing the precise identity of a suspect.25
10486982824Computerized Data Bases.A significant development aiding in the identification of fingerprints, bullet markings, shell casings, and DNA by comparing thousands of pieces of evidence quickly.26
10486982825Los Angeles Police Department 1923The oldest forensic crime lab in the United States.27
10486982826FBIUnder the direction of J Edgar Hoover this crime lab was established and to be used Nationally.28
10486982827Crime Lab DevelopmentDue to Criminal Rights, The increasing demand of case work, and the right of the criminal to immediate legal advice29
10486982829Scientific MethodCollection of evidence that adheres to strict guidelines that ensure careful and systemic collection, organization, and analysis of information by this method30
10486982830FRYE STANDARDCourts ruled that the procedure, technique, or principles must be generally accepted, by a meaningful segment of a scientific community.31
10486982832Daubert RulingThat trial judges have the responsibility for acting as the "Gatekeeper" for the admissibility of evidence in their court.32
10486982833InquiryAnalysis of physical evidence by constantly testing a hypothesis through experimentation. This questioning is33
10486982834AnthropologyThe taking of a series of body measurements to aid in distinguishing one person from another34
10486982835Mathieu Orfilainvestigated and published a treatise on the effects of toxins on animals by chemical analysis - also the father of forensics35

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