Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anthropology
The study of cultures and the physical characteristics of race
Psychiatry
Study of mental illness and how it affects thinking
Odontology
The examination of bite marks and dental identification of corpses
Pathology
The study of sudden, unexplainable, or violent death
Envriomental Science
The study of the environment and what goes on within it
Entomology
The study of bugs and insects
Palynology
The study of pollen and spores
Polygraphy
The use of the “lie detector”
Voiceprint Analysis
Study of how someone speak on a recording
How to increase how well you can make observations?
Observe Systematically
Document
Turn off filters
Leave a final interpretation
Factors/Issue that can affect someone’s ability to make good observations?
Emotional state The amount people around How much activity going on around Level of interest Stress Personal beliefs
Locard Principle and How it affects forensic science?
Every criminal will leave something behind at a crime scene( fingerprint, hair, shoe prints) and take something from the crime scene as well (dirt, cloth fibers, etc)
Testimonial
A witness speaks about what happened in court
Physical
Find hair or murder weapon at the crime scene
Indirect
How evidence or body is positioned
Class
Finding a box of matches at the crime scene
Transient
Blood alcohol content
Testimonial
Direct Evidence
Physical
Any object or material relevant in a crime
Indirect
Evidence that doesn’t prove a fact
Circumstantial
Evidence based on suggestion rather than previous knowledge or observation
Questioned
Sample collected from a known location but if of unknown origin
Control
Sample collected from a known source
Individual
Material that can be traced from a single source
Class
Material that is associated with a group
Probative Value
The ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime
Hearsay
Testimony that is usually not admissible in a courtroom
