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ELO 1 Flashcards

1
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Forensic Science

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The use of science in the field of law

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Algor Mortis

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The cooling of the body

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Livor Mortis

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The pooling of blood in the body

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Rigor Mortis

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The stiffening of muscles in the body

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5
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Kastle Meyer Test

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A mixture of 2 substances that tests for blood
If you swab it and it turns pink then its blood

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Forensic science encompasses

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-Chemistry
-Biology
-Physics
-Pathology
-Toxicology
-Odontology
-Anthropology
-Engineering

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Created Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock Holmes

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Not real
Brought attention and popularity to forensic sciences
Popularized the scientific method
First book he appeared in was A study in Scarlet (1887)

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9
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CSI effect

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The belief that actual forensic investigations occur very quickly and that the scientists play a large encompassing role, however this is not the case

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Initial scientific Advances:
Early 1800s

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Forensic toxicology advanced the detection of poisons/toxins

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Initial scientific Advances:
1828

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The first polarized microscope was developed

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Initial Scientific Advances:
1863

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First test for blood occurred

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Initial Scientific Advances:
1850s-1860s

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Photography as a tool in forensics skyrocketed

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14
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1879

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Alphonse Bertillon

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Alphonse Bertillon

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He developed the theory of Anthropometry
He used various measurements to identify people by physical appearance
“Father of criminal identification”

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Anthropometry

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The measurement of humans

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17
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Francis Henry Galton

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Developed a classification system for fingerprints
Wrote and published the first study of fingerprints

18
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1892

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Francis Henry Galton

19
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1910/1920

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Edmond Locard

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Edmond Locard (1910-1920s)

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Opened the very first crime laboratory in France
The Locard Exchange principle was named after him

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Locards Exchange Principle

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Everytime you make contact with a person, place, or thing, it results in an exchange of physical materials

22
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1910

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Albert Osborn

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Albert Osborn

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Authored document examination
Forged document analysis

24
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1915

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Leon Lattes

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Leon Lattes

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Developed a procedure to determine the blood type from a dried blood stain

26
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Calvin Goddard

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Pioneered the use of the comparison microscope for bullet comparison
Able to trace bullets back to manufacturers

27
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1925

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Calvin Goddard

28
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Sir Alec Jefferys

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Developed the first DNA test

29
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1984

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Sir Alec Jefferys

30
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20th Century Innovations:
1905

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Federal Bureau of Investigations is established

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20th Century Innovations:
1924

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The first US crime lab is opened in Los Angeles

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20th Century Innovations:
1932

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The FBI crime lab was established under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover

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20th Century Innovations:
1941

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Beginning of voiceprint identification

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20th Century Innovations:
1954

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Breathalyzer for field sobriety testing was invented

35
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20th Century Innovations:
1977

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Automated fingerprint identification system introduced by the FBI

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20th Century Innovations:
1986

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First use of DNA to solve a crime

37
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20th Century Innovations:
1991

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An identification system was created to compare bullets, cartridge cases, and shell cases

38
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20th Century Innovations:
1996

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FBI introduces computerized searches of the AFIS fingerprint database

39
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Microscope that compares things

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Comparison microscope

40
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What did one of the first cases in forensic science involve the use of?

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Pigs

41
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Who is considered “the father of toxicology”

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Mathieu Orfila

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