Forensic History And Careers

Question 1

Mathieu Orfila

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(1787-1853) Founder of forensic toxicology, studied poisons, and worked on the Marie Lafarge poisoning case.

Question 2

Sir Francis Galton

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(1822-1911) Developed the first classification system for fingerprints, published the book Fingerprints in 1892, and described the loop, arch, and whorl of fingerprint patterns

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Hans gross

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(1847-1915) a generalist who believed in diverse approaches to forensic science and published the first forensic science textbook and criminal investigations in 1893.

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Victor Balthazard

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(1852-1950) Paris medical examiner who advanced fingerprint, firearm, and hair analysis and showed that fingerprints are unique to the 10^60 and used photography to help identify bullets.

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Alphonse Bertillon

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(1852-1914) Developed anthropometry and was the first to solve a case using fingerprints.

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Edmond Locard

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(1877-1966) Established forensic lab in Lyons France in 1910 and founded the Locard Exchange Principle and focused on trace evidence.

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Calvin Goddard

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(1891-1955) Established the study of firearms evidence in the US, established a verity of police labs in the US, and invented the comparison scope.

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Anthropometry

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System of identification of suspects involving 11 body measurements, descriptions, and photos.

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Criminalistics

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Describes forensic analysis of physical evidence

Question 10

Locard Exchange Principle

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Every contact leaves a trace.

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Juan Vicetich

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(1891) Began the first fingerprint files

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The Henry Classification System

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Classification for fingerprinting in all European countries.

Question 13

1 in 64 billion

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Sir Francis Galton’s odds for two fingerprints being the same

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The Scientific Method

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System in which forensic scientists work.

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The Adversarial system

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System in which lawyers work.

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Finder of fact

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Judge or jury who determines “right” in a case

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Civil cases

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Occur between individuals and mushy show a preponderance of evidence (52%)

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Criminal cases

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Occurs when the law is broken, the government in the prosecutor and guilt but be shown beyond a reasonable doubt (99%)

Question 19

Felony

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typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

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Misdemeanor

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A minor wrongdoing. Possibly a fine of less than one year in jail.

Question 21

Vior dire

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Qualifications of a scientist given in a court of law.

Question 22

Subpoena

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A statement requiring someone to appear in court and stating when and where the trial will be held.

Question 23

Gilbert Thomas

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(1882) who used fingerprints officially in the US for the first time

Question 24

Dr. Henry Faulds

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(1880) first to come up with the classification system based on fingerprints.

Question 25

1892

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When the first criminal fingerprint identification was made.

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1901

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When the idea of fingerprinting was introduced to England/Wales.

Question 27

Karl Landsteiner

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Discovered that blood can be grouped into different types. A, B, AB, and O. And received a noble prize in medicine for this work in 1930.

Question 28

Alex Jeffereys

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Geneticist who developed DNA testing.

Question 29

Colin pitchfork

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First criminal convicted from DNA testing.

Question 30

Forensic nurse

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Treats trauma patients, takes blood and tissue sample, collects evidence, and photographs and measures wounds.

Question 31

William Hershel (1856)

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The first to use fingerprinting as a method of identification.