History Of Forensic Science Flashcards

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Odontology

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use of teeth for identification

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Toxicology

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analysis of potential toxins present in a person’s body.

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Anthropology

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the study of human biological, physiological, characteristics and evolution

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Psychology/Psychiatry

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the study of the human mind and its functions

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Entomology

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the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects

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Engineering

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the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.

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Pathology

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the science of the causes and effects of diseases

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Computer Forensics

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digital forensic science pertaining

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Criminalistics

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scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime

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Document Examiners

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the examination of documents potentially

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Anthropometry

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the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.

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Marcello Malpighi

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fingerprint notes guy

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Carl Wilhelm Scheele

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the first guy to find arsenic in a body

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Valentin Ross

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found a better way to find arsenic in a body

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Mathieu Orfila

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father of toxicology

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William Nichol

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created the polarizing microscope

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China/YiYuJi

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collected criminal cases

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Henri Louis Bayard

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sperm guy

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Alphonse Bertillon

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body measurements guy

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Francis Henry Galton

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classifying fingerprints guy

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Hans Gross

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wrote criminal investigations

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Dr. Karl Landsteiner

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discovered blood types

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Dr. Leon Lattes

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bloodstains guy

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Albert Osborn

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made documents

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Edmond Locard

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came up with the whatever you touch leaves a trail

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Dr. Walter McCrone

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leading figure to microecology

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Calvin Goddard

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bullets guy

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Alec Jeffreys

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1st DNA profiling