History Of Forensics/ Crime Scene Procedure Flashcards
Said that when two objects come into contact with each other, A cross-transfer of materials occurs.
Locard
Developed system of personal identification based on body measurements
Bertillon
Reasons for the rapid growth of crime laboratories in the United States
Changing judicial requirements, growth of DNA profiling, rising crime, drug abuse
Function of a Forensic scientist
Analyze physical evidence and persuade a jury to accept their conclusions from the analysis
Who devised the first workable procedure for typing dried blood stains
Lattes
Early efforts at applying scientific principles to document examination are associated with
Osborn
Who directed one of the first functional crime laboratories in Lyons, France
Locard
Which city created the first forensic laboratory
Los Angeles
Britain’s crime laboratory system is characterized by a national system of what kind of laboratories?
Regional
Name four important federal agencies offering forensic services
FBI, DEA, ATF, US Postal Service
The application of chemistry, physics, and geology to crime scene evidence is in what unit of a crime lab
Trace evidence
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that in assessing the admissibility of new and unique scientific tests the judge did not have to rely on “general acceptance”
Daubert v. Dow medical
What was the Florida case that exemplified the flexibility and discretion that the trial judge has in matters of scientific inquiry
Coppolino v. State
Who made the comparison microscope and indispensable tool of firearms examination
Goddard
Who started the application of science to criminal investigation (Austrian magistrate)
Hans gross