HOSA Forensic Science Flashcards
who helped advance fingerprints, firearms, and hair analysis
victor balthazard
who was credited with developing a probability model that showed fingerprints are unique
victor balthazard
who developed an advanced photographic method of comparing markings on bullets
victor balthazard
what is the identification of suspects using 11 body measurements
anthropometry/bertillonage
who created anthropometry
alphonse bertillon
when was anthropometry popular
1883-1900s
who was the first forensic scientist that used fingerprints to solve a case?
alphonse bertillon
who was the cousin of charles darwin
sir francis galton
who developed the first classification for fingerprints
sir francis galton
what is used to describe one of the features found on fingerprints in the us
galton ridge
who is credited with establishing examination of firearms evidence in the us
galvin goddard
who coined the term criminalistics
hans gross
what does criminalistics refer to
the forensics analysis of physical evidence
who wrote kriminologie
hans gross
what is locards exchange principal?
every contact leaves a trace
who created locards exchange principle
edmond locard
who is the founder of forensic toxicology
mathieu orfila
who spent a good deal of their time studying poison
mathieu orfila
what poison did mathieu orfila spend the most time studying
arsenic
what is the adversarial system
two positions arguing for acceptance
what is a judge and jury also called
finder of fact/ trier of truth
what is the scientific method
data based and founded on concepts taken collectively through a series of steps
what is the first step of the scientific method
formulate hypothesis
what is the second step of the scientific method
test hypothesis using observation or experimentation