Module 8: INSTRUMENTATION Flashcards
It is the process of applying instruments or tools of the police sciences in criminal investigation and detection.
INSTRUMENTATION
Other term for Instrumentation
CRIMINALISTICS
the use of the Police Laboratory in the examination of physical evidences
INSTRUMENTATION
focused in detecting deception
POLYGRAPHY OR LIE DETECTION TEST
focused in providing pictorial record of the crime scene
POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY
the application of chemistry to criminal investigation. Focuses on the chemical analysis of substances connected to a crime
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
deals with the medical and legal aspects of the harmful effects of chemicals on human beings
FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY
deals with the application of medical knowledge to establish facts in civil or criminal legal cases, such as an investigation into the cause and time of a suspicious death. Also known as forensic pathology
FORENSIC MEDICINE
science of firearms identification
FORENSIC BALLISTICS or FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION
science of fingerprint identification
DACTYLOSCOPY or PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
application of dental science to legal investigations
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY
branch of forensic science that deals with documents having a suspicious authenticity
QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS EXAMINATION
application of clinical specialties as well as research and experimentation in other areas of psychology to the legal arena
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law
FORENSIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Modern discoveries of instrumentation
DNA Fingerprinting
Hair Examination
Automated fingerprint identification system
Global Positioning System (GPS)