STS Midterm Review Flashcards
involves examination and analysis of evidence from crime scenes and elsewhere to develop objective findings that can assist in the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of crime or absolve an innocent person from suspicion
FORENSIC SCIENCE
A forensic procedure performed by the trained personnel of the PNP Forensic Group SOCO Team through scientific methods of investigation for the purpose of preserving the crime scene, gathering information, documentation, collection, and examination of all physical and other forensic evidence
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CSI)
under the Department of Justice, responsible for handling and solving major high-profile cases that are in the interest of the nation.
National Bureau of Investigation
is a form of legal evidence that can be used in a court of law to convict a person of a crime
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Kinds of Forensic Evidence
- Fingerprint Analysis (Dactyloscopy)
- Handwriting Analysis
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA)
- Ballistics
- Medico-legal Report
- Forensic Pathology
- Forensic Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Analysis
the science of fingerprint identification. A fingerprint can be visible or latent. Daktylos is a Greek word for finger. Ridges and furrows of hands, feet, lips and sole are unique to individuals.
DACTYLOSCOPY
French forensic scientist
Edmond Locard
A French forensic scientist, Edmond Locard believes that a criminal always leaves something at the scene.
Locard’s Principle
is a science based on the notion that no two people can produce the same handwriting.
FORENSIC HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
is a science based on the notion that no two people can produce the same handwriting.
FORENSIC HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
Uses of FORENSIC HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
Forgery
Verification
utilizes physics in the analysis of blood stains. Each pattern has a meaning and is useful in the reconstruction of the crime scene.
◦Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA)
Common Types BPA
- Passive Stain
- Transfer Stain
- Impact Stain
the study of Firearms and the projectile motion of bullets to reconstruct the shooting incidence
BALLISTICS
study and application of medical and scientific methods as evidence in a legal case
MEDICO-LEGAL
medical subspecialty of pathology with expertise in performing autopsies to determine the presence or absence of disease, injury-or poisoning; to evaluate historical and law-enforcement investigative information relating to manner of death; to collect medical evidence, such as trace evidence and secretions, to document sexual assault; and to reconstruct how a person received injuries.
FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
MOTHER OF PHILIPPINE FORENSIC PATHOLOGY
A FIVE-STAR PHYSICIAN
DR. RAQUEL FORTUN
Forensic Pathologist Philippine General Hospital
DR. MARIA CECILIA LIM
