Unit 1-Intro To Forensic Science Flashcards
Forensic Science
The application of science to the criminal justice system.
Name of the book that’s the first written knowledge to solving crime?
Hsi Duan Yu (Chinese book from 1248-how to distinguish between strangulation and drowning)
Mathieu Orfila
Father of Toxicology. Published works on poisons and how they affected animals.
Francis Galton
Studied fingerprints and developed a methodology for their classification.
Dr.Leone Lattes
Figured out how to determine the type of blood from a dried bloodstain.
Calvin Goddard
Found a way of using a comparison microscope to improve this technique to better match bullets.
Edmond Loccard
Brought the issue of cross-contamination to the forefront.
Locard’s Exchange Principle.
States that there is an exchange of materials when two objects come into contact with each other.
Where and when is the oldest forensic laboratory?
Began in 1923 for the Los Angeles police department.
How many crime laboratories currently in the US?
320.
Testimony
A verbal statement given under oath.
Expert Witness
Someone that has special knowledge relevant to the case.
Pathology
Science that deals with disease.
Autopsy
A dissection and examination of the body, often to determine why the person died.
Forensic Pathology
Studies sudden, unexplained, violent deaths by using autopsies to determine cause of death.
Rigor Mortis
After death, the muscles of the body relax then become rigid. Occurs w/ in 24 hours and goes away after 36 hours.
Liver Mortis
Blood stops pumping and settles in the parts lowest to the ground. Occurs with in 12 hours after death.
Algor Mortis
Gradual cooling of the body after death.
Forensic anthropology
The identification/examination of skeletal remains.
Forensic Psychiatry
Focuses on the relationship between human behaviour and criminal justice.
Forensic Entomology
The study of insects to help criminal investigations.
Forensic Odontology
Provides insight into the identification of individuals through their teeth.
