Forensic Science Ch. 1 Section

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Alphonse Bertillon

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FATHER OF ANTHROPOMETRY and created measurements

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Carl Wilhelm Scheele

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first successful test of arson

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Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmacuticals, Inc.

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MAKES JUDGE A GATEKEEPER where they decide what evidence is admissible in court

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid; tells the chemical makeup of a person and is specific to one person

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Dr. Carl Landsteiner

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discovered human blood groups

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Dr. Walter C. McCrone

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an American chemist who was considered a leading expert in microscopy. FATHER OF MICROSCOPIC FORENSICS

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Edmond Locard

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formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace". FATHER OF THE CRIME LAB

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Expert Witness

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a witness, who by virtue of education, training, skill, or experience, is believed to have expertise and specialised knowledge in a particular subject beyond that of the average person

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FBI Crime Laboratory

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(Federal Buerau of Investigation) the premier crime lab in the United States

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Francis Henry Galton

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FATHER OF FINGERPRINTING

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Frye. v. United States

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case discussing the admissibility of polygraph test as evidencep-- General acceptance test

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Henry-Louis Bayard

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microscope detection of sperm

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James Marsh

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first TESTIFIED on how to detect arsenic

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Manuscript Yi Yu Ji

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first arson case where they paid attention to ashes in lungs (pig test, etc.)

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J. Edgar Hoover

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the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States-- FATHER OF FBI

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Marcello Malpighi

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first note of fingerprint

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Mathieu Orfila

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wrote about detection of poisons--FATHER OF TOXICOLOGY

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Oldest Forensic Lab in the US

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Las Angeles Police Department's

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Sherlock Holmes

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a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Sir Alec Jeffrey

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a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes

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Thomas Taylor

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suggests that markings of the palms of hands and tips of fingers could be used for identification in criminal cases.

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Human Genome Project

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an international scientific research project with a primary goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA

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Forensic Science

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application of science to criminal and civil law

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William Nichol

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polarizing microscope

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Calvin Goddard

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FATHER OF BALLISTICS

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Albert Osborne

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FATHER OF DOCUMENT EXAMINATION

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Karle Landsteiner

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first to distinguish blood type and discovered Rh factor

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Observation

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What a person percieves using his or her senses.

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Francois-Emanuel Fodere

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Wrote Treatise on Forensic medicine

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Edward Henry

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Classification System

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Expert Witness Testimony

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Witness with credibility

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General Acceptance Test

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must be generally accepted in the scientific community

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BASIC services of forensic
science
(phony boloni fries during pictures)

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physical science unit
biology
firearms
document examination
photography

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OPTIONAL Services(The Ladies Pluck Violin Chords)

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Toxicology
latent fingerprints
polygraph
voiceprint analysis
crime-scene investigation unit

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Analytical skills

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the ability to:
*identify a concept or problem
*isolate its component parts
*organize information for decision making
*establish criteria for evaluation
*draw approriate conclusions

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Deductive Reasoning

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deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps

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Forensic

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relating to the scientific application to legal questions

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Perception

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interpreting information recieved from the senses

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Filling in gaps

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*our brains will fill in information not really there
*our brians will apply prior knowledge

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Factors affecting observation skills

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*emotional state
-anxiety
-fear
*being alone or # of people around
*type and amount of surrounding activity

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Brain Filtering

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Information from our senses-->>>> what we pay attention to -->>> perception -->> short-term memory --> long-term memory

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Innocence Project

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created by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld. REEXAMINE POST-CONVICTION CASES USING DNA EVIDENCE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF INNOCENCE.

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Fact

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a statement or assertion of information that can be verified

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Opinion

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personal belief founded on judgement rather than direct knowledge

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Tips for good observation skills

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*Pay attention to detail
*filter out un-important information
*interpreting information
*take notes and photograph

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Criminals Eat Jello Only Past/Before Ants Poop Questionable Toxic Grass

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Criminalistics
Engineering
Jurisprudence
Odentology
Pathology/Biology
Anthropology
Phsychiatrics
Questioned Documents
Toxicology
General (trace evidence)