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Crime lab scientist |
Minimum Bsc- biology (hair/dna), chemistry (toxicology, residues), physics (firearms/toolmarks) Special in-house training Supervised/mentored: Cannot work cases alone Go through regular testing Entry level= lab technician Pass tests= lab scientist |
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Forensic Investigators |
Police Coroner Consultants Identification Officers |
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Coroner |
Custody of body Who/what/how/where |
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Identification Officers |
Can be police Photographs, videos, fingerprints, trace, biological evidence (e.g. blood splatter) |
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Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario's Coroner System) |
Police services Correctional services Public safety & security Office of the Chief Coroner Office of the Chief Forensic Pathologist Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS) RCMP- Forensic Laboratory Services (FLS) |
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Coroner's Act |
Basically says that the coroner is responsible Deputy, regional, and local coroners Ontario- qualified doctors |
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Cemeteries Act |
Burial sites A lot of families used to bury their dead in their back yards |
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Anatomy Act |
Medical Schools Organ and body donation Education, training, and research |
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Regulations In Ontario |
Cemeteries Act Coroners Act |
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Consulting Experts |
Have the highest degree in their field Forensic research Regular casework Teach subject Publish in peer-reviewed journals Members of relevant associations (AAPA, AAFS); Sometimes board certified |
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Forensic Anthropologist |
Search, recovery, analysis Biological Profile Trauma Postmortem damage Human remains that are badly decomposed or skeletonized |
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Places Where Forensic Anthropologists Work |
Universities and associated research facilities The Joint POW/MIA Central Identification Lab Armed Forces M.E system M.E. offices DMORT Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (non-profit organisation) |
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Forensic Odontologist |
Day job- dentist Bitemark evidence- ID perpetrator Dentition and dental work- ID victim |
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Forensic Entomologist |
Usually has a PhD Attends scenes and autopsies Insect evidence: Timeline for death, developmental stages, location, species |
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Forensic Biologist |
Usually has a Bsc or post-graduate degree Association between biological samples and an individual Blood, saliva, tooth, hair, bone Forensic DNA analysis: DNA analyst- interprets data, DNA technician- performs analysis |
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Forensic Psychologist |
Application of psychology to the law Mental state of suspect Understanding behaviour patterns (e.g. serial killers) Assist police in determining strategies for interviewing suspects |
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Pickton Murder Trial |
BC "Pig Farm" Largest serial killer investigation in Canadian History By 1998- 68 women missing from East Vancouver Excavated with large machinery- trained machine operators Dr. Tracy Rogers and anthropology students--> evidence sorting through debris, dirt, and manure 2007- Pickton convicted on 6 counts of 2nd degree murder |
