FSCI 1010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mathieu Orfila, Forensic Identification, Alphonse Bertillon
21 Feb 2016
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Science used in legal investigations: chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, medicine, pharmacology (how drugs and poisons interact with the body, anthropology/archaeology, marine science, psychology. The intersection of science and the law. Snappy on-liners, artistically lit laboratories nor a one man show. Prime-time television shows like csi have greatly increased the public"s awareness of the use of science in criminal and civil investigations. The unrealistic and detrimental expectation that a prosecutor"s case should always be bolstered by forensic evidence is known as the csi effect : juries place lots of weight on forensic evidence. If tv science was more like real science . Serial killers would have plenty of time to get away. Serial agents would never figure out who the villain is. Myth debunking would never get past peer review. Robots would never take over the world: mid-19th century is when forensic science began to coalesce as a recognized discipline. The history of forensic science- refer to slide 14.
