ADMJ 1100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Forensic Science, Trace Evidence, Semen

• School: Pitt
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: ADMJ 1100
• Professor: Edward Strimlan

Document Summary

Forensic science: application of science to the law (notably within the context of the criminal justice system. Criminalistics: branch of forensics, specialists trained in recording, identifying, and interpreting physical evidence. Criminal investigation: process of discovering, collecting, preparing, identifying, and presenting evidence to determine what happened and who is responsible. Reconstructive process that uses deductive reasoning (logical process in which a conclusion follows from specific facts = reasoning backwards) Anthropometry: method of identification (human body was measured in 11 places) Identification should be based on unchanging physical characteristics: height, trunk, reach, left foot. Portrait parle (speaking card): used for suspect identification with descriptions of the human head and features. Prior to the 19th century, witness testimony was favored over physical evidence. Loca(cid:396)d"s e(cid:454)cha(cid:374)ge p(cid:396)i(cid:374)ciple: (cid:862)(cid:449)he(cid:374) the(cid:396)e is (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) t(cid:449)o ite(cid:373)s, the(cid:396)e (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e a(cid:374) e(cid:454)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge(cid:863: criminal leaves trace evidence and takes away something from the crime scene.