ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Forensic Entomology, John Fernandes, Offender Profiling

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 3FA3
• Professor: Andrew Wade

Document Summary

Forensic science= an discipline who"s members apply their knowledge and skill in a legal context. Locating human remains take standard archeological techniques for survey. try to locate in surface remains- areal and ground surveys to identify entrance points. Recovering remains located remains through map analysis and surface survey- set about recovering remains and any other relevant evidence. Blunt force trauma= physical trauma caused to a body part (non-sharpened) baseball bats, bricks or lamps. Projectile force trauma= an injury caused by a blow from a heavy moving sharp object bullets, arrows, spears. Sharp force trauma= injuries caused by sharp implements- knives. Forensic science on tv they do it all. = unrealistic in real like: may or may not investigate by themselves. Publics perspectives- what is possible for us to do with the resources and time we have available to us. Crime scence investigators- collecting evidence in field and not lab. Coroner has the legal responsibility for the welfare of that body.