CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Pathology, Analytical Chemistry
26 Mar 2020
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Crim 355 - lecture 10 - forensic toxicology. Preliminary qualifications - minimum of bsc in biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, or chemistry. Suitable candidates - must have strong core biochemistry backgrounds & knowledge of effects of toxins on people. Once accepted into crime lab, trainee toxicologists understudy qualified & experience toxicologist for up to 2 years. In rcmp labs, toxicology units found in vancouver w/ some work also done in. Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de m decine legale. Forensic toxicology - deals w/ detection of drugs & poisons & interpreting findings in terms of physiological & behavioural effects. Toxicologist"s expertise - primarily in analytical chemistry & pharmacology. Main goal - assisting in establishing true cause of death. In many cases, forensic autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist may be inconclusive. When no obvious case of death, samples from body will be sent to toxicology section of lab.
