CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Crime Lab, Forensic Chemistry, National Institute Of Standards And Technology
9 Apr 2020
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Offers knowledge and tech of science, definition and enforcement of laws. Application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies. Science is the important bit - forensic is just a word applied to law (ex: forensic chemistr analyzed chemically by a chemist) Any science can be applied in legal sitautions. Cannot be attend crime scene without police officer. Bench scientists (scientist spend their day at the lab to analyse specimen. Don"t touch anything - will tell police to collect the evidence. Will just discuss techiques the used and results of the anaylses, doesn"t matter wheth prosectuor. Most have 4 year degrees cies in a cjs mistry , evidnece will be hether it is for defence or. Evidence taken to lab and given to forensic scientist. Evidence will be diverted to different sections, analyse -- Evidence management section: case receipt unit, centre receiving office.
