CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forensic Chemistry, Arson, In Death
10 Oct 2014
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Forensic science does not solve crimes good police investigators solve crimes. Forensic science is a tool used by investigators may help, may break the case, still a tool. Crime lab: forensic scientists bench scientists civilians (not police) Perform scientific analyses analyze evidence, submit report, testify in. Search for truth, which may support or deny police case. Bachelors of science (hon) plus advanced training: do not attend scenes, do not interrogate witnesses. Very few exception that actually goes to scene (eg entomology, want to go collect the correct bugs) Crime scene: crime scene investigators (csi) they are specialized police officer, very heavy training. Ident , identification officers collect evidence at scene taken to lab and given to forensic scientists, analyze evidence, report to police, presented in court. Case receipt unit first location when evidence arrive at lab; all evidence tagged electronically, enter into computer, can check status and location of item at all times.
