CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Luminol, Dna Profiling, Prostate

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 355
• Professor: Jodie- Ann Warren

Document Summary

Biological material, blood, semen, saliva, hair, tissue etc. etc. Minimum of b. sc. (hon) in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry. If no hons. or only diploma - technician. Locate and isolate and recover forensically important evidence e. g. locate and isolate and recover forensically important evidence e. g. Locate and isolate and recover forensically important evidence e. g. locate and isolate and recover forensically important evidence e. g. blood. Negroid flat, oval in x-section, very curled, dense uneven pigment. Caucasoid - oval-round in x section, fine to coarse pigment evenly distributed. Need a comparison sample compare unknown hair at scene with suspect and victim. Known sample was not representative, or contained too few hairs. If alive medical personnel forensic nurse. Swabs from vagina, cervix, rectum, anus and mouth. On items swab - care with other evidence. Presumptive tests for blood cheap , quick cheap , quick. False positives with e. g. e. g. rust, bleach rust, bleach. Only shows it is blood could be from any animal.