FRSC 1010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Barricade Tape, Paul Bernardo, Forensic Entomology

• School: Trent University
• Department: Forensic Science
• Course: FRSC 1010H
• Professor: John Aitkenhead

Document Summary

Forensic science: application of science to criminal and civil law. Employs the scientific method in gathering and examining evidence. Csi effect: use of forensic science techniques on television, which leads the public, courts, juries, and police investigators to believe that forensic evidence will be found at every crime scene. Publics expectations are such that each court case will be built upon and supported by each forensic evidence. (basically everything that we see on tv actually happens. ) Every scene process, witness statements, victim statements, suspect statements, exhibit evidence examination and search warrants take time. Lo(cid:272)ka(cid:396)d(cid:859)s e(cid:454)change principles; whenever two objects come into contact with one. Also published the first writings of poisons and their effect on animals and humans. Alphonse bertillon: devised the first scientific system of personal identification. (bertillon. Metrics= fingerprinting and photographs was a method used to record physical features and dimensions thought to allow tracking for individuals. )