ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Orthohantavirus, Medical Examiner, Anatomy Act 1832
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Forensic sciences: any discipline whose members apply knowledge and skill sin legal context, crime lab scientists - biologists, chemists, rcmp crime labs, centre for forensic science (cfs, toronto, thunder bay, opp, consultants - anthropologists, pathologists, accountants, etc. Forensic investigators - police officers, opp or rcmp. Investigate scene: conduct autopsy, direct investigation, technology does not exist. Forensic sciences: many subfields, biology, chemistry, anthropology, pathology, entomology. Csi in canada: no criminalists, henry lee (o. j. case, team on scene, coroner/m. e, who, how, when, what, where, custody of body, police -responsible for scene, general investigation section (gis) - support, major/serious crime - investigate. Identification officers (ident: photographs, video, fingerprint, trace and biological evidence, forensic anthropologist, forensic entomologist. Degree in field of expertise (bsc or ba: biology (hair/dna, chemistry (fibre/substance, physics/chemistry/anthropology (toolmarks/firearms) Understudy/mentor: cannot work cases alone, regular testing, mock trials, entry level = technician, pass tests = scientist. Highest degree in their field: phd, md etc.
