ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Dentistry, Forensic Anthropology, Department Of Justice And Correctional Services
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We study the dead to protect the living. To learn and protect the dignity of the dead and to respect the feelings of the living. The sudden death of a family member is and can be a devastate experience. It is important that to those who are living that someone cares about their dead loved ones - being sensitive to this is imperative. Forensic science - any discipline whose knowledge is applied in skill and in legal context. Ex - crime lab scientists, rcmp labs , consultants of each discipline and. Forensic investigators who process a crime scene and collect fingerprints , scan bones. **canada has no criminalists but the us does. Canada has a coroner / medical examiner- looks at who, where, when and how and look at and are in charge of the custody of the body. Major/serious crimes - they deal with bringing all information together from a crime scene.
