ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Field Research, Rodent, Land Claim
Document Summary
Dignity and respect: why study the dead, learn from the dead and protect the living. Feelings of the living: sudden death or missing family member. Who they once were: be sensitive, everyone was someone"s mother/father, brother/sister, child, etc; What do forensic scientists do and how do you become one: forensic sciences. Any discipline whose members apply knowledge and skill in legal context: crime lab scientists. Biologists, chemists: rcmp crime labs, cfs (centre for forensic sciences) Anthropologists, entomologists, odontologists, pathologists, psychologists, accountants, computer scientists: forensic investigators. Ident offices: process scene, collect evidence, fingerprint experts, blood splatter analysis, knot specialist. Investigate scene, conduct autopsy, interview suspects, direct investigation, technology does not exist: forensic sciences. Biology, chemistry, anthropology, pathology, entomology, ident and policing. Process and investigate scene: team on scene (not just one person doing everything, coroner/medical examiner. Custody of body: police responsible for scene, general investigation section (gis) Support, allow access to certain parts of scene: major/serious crime investigate.
