FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Csi Effect, Expert Witness, Crime Scene
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Major assignment (25%: representation of scientific info in media and popular culture a. The object of civil law is making amends by compelling compensation or restitution i. The wrongdoer is not punished, only suffer so much harm as is necessary to make good the wrong they have done ii. Those who have suffered get a definite benefit from the law, or at least they avoid a loss. Csi not process of determination of guilt or innocence c. assisting trier of fact determine the truth of what happened i. weight of probabilities e. csi, not all aspect of evidence analysis i. on-scene tech applied ii. Foundation is documentation: objectives of crime scene investigation, different personnel involved but all have same overall objectives a. Discovery and documentation of all facts pertaining to complaints/events in question c. identify and eliminate suspects as a result of collected physical and testimonial evidence d. location and apprehension of suspects e. maintaining proper chain of custody i.
