FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Forensic Pathology, Putrefaction, Homicide
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Identification: presumptive tests, establish possibility that certain tissue/fluid/substance present, generally cheap, quick and easy to use, use on large area/surface, careful of false positives, confirmatory tests. Identify a substance with greater confidence: more costly and equipment dependant. Comparison: class characteristics, evidence associated only with a group. Individual characteristics: evidence that can be associated with a commons source with an extremely high degree of probability. "failure to exclude samples as being from common origin"" Identification universe: greater the (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of differe(cid:374)t o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ts li(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:374) i(cid:374)dividual to a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e s(cid:272)e(cid:374)t greater the likelihood of individual"s involvement, weight of physical evidence is ultimately determined in the courtroom. Coroner system: derived from english law, dates back to the 11th century. Sign off on cremation certificates: out of province shipments. Law that sets out the jurisdiction, role and powers of coroners. Inquests: public hearing under authority of coroners act, answer the 5 questions of death investigation.
