CRIM 3658 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: O. J. Simpson Murder Case, Marion Merrell Dow, The Courtroom
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Crim 3658 lecture 05 science and technology in the courtroom. Dna evidence and dna analysis through two cases. With examining these two case studies is also to study the rhetorical practice of constructing science itself, which is associated with boundary work. Last week; social constructionist approach in which how criminals and suspects are created, through biometrical and physical technology. Criminalistics and photography in the 19th century. Composite portrait photography as a means for providing visual proof with criminal types this helped legitimize criminological theories; showing fundamental differences between criminals and non criminals (lombroso; born criminality) Bertillonage; visualize specific individuals rather than criminal types used to identify criminals who are part of their criminalistics and photographs (i. e. mug shots in robes gallery) Bertillonage was used as an improvement from robes gallery (from an archive of criminal records) It put physiological biometrics of criminological characteristics (i. e. ear lobes)
