CRIM 355 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Buccal Swab, Skin Cancer, Inverse Relation
20 Mar 2017
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The national institute of forensic science (nifs) independent body. Nas recommendations: nifs develop standard terminology, accuracy, reliability, and validity, research on human error and bias, nifs work with national institute standards and tech. Funding: make all public forensic labs independent of law enforcement a(cid:374)d prosecutors" offices. To advance measurement, validation, reliability, information sharing, and proficiency testing, protocols. 3 major forensic labs in canada criminal cases for prosecution. 6 rcmp regional labs centre of forensic sciences in toronto + sault ste. Marie, on all investigative agencies and defense, rarely civil cases full service lab. Institute of legal medicine and police science in montreal. All agencies in quebec requiring their services. Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de medicine legale. Established in 1914: oldest crime lab in na. Standard guideline for determining the judicial admissibility of scientific examinations. Court must decide whether the questioned procedure, technique, principle is generally accepted by a meaningful segment of the relevant scientific community.
