FSC100H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Forensic Pathology, Legal Death, Forensic Science
Document Summary
Science and the legal system: origin and history of policing. History of police forces (robert peele"s police force was called bobby"s boys) Origin and pioneers in forensic science (started in quebec) Forensic today remember dates and timelines and definition and people. Crime scene management part 1 criminal code of canada, role of first. Locard"s principle evidence: defined and types of evidence (testimonial, physical) Physical: types, what can be obtained from it. Sufficiency of physical evidence: how much is enough. Canadian law sources, origins, common law and civil law (only in quebec) Admissibility of evidence: continuity, cross contamination, credibility and charter of rights. Death and trauma: roles of death investigative team members, forensic. Five questions need answering relating to death investigations (who, when, where, how, by what means) Medico-legal legal death investigative team (core members) External outside subject matters experts called in when required. Coroner"s act (powers and authorities, organizational chart) Homicide investigators (roles, duties) including post mortem.
