NATS 1575 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jigsaw Puzzle, Algor Mortis, Livor Mortis

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1575
• Professor: Rajeshwari Iyer

Document Summary

One of the earliest crime laboratories was founded by: albert osborn, hans gross, edmond locard, leone lattes, francis galton. The case of frye v. united states deals with the legal issue of: admissibility of photographs in court, search and seizure guidelines, defining the term expert witness, general acceptance of scientific principles, admissibility of fingerprint evidence. The following service does not normally lie within the expertise of the forensic scientist: drug identification, wood comparisons, document examination, polygraph examination, latent fingerprint examination. 5 the process by which the body temperature cools after death is known as: Ambient degradation: describe the advantages of incorporating an evidence collection unit into the organizational structure of the crime laboratory. 1. the obligation to maintain the integrity of evidence belongs to which of the following: the first police officer at the scene, the forensic scientist, the prosecutor, the evidence clerk, all of the above.