NATS 1575 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Alphonse Bertillon, Mathieu Orfila, Walter Mccrone

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

Document Summary

*forensic science- is the application of science to criminal and civil laws. Emphasizes the application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by the police agencies in the criminal justice system. The origins of forensic science are bertillon (science of body measurements), galton (finger prints), lattes (developed the method of getting info from dried blood), locard. They are pioneers in the field who developed principles and techniques needed to identify or compare physical evidence. First forensic laboratory in the us was created in 1923. He published the first scientific treatise on the detection of poisons and their effect on animals. *alphonse bertillon- devised the first scientific system of personal identification in 1879. (anthropometry: science of body identification). *francis galton- conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. *leone lattes- developed a procedure to determine blood type from dried bloodstains. *calvin goddard- used a comparison microscope to determine if a particular gun fired a bullet.