Forensic Science Exam Review
Optional Services in a crime lab
Toxicology unit, latent fingerprint unit, polygraph unit, evidence collection unit,
voiceprint analysis unit
Forensic Pathology
Investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death
Forensic Anthropology
Specializes in human skeletal system
Forensic Entomology
The study of insects as related to the time of death
Forensic Odontology
examination of bite marks and dental idenitification of corpses
Criminalistics
The scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes
Criminology
includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and
behavior that will help to interpret the evidence
Basic Services offered in crime lab
physical science unit, biology unit, firearms unit, document examination unit,
photography unit
Who established the first crime lab?
Edmund Locard
Locard Exchange Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are
exchanged
Ted Bundy
1979- bite mark evidence was a key in convicting him
Borkenstein
invented the breathalyzer
Marie Lafarge
1840- convicted by the use of the Marsh test, of poisoning her husband with arsenic
Edward Henry
1896- developed the first classification system for fingerprint identification
Leeuwenhoek
Constructed the first high powered microscope in 1670
Sam Sheppard
his murder trial publicized blood spatter evidence
Watson and Crick
discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953
Landsteiner
1900- he identified human blood groups and recieved a nobel prize for in in 1930
Harry Jackson
1902- he was the first Englishman to be convicted solely on the basis of fingerprints
Ballistics
the science that deals with the motion, behavior and effects of projectiles
Miranda v. Arizona
the court ruled that suspect must be informed of rights before questioning
Felony
Major offense, punishable by 1 year to life in prison
Optional Services in a crime lab
Toxicology unit, latent fingerprint unit, polygraph unit, evidence collection unit,
voiceprint analysis unit
Forensic Pathology
Investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death
Forensic Anthropology
Specializes in human skeletal system
Forensic Entomology
The study of insects as related to the time of death
Forensic Odontology
examination of bite marks and dental idenitification of corpses
Criminalistics
The scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes
Criminology
includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and
behavior that will help to interpret the evidence
Basic Services offered in crime lab
physical science unit, biology unit, firearms unit, document examination unit,
photography unit
Who established the first crime lab?
Edmund Locard
Locard Exchange Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are
exchanged
Ted Bundy
1979- bite mark evidence was a key in convicting him
Borkenstein
invented the breathalyzer
Marie Lafarge
1840- convicted by the use of the Marsh test, of poisoning her husband with arsenic
Edward Henry
1896- developed the first classification system for fingerprint identification
Leeuwenhoek
Constructed the first high powered microscope in 1670
Sam Sheppard
his murder trial publicized blood spatter evidence
Watson and Crick
discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953
Landsteiner
1900- he identified human blood groups and recieved a nobel prize for in in 1930
Harry Jackson
1902- he was the first Englishman to be convicted solely on the basis of fingerprints
Ballistics
the science that deals with the motion, behavior and effects of projectiles
Miranda v. Arizona
the court ruled that suspect must be informed of rights before questioning
Felony
Major offense, punishable by 1 year to life in prison
