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atavists - ANSWERinsisted that criminals were born to commit crimes due to biological deviance
positivists - ANSWERclaimed that. crime is the product of social causes
recidivism - ANSWERthe act of repeating an offence
Cesare Lombroso - ANSWER-(1835-1909)
-atavist and practicing psychiatrist
-father of modern criminology
-argued that criminals were born deviant based on the size and shape of their bodies
-visited hospitals, asylums, prisons, took measurements, collected writings and drawings, took
photographs, etc.
Alexandre Lacassagne - ANSWER-(1843-1924) was a positivist
-father of forensic medicine
-pointed to charts and maps and linked crime rates with geography, the behaviour of criminals
depended on their social environment
Joseph Vacher - ANSWER-the French Ripper
-executed in 1898 for the murders of more than 23 people
taken into custody of a failed abduction. When incarcerated, confessed to several murders
-Lacassagne attended the trial, researched Vacher's life, interviewed him, wrote extensively on
details of the case, and provided testimony
Alphonse Bertillon - ANSWER-(1853-1914)
-created the first system of physical measurements combined with photography and record keeping
that police could use to define recidivist criminals
-concept of mugshots
, -emphasized on creating an immediate identification system rather than understanding the inherent
morphology of criminals
-this system is referred to as signaletics (or the Bertillonage method)
-changes in measurements created issues with identifying criminals correctly
-the Bertillon system was used for over 30 Years, fingerprinting replaced this system
Edmond Locard - ANSWER-(1877-1966)
-criminalistics: the science of solving crime, was considered forensic science by the 1970's
Hans Gross - ANSWER-(1847-1915)
-Austrian professor of criminal law
-coined the term "criminalistics"
Locard's Exchange Principle - ANSWER-microscopic traces are the silent witnesses in crime
-when any two objects come into contact there is always a transference of material from each object
onto another
Evidence - ANSWERanything that can give or substantiate information in a legal investigation
Indirect Witness - ANSWER-did not witness the crime
-may not be aware that a crime occurred
eg. a neighbour that heard a loud crash
Direct Witness - ANSWER-witnessed the crime or are a victim of the crime
Associative Evidence - ANSWERany evidence that places an individual at a scene and/or with a victim
Class Evidence - ANSWERevidence that requires classification into a more narrow range
Electronic Evidence - ANSWERinformation and data transmitted and/or stored in any electronic
device
Accurate!!
atavists - ANSWERinsisted that criminals were born to commit crimes due to biological deviance
positivists - ANSWERclaimed that. crime is the product of social causes
recidivism - ANSWERthe act of repeating an offence
Cesare Lombroso - ANSWER-(1835-1909)
-atavist and practicing psychiatrist
-father of modern criminology
-argued that criminals were born deviant based on the size and shape of their bodies
-visited hospitals, asylums, prisons, took measurements, collected writings and drawings, took
photographs, etc.
Alexandre Lacassagne - ANSWER-(1843-1924) was a positivist
-father of forensic medicine
-pointed to charts and maps and linked crime rates with geography, the behaviour of criminals
depended on their social environment
Joseph Vacher - ANSWER-the French Ripper
-executed in 1898 for the murders of more than 23 people
taken into custody of a failed abduction. When incarcerated, confessed to several murders
-Lacassagne attended the trial, researched Vacher's life, interviewed him, wrote extensively on
details of the case, and provided testimony
Alphonse Bertillon - ANSWER-(1853-1914)
-created the first system of physical measurements combined with photography and record keeping
that police could use to define recidivist criminals
-concept of mugshots
, -emphasized on creating an immediate identification system rather than understanding the inherent
morphology of criminals
-this system is referred to as signaletics (or the Bertillonage method)
-changes in measurements created issues with identifying criminals correctly
-the Bertillon system was used for over 30 Years, fingerprinting replaced this system
Edmond Locard - ANSWER-(1877-1966)
-criminalistics: the science of solving crime, was considered forensic science by the 1970's
Hans Gross - ANSWER-(1847-1915)
-Austrian professor of criminal law
-coined the term "criminalistics"
Locard's Exchange Principle - ANSWER-microscopic traces are the silent witnesses in crime
-when any two objects come into contact there is always a transference of material from each object
onto another
Evidence - ANSWERanything that can give or substantiate information in a legal investigation
Indirect Witness - ANSWER-did not witness the crime
-may not be aware that a crime occurred
eg. a neighbour that heard a loud crash
Direct Witness - ANSWER-witnessed the crime or are a victim of the crime
Associative Evidence - ANSWERany evidence that places an individual at a scene and/or with a victim
Class Evidence - ANSWERevidence that requires classification into a more narrow range
Electronic Evidence - ANSWERinformation and data transmitted and/or stored in any electronic
device
