Crime Labs
and Laws
and Laws
Headquarters in Washington D.C.; protects U.S. against terrorists, enforces the laws and justice services to federal, state, municipal and international agencies.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Father of Criminal Identification using Anthropometry.
Alphonse Bertillon
Which S requires photos of a primary and secondary crime scene with and without a ruler.
See the Scene
All units of forensics need to make sure they apply their work to this document because this bears weight on the evidence if deemed admissible in court.
Chain of Custody
Should a person be prosecuted on direct evidence or circumstantial evidence?
It is best to use both so you can put all the pieces together to build a "shadow of a doubt" that the crime was committed.
Headquarters in London, Ohio with offices in Youngstown, Bowling Green, Athens, Cambridge and Richfield; Ohio's official crime lab.
BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigation)
Developed First Crime Lab in the U.S. in 1923
August Vollmer
This S requires the use of systematic patterns to search a crime scene. Items that may be needed are flashlights, forceps, and a vacuum cleaner.
Searching for Evidence
Polygraph Unit
Neither admitting or denying the crime, but accepts punishment like they are guilty.
No contest.
Oldest federal law enforcement agency found by Ben Franklin. Inspectors are officers who carry firearms, make arrests, execute federal search warrants and serve subpeonas.
USPIS (U.S. Postal Inspection Service)
Developed a method for determining blood types from dried blood in 1915.
Leone Lattes
This S uses ARIS - The job of the first responding officer (Approach, Render Aid, Identify victims/witnesses, Secure the scene, Notify authorities)
Securing the Scene
This unit requires trained investigators to collect and preserve evidence from a crime. For example, storing biological samples in paper and not plastic.
Evidence - Collection Unit
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him present . . .
Miranda Warning
Public law the deals with offensive actions to society; two types are a misdemeanor and a felony
Criminal Law
Studied finger prints to provide a classification system.
Francis Galton
A document of the room with direction, all important objects from 2 immovable landmarks, trees, windows, etc.
Sketching the Scene
This unit is responsible for maintenance and operation of breathalyzers. They also examine body fluids of victims for illegal substances.
Toxicology Unit
Not enough evidence to prove guilt during a trial.
Acquittal.
Remedial and preventative laws which handle injuctions (warnings) or restraining orders.
Equity Law
Father of Forensics
Mathieu Orfila
Name the 7 S's in order to correctly process a crime scene.
Securing the scene, Separating the Witnesses, Scanning the Scene, Seeing the Scene, Sketching the Scene, Searching the Scene, Securing the Evidence
Biology Unit
Those who handle evidence must be aware of these so rights are not violated. Examples: protection from unreasonable search and seizure; presumed innocent until proven guilty; etc.
Bill of Rights