History
What was the earliest known use of Forensic Science?
What is 3rd Century China?
It is the application of scientific methods and techniques to matters under investigation by a court of law.
What is Forensic Science?
Duties involve testing poisons and toxins fond in evidence.
What is a toxicology?
Filed by an individual in a court of law. The penalty can be payment for damages.
What is civil law?
What are the two types of scientific reasoning?
What is inductive and deductive reasoning?
Who was the "Father of Toxicology"?
Who is Orfilla?
It is scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime; forensics.
What is criminalistics?
Responsiblities include analysis of controlled substances.
What is drug analysis/controlled substance?
The government files with this type of law. The charge can either be a misdemeanor of felony.
What is criminal law?
Scientists use what method for analysis.
What is the scientific method?
What year was the first presumptive test done on blood?
What is 1863?
What is the minimal level of education must a person possess to work as a forensic scientist?
What is a bachelor?
Typically transport corpses from the crime scene to the morgue; some aid in death investigations.
What is a coroner?
Rights given to an individual before the can be arrested.
What are the miranda rights?
What is it called when something is recorded by what is seen?
What is observation?
What fictional character was credited with describing elements of newly developing techniques in serology, fingerprinting, firearm examination, and document examination?
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
What are three main roles of forensic scientists?
What are analyze, interpret and report?
Initiate arrests, indictments and prosecution of criminals
What are prosecutors?
The amendment that gives the right for search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
The government agency that has the largest crime lab in the United States?
What is the FBI?
Who is responsible for opening the first crime lab is France and also developed a principle that is widely used today?
Who is Locard?
Responsible for collecting evidence to see if a crime has been committed.
What are CSIs?
Perform autopsies to identify the causes and manners of death
Who are medical examiners?
The two case that allow evidence to be admitted to court.
What is Frye and Daubert?
Where can forensic scientists work?
What are law enforcement agencies, private and public institutions?