FORENSIC SCIENCEINTRODUCTIONCrime SceneInvestigation2Forensic
ScienceDefinition: The application of scientific technology to
spply accurate an! objective information reflecting the events that
occrre! at a crime"#hat !oes a Forensic Scientist DO$$$%"
&naly'e physical evi!ence2" (rovi!e E)pert Testimony*" (rovi!e
training in the recognition+ collection an! preservation of
physical evi!enceComple) ReasoningIn Forensic ScienceDe!ctive
,reasoning from the general to the particlar- an!In!ctive Reasoning
,reasoning from !etaile! facts to general
principles-ClassifyingComparing an! Contrasting(ro.lem
Solving&naly'ing (erspectivesConstrcting SpportError
&nalysis/The 0istory of Forensic ScienceSherloc1 0olmes: a
fictional character !evelope! .y Sir &rthr Conan Doyle2 se! a
great !eal of forensic !etection3athie Orfila: to)icology ,the
!etection of poisons-&lphonse 4ertillon: anthropometry
,personal i!entification throgh .o!y measrements-Francis 5alton:
!evelope! %st fingerprint i!entification system6eone 6attes:
!etermine! metho!s of sing .loo! type as a means of
i!entificationCalvin 5o!!ar!: firearms e)amination&l.ert
Os.orn: !ocment e)aminationE!mn! 6ocar!: Develope! the %st police
la.7" E!gar 0oover: !irector of the F4I: Organi'e! the %st F4I
Crime 6a. in %8*296ocar!:s E)change (rinciple#henever 2 o.;ects
come in contact 4ranches of Forensic Science(hysical science: Using
chemistry+ physics+ an! geology to ID an! compare crime scene
evi!ence4iology: .loo!+ .o!y fli!s+ hairsan! fi.ers+
entomology(athology+ psychology+ o!ontology+ any many more?@COR(US
DE6ICTIA4o!y of the CrimeBCo mst prove:that a crime occrre!that the
person charge!
