Forensic ScienceForensic Science

Types of Evidence

What is Forensic Science?

What is Forensic Science?

The use of science in the examination of evidence associated with crime.

The use of science in the examination of evidence associated with crime.

Responsibilities of a Forensic Scientist

Responsibilities of a Forensic Scientist

Help the police to explain the circumstances encountered in an investigation

Provide assistance in identification of the perpetrator of a crime

Help those associated with courts in their consideration of the innocence or guilt of an individual

Help the police to explain the circumstances encountered in an investigation

Provide assistance in identification of the perpetrator of a crime

Help those associated with courts in their consideration of the innocence or guilt of an individual

Participate in training law enforcement personnel in the proper recognition, collection, and preservation of physical evidence.

Participate in training law enforcement personnel in the proper recognition, collection, and preservation of physical evidence.

Responsibilities of a Forensic Scientist

Responsibilities of a Forensic Scientist

Skills of a Forensic Scientist

Skills of a Forensic Scientist

Applies the principles and techniques of science to the analysis of evidence that may be recovered during a criminal investigation.

Provides expert court testimony.

Applies the principles and techniques of science to the analysis of evidence that may be recovered during a criminal investigation.

Provides expert court testimony.

Anything which is legally submitted to a competent

tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under

investigation before it.

Anything which is legally submitted to a competent

tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under

investigation before it.

EvidenceEvidence

Anything which is legally submitted to a court to determine whether an

accusation is true.

Anything which is legally submitted to a court to determine whether an

accusation is true.

EvidenceEvidence

Types of EvidenceTypes of Evidence

Testimonial

Physical

Testimonial

Physical

Testimonial EvidenceTestimonial Evidence

Eyewitness testimony usually given in the form of statements made under oath

Dependant upon witnesses’ ability to remember facts as they were

Eyewitness testimony usually given in the form of statements made under oath

Dependant upon witnesses’ ability to remember facts as they were

How good of an eyewitness are you??

How good of an eyewitness are you??

Working with a partner, log onto the “Ultimate Flashface” website.

Play with the application for a few minutes to familiarize yourself with its capabilities. Then, use it to draw a facial sketch of the person you viewed in the video.

When you are happy with your sketch, take a screen shot of it, embed it in a word document, add any identifying details you can remember (what the person was wearing, accents, etc.)

E-mail the document to me.

Working with a partner, log onto the “Ultimate Flashface” website.

Play with the application for a few minutes to familiarize yourself with its capabilities. Then, use it to draw a facial sketch of the person you viewed in the video.

When you are happy with your sketch, take a screen shot of it, embed it in a word document, add any identifying details you can remember (what the person was wearing, accents, etc.)

E-mail the document to me.

HomeworkHomework

Return signed Parent Letter Come to class with either a bound

notebook, or $ to purchase a bound notebook.

Read pages 2-5 of the workbook; take notes on the material in your bound journal

Return signed Parent Letter Come to class with either a bound

notebook, or $ to purchase a bound notebook.

Read pages 2-5 of the workbook; take notes on the material in your bound journal