CRIM 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Forensic Chemistry, Crime Lab, Forensic Biology
23 Oct 2018
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Crime scene investigators: specialized police officer, (cid:862)ide(cid:374)t(cid:863)- 5~6 yrs of career in police officer, evidence collection. Evidence: evidence collected by ident officers at scene finger prints, photographs, evidence taken to lab and given to forensic scientists, scientist analyses evidence, report to police, presented in court. Forensic scientist in lab: analyze evidence, submit report, testify. Impartial: e. g. 1. this gun did not fire this bullet, e. g. 2. the blood on coat a matches that of specimen b, search for truth, may support or deny police case. Forensic labs: rcmp across canada, criminal cases for prosecution criminal cases mostly goes to rcmp, centre of forensic science, toronto and sault ste. Marie, ontario: all investigative agencies and defense, rarely civil cases, laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de m decine legale in montreal, quebec, all agencies in quebec requiring their services -commission of health safety much broader than any other labs. Forensic labs vs. ident: some conflict between the lab and the crime scene.
