FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arson, Sexual Assault, Fax
Document Summary
Centre of forensic sciences (cfs) centre receiving office. Produce reports and testimony that are understandable, objective, accurate, and timely. Within ministry of community safety and correctional services. Currently in forensic science and coroner"s complex. Most cases in toxicology (41%) and biology (43%) departments. The rest goes to physical science (7%) and chemistry (8%), then others are rejected (1%) Get personal deliveries or police courier (police submitting for another person) Have office hours so provide means to submit outside of office hours. Have auto examination bays do drop off cars to investigate. It is the first point of contact and receives all evidentiary material. It is where the chain of custody is initiated. Verify which section involved and what type of analysis to be completed. Separated items: controls, knowns, questioned, complainant, suspect, scene. Item secured in a container under a unique tamper evident barcode seal. Creates a unique barcode for each item. Seals initialed by cro person processing case.
