Anthropology 2235A/B Lecture 1: Lecture 1 (Midterm)
23 Feb 2015
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The best exam counts for 55% and the other counts for 45% Will be getting a mock exam before the first so we know what to expect. *know the key terms given for each lecture as well as the acronyms. Forensic science motto: we speak for the dead to protect the living". Individuation to make an individual", to give individuality to a person": forensic definition to use biological evidence to reconstruct the identity of a specific individual". What is forensic science: definition: the application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in the criminal justice system; the forensic scientist deals with physical evidence. Types of traits: the colonel williams case illustrates how class traits may be used to justify a suspicion of a person. *class - group affiliation based on common characteristics. Physical evidence and methods of individuation: direct (objective) human remains/body fluids, examples: bones teeth, fingerprints, semen, blood, dna, hairs.
