ANT205H5- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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Describe scope of forensic ant within legal system. Outline & utilize forensic anthropological procedures for search, recover, & documentation of evidence. Outline methods required for construction of biological profile for id purposes. To learn from the dead to protect living: dignity of death feelings of living. Sudden death or missing family member: loved ones are treated respectfully, someone cares. Forensic sciences: any discipline whose members apply knowledge and skill in legal context. Centre for forensic sciences: toronto, thunder bay. Consultants: anthropologists, entomologists, odonatologists, pathologists, psychologists, accountants, computer scientists. Forensic investigators: ident officers, process scene, fingerprint experts, blood spatter analysis, knot specialists. Unrealistic: investigate scene, conduct autopsy, interview suspects, direct investigation, technology does not exist. Forensic sciences: biology, chemistry anthropology, pathology, entomology, identification & policing. No criminalists: henry lee (oj case) Must be police officer (opp, rcmp: responsible for securing scene. Coroner/ medical examiner: who how when what where, custody of body. Ident officer: photographs, video, fingerprint, trace & biological evidence.
