FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Post Office, Barcode, Gunshot Residue
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Within the ministry of community safety and correctional services. Independent of the police and the attorney general. Separate them, controls, known, questioned, complainant, suspect, scene. Clients: police investigations, coroners, lawyers, pathologists, other official investigators. Decides what types of cases/evidence items to accept. Determines which sections are involved in a case. There are 7 auto examination bays for examine car related incidents. Assigns a unique number to each case. Creates a unique bar code for each evidence item. The scientist assigned to the case takes ownership of the items. It is possible to locate any piece of evidence. Identification of body fluids such as semen, blood, and saliva. Individualization of body fluids and hairs using dna analysis. A majority of what they deal with is related to fire or arson. Paints: physical and or chemical analysis of materials such as paint, glass, gunshot residue and fire debris. Analysis of glass- the physical properties and chemical composition.
