FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forensic Identification, Police Services Act Of Ontario, Applied Science
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Forensic sciences: academia and theory based, natural sciences, centre of forensic sciences: biology, chemistry, toxicology, pathology, entomology, photo and. Lab based scientists, they don"t really come out to crime scenes. video analysis, electronics, questioned/indented writings, ballistics/firearms: 6 forensic centres in canada. Forensic identification: applied science, based on scientific methodology, but investigative based, analysis and interpretation of evidence, restricted to impression type evidence like fingerprints, tire tracks, tool marks. In canada, exclusively, forensic identification officers are also police officers. Responsible for every crime scene that takes place: scenes of crime officers are uniform police officers that do regular police duties and minor forensic duties, police services act, two police colleges in canada that teach the course. Why are forensics in the spotlight: tv shows in canada bring forensics and crime into the spotlight, csi vs. forensic identification services. In csi, the crime is solved in 50 minutes.
