1. Forensic Scientist
By: Nicole McDowell

2. What is Forensic Science?
A scientific method of gathering and examining evidence
Evidence may include: fingerprints, blood, hair, and bullets.

3. Duties and Responsibilities on the scene
Team Leader
-Assume control
-Determine search patterns
Photographer
-Photograph entire area before being entered
-Prepare photographic sketch
Evidence Recorder
-Describe evidence and its location
-Maintain evidence log

4. Duties and Responsibilities in the lab
Analyzing Evidence
-DNA
-Analyzing controlled substances
-Fingerprints
Firearms Identification
-Analyzing bullets
Document Examination
-Forgery
-Document dating

5. Popular Forensic Analysis Equipment
- Microscopes
-All types
-Evidence Drying Cabinets
-To preserve and ensure proper treatment of key evidence
-Latent Print Development Chambers
-Develops latent fingerprints by fuming

6. Development and History
of Forensic Science

7. Ancient Times
China:
-Chinese records from the BC Qin Dynasty include details about using handprints as evidence during burglary investigations.

8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1854-1930)
-Sci-fi author in late 1800’s
-Popularized scientific crime-detection methods through his fictional character ‘Sherlock Holmes’.

9. Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)
-“Father of Anthropometry”
-Developed the Bertillon system and named it after himself

10. Bertillon System
A system formerly used for identifying persons by means of a detailed record of body measurements, physical description, and photographs. The Bertillon system was superseded by the more accurate procedure of fingerprinting.

11. Leone Lattes (1887-1954) -“Father of Bloodstain Identification”
- He developed a procedure for determining the blood type (A, B, AB, or O) of a dried blood stain.

12. Calvin Goddard (1891-1955) -Father of Ballistics”
-Developed the technique to examine bullets, using a comparison microscope, to determine whether or not a particular gun fired the bullets.

13. Education and Training of
Forensic Science

14. Education -Bachelor degree in Forensic Science
-Must have 24 academic units in Chemistry or Biology
-Would most benefit with a major with extensive course work in math

15. Training
-Specialized training in firearms, toxicology, latent fingerprints, drug analysis, and DNA analysis
-Training ranges from 6 months to 2 years
-Trainees also learn to give a courtroom testimony and write reports
-Some receive police training

16. Certification
-A certification is offered by American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)
*To qualify, must have a bachelor degree in a natural science and must pass a 3 hour comprehensive exam

17. Popular Media
of Forensic Science

18. TV Shows -CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) 2000-Present
-Law & Order
- NCIS 2003-Present
Scene from CSI: Miami (2008)

19. Scene from Murder by Numbers
Movies
- The Bone Collector (1999)
-Murder by Numbers (2002)
-Pathology (2007)
-Code 33 (2005)
Scene from Murder by Numbers

20. The CSI Effect
Definition: A belief held primary among law enforcement personnel and prosecutors that forensic science TV dramas influence American jurors to expect more forensic evidence in order to convict defendants of crimes.
Pros:
-TV shows provide general knowledge about forensic science
-Sparks interest in the forensic science field
Cons:
-Jurors are hesitant to convict defendants based off unrealistic expectations

21. Literature
of Forensic Science

22. Popular Books -The Casebook of Forensic Detection
-Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science
By: Robert Saferstein
-The Casebook of Forensic Detection
By: Colin Evans
-Forensic Pathology II (Textbook)
By: Vincent Dimaio

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