breakthrough’s in technology that aids investigators in solving crimes. Those many breakthroughs have come in the forensic sciences and the technologies used to find and collect evidence from crime scenes. Fingerprint analysis and collection has come a very long way since the days of its birth. Fingerprints can be lifted from crime scenes today within seconds when it was almost impossible to in the past. Some other technological advances that have been facilitated in the field of forensic sciences are
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Forensic Science Final Exam Study Guide 1. What is a fact? a. A statement or assertion of information that can be verified 2. How do we gather information? a. by our senses 3. What influences our ability to observe accurately? a. Emotional states b. Whether we are alone‚ part of a group‚ or near others c. What type of and how much activity is going on around us 4. What are the main tasks of forensic examiners? a. Find-the evidence b. Document- record the evidence c. Interpret- accurately
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information to save storage space as well as time requirement in subsequent processing. (ii) Processing :Improving image quality by filtering etc ; compressing data to save storage and channel capacity during transmission. (iii) Analysis: Extracting image features; qualifying shapes‚ registration and recognition. We concentrated on human
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to secure one’s identity and individuality. Different system like face recognition‚ fingerprint analysis‚ voice recognition and signature verification are some of the examples of biometrics. Biometrics is the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data. In information technology‚ biometrics refers to technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics‚ such as DNA‚ fingerprints‚ eye retinas and irises‚ voice patterns‚ facial patterns and hand measurements‚ for authentication purposes
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Basic Terms • forensic (adj) 1. pertaining to‚ connected with‚ or used in court of law or public discussion and debate 2. adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical Forensic Chemistry • Forensic science (n.) – the application of science to criminal and civil laws. – Emphasizes the application of science to criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. • Adversarial system – owes its origins to individuals such as Bertillon‚ Galton‚ Lattes
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In this paper‚ the second episode of the first season of CSI Las Vegas was chosen for the close analysis of the misunderstanding represented by the media. The brief synopsis of the episode is that there has been a big changes at the Las Vegas crime lab where Grissom became the new appointed head of the crime lab while Brass was sent back to Homicide. Grissom faced his first criminal case which he was asked to investigate the jackpot winner at the Las Vegas Nick who committed suicide by jumping off
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Lecture # 1 Introduction to Forensic Science FOS 706 y g Physical & Biological Evidence Professor Linda Rourke Blackboard Website Must have CUNY Portal account Go to www.cuny.edu Click on Log-in (lower left) LogRegister (right side) Enter Blackboard from JJC site Announcements‚ terminology sheets‚ etc. will be posted throughout semester Professional Organizations NEAFS (Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists) AAFS (American
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and the different types is important too. Also you need to know the proper labelling technique. In order to prosecute someone you have to be able to prove they were at the scene of the crime when the offence was commited. The collection‚ analysis and preservation of physical evidence is crucial part of police work. Physical Evidence can be defined as any object‚ impression‚ or body element that can be used to prove or disprove facts that relate to the offence. This type of evidence is very
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years to help solve puzzling crimes. But not to many people know just how long the art of forensic science has been around. For example evidence of fingerprints were found in paintings and prehistoric rock carvings made by humans. The Chinese have probably used forensics much longer than most civilizations. For example back in the 700’s they used fingerprints to find out the identity of documents and clay sculptures. What made this unusual was that there was no form of classification system back then
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he is known as the father of genetic profiling. 2. Forensic Scientists examine tiny fingerprint details. These may be loops‚dots‚ forks‚ islands. Several comparison points must be perfectly matched for two fingerprints to be considered identical 3. Edward Foster studied fingerprint analysis in the US and introduced it to Canada. In 1911‚ Foster testified as a fingerprint expert in the Jennings case. Fingerprints in the wet paint next to Mr. Hiller‚ the murder victim‚ were the only clue. 4. They
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