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September 05, 2013
Forensic Science is
the application of science to the criminal
and civil laws that are enforced by police
agencies in a criminal justice system.
Sep 10­4:43 PM
11 Sections of The American Academy of
Forensic Science
1. Criminalistics
2. Digital and Multimedia Sciences
3. Engineering Science
4. General
5. Jurisprudence
6. Ondontology
7. Pathology/Biology
8. Physical Anthropology
9. Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
10. Questioned Documents
11. Toxicology
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forensic branches labs.notebook
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Crime Laboratories
Crime labs are centers for both forensic
investigation for ongoing criminal cases as
well as research into new techniques and
procedures to aid investigators in the
future.
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There are four major federal crime labs:
FBI Lab in Quantico, Virginia (largest in the world)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Labs
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives US Postal Inspection Service Most states maintain a crime lab for state and local crime (NJ has one of the most comprehensive state labs)
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forensic branches labs.notebook
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Services Provided by a Full‐Service Crime Lab
1. Physical Science Unit
2. Biology Unit
3. Firearms Unit
4. Document Examination Unit
5. Photography Unit
6. Toxicology Unit
7. Latent Fingerprint Unit
8. Polygraph Unit
9. Voiceprint Analysis Unit
10. Evidence‐Collection Unit
Jan 27­7:11 AM
Other Highly Specialized
Services:
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Entomology
Forensic Ondontology
Forensic Psychiatry
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Skills of a Forensic Scientist • A forensic scientist must be skilled in applying the
principles and techniques of the physical and
natural sciences to the analysis of the many types
of evidence that may be recovered during a
criminal investigation.
• A forensic scientist may also provide expert court
testimony.
• An expert witness is an individual whom the court
determines possesses knowledge relevant to the
trial that is not expected of the average person.
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• The expert witness is called on to evaluate
evidence based on specialized training and
experience that the court lacks the expertise
to do.
• The expert will then express an opinion as to
the significance of the findings.
• Forensic scientists also participate in training
law enforcement personnel in the proper
recognition, collection, and preservation of
physical evidence.
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forensic branches labs.notebook
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