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} Alsoknown asCriminalistics} Theapplicationof science to thelaw
ü ForensicScientistsü Criminologistsü Crime Scene Investigatorsü Coronersü Medical Examinersü Prosecutors
ü Datacollectionü Data analysisü Data interpretationü Court testimony
ü Identifyand/or compare physicalevidence through chemical,physical, and instrumentalanalysis
ü Analyze– unearth factual information,regardless which side the evidencesupportsü Interpret – evaluate findings, arrivingat opinions and conclusionsü Report – testify accurately andtruthfully
ü Studycriminal andbehavioral psychologyto aid in criminalinvestigations
ü Collectand preserve physicalevidence from crime scenes
ü Performautopsies to identify thecauses and manners of death
ü Typicallytransport corpses fromthe crime scene to the morgue;some aid in death investigations
ü Initiatearrests, indictments andprosecution of criminals
ü ü ü ü ü ü ü ü Trace Evidence (hair, fiber, paint, glass, impressions, etc.)Latent Prints (fingerprints)Forensic Biology (Serology/DNA)Toxicology (blood alcohol, poisons)Controlled substance (drugs)Questioned documents (handwriting & typescripts)Firearms (firearms and ammunition)Others12
ü CrimeScene Investigationü Forensic Photographyü Forensic Anthropologyü Forensic Computer Scienceü Forensic Engineeringü Forensic Entomologyü Forensic Pathologyü Forensic Psychology &Psychiatry13
ü FederalBureau of Investigation (FBI)ü Federal, State, and Local Crime Laboratoriesü Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)ü Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, andExplosives (ATF)ü U.S. Postal Service (USPS)ü U.S. Secret Serviceü Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)ü U.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicesü Teaching at community colleges and universities.14
ü ForensicScientists – Bachelor of Science (BS) or higher innatural or physical scienceü Criminologists– BS or higher in sociology or psychologyü Crime Scene Investigators – law enforcement officers witha certification, such as one from the International Association forIdentification (IAI)ü MedicalExaminers (ME) – licensed pathologists possessinga Doctor of Medicine (MD), that have completed several years ofinternship in pathologyü Coroners– equivalent to MEs in some jurisdictions; some areelected county officials who handle corpse and death investigationü Prosecutors– Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) in criminal law15
ü Collegeeducationü Internshipü In-house training provided by theemploying agencyü External training sponsored by federaland state agencies such as:ü FBI National Academy in Quantico, VAü Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS)ü Workshopsprovided by variousassociations during meetings16
} American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors –Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD-LAB) Accredits crime laboratories} International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certifies crime laboratories (ISO 17025)} American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Certifies testing materials used in analysis} American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) Certifies individual forensic scientists17
} } } } American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)American Board of Criminalistics (ABC)Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners(AFTE)More available on the AAFS website:http://www.aafs.org/forensic-links
Forensic Computer Science ! Forensic Engineering ! Forensic Entomology ! Forensic Pathology ! Forensic Psychology & Psychiatry 13 ! Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ! Federal, State, and Local Crime Laboratories . !FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA !Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS)!
