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| What is Forensic Science? |
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| Forensic Science is the application of science to law. |
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| Who was J. Edgar Hoover and why is he important to this course? |
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| He was the first director of the FBI of the USA, he organized a national laboratory that aimed to offer forensic services to all law enforcement agencies in the country |
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| In a Crime Laboratory, What does the Toxicology Unit do? |
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| The toxicology unit examins the organs and body fluids to see the presence of absence of drugs and poisons |
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| When was the technique of blood typing developed? |
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| Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and why is he important to this scene? |
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| He influenced the scientific crime scene detection method through his fictional character Sherlock Holmes. Holmes first applied the newly developed principles of serology, fingerprinting, fire arm identification, questioned document examination |
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| Name the three federal government agencies that use forensic science? |
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-Six Royal Canadian mounted police regional laboratories
-the centre of forensic sciences in Toronto
-the institute of legal medicine and police science in Montreal |
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| In a Crime Laboratory, what does the biology unit do? |
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| the biology unit applies their knowledge to the identification and DNA profiling of dried blood stains and other body fluids comparison of hairs and fibers, and the identification and comparison of botchiical materials |
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