Chapter 1 Warm-Up: Which is the correct penny? NOTE: You cannot look at a real penny!

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Chapter 1 “In school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period. Every crime ends with a sentence.” —Stephen Wright, comedian

Chapter 1 Objective SWBAT recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.

Chapter 1 Agenda 1.History of Forensics 2.Reading Assignment #1 3.Ted Bundy Documentary 4.Exit Slip

Chapter 1 Forensic Science  The study and application of science to matters of law.  “Forensis” meaning forum  Public place where, in Roman times, senators and others debated and held judicial proceedings

Chapter 1 Science Role in Criminal Justice System  Scientists ability to supply accurate and objective information that reflects the events that have occurred at a crime scene.

Chapter 1 Criminalistics vs Criminology Criminalistics  the scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes. Criminology  includes the psychological angle, studying the crime scene for motive, traits, and behavior that will help to interpret the evidence

Chapter 1 Major Developments in Forensic Science History  700s AD—Chinese used fingerprints to establish identity of documents and clay sculptures; Yi Yu Ji case on woman killing husband and burning the body  ~1000—Roman courts determined that bloody palm prints were used to frame a man in his brother’s murder  1149—King Richard of England introduced the idea of the coroner to investigate questionable death  Swedish chemist detected poison (Arsenic) in corpses  1200s—A murder in China is solved when flies were attracted to invisible blood residue on a sword of a man in the community  1776—Paul Revere identified the body of General Joseph Warren based on the false teeth he had made for him  1784—John Toms convicted of murder on basis of torn edge of wad of paper in pistol matching a piece of paper in his pocket  Mathieu Orfila considered father of forensic toxicology

Chapter 1 Major Developments in Forensic Science History  1864—Crime scene photography developed  1879—Alphonse Bertillon developed a system to identify people using particular body measurements – father of criminal identification  1896—Francis Henry Galton developed first classification system for fingerprint identification  1901—Karl Landsteiner identified human blood groups  1904—Edmond Locard formulated his famous principle, “Every contact leaves a trace.”  1959—James Watson and Francis Crick discover the DNA double helix  1984—Jeffreys developed and used first DNA tests to be applied to a criminal case

Chapter 1 People of Historical Significance Edmond Locard ( )  French professor  Considered the father of criminalistics  Built the world’s first forensic laboratory in France in 1910  Locard Exchange Principle  Whenever two objects come into contact with each other, traces of each are exchanged.

Chapter 1 Reading Assignment #1 Read article and THEN answer the questions on the last sheet. Be sure to answer questions on a separate sheet of paper and write in complete sentences.

Chapter 1 Ted Bundy Documentary Video 5. What was the main reason that many people believe he targeted his victims? 6. What were the characteristics of his victims and whom did they resemble? 7. What method did Ted Bundy use to capture his victims?

Chapter 1 Homework Lab Safety Quiz tomorrow Read Chapter 1, pages 14 – 32 Complete online forms and get signatures for contracts

Chapter 1 Exit Slip August 26, Get out a mobile device or use one of the computers and go to m.socrative.com. You can also use one of the iPads that has the Socrative app. 2. When prompted, enter for the room number. QUESTION: What is Locard’s Principle?