LESSON_1PI

Personal Identification Techniques

Page 2: Forensic

• Definition: Derived from the Latin word "Forum," meaning a market place for public discussion.

Page 3: Forensic Science

• Definition: Application of various sciences into law.

Page 4: Criminalistics

• Definition: Field of forensic science dealing with recognition, collection, preservation, and examination of physical evidence for justice.

Page 5: Personal Identification

• Anthropometry: Identification through measuring bony structure.

• Dactyloscopy: Science of fingerprint identification and classification.

• Forensic Odontology: Study of human dentition for identification.

Page 6: Personal Identification

• DNA Fingerprinting: Identification through DNA.

• Forensic Photography: Application of photography principles in discovering truth.

Page 7: Personal Identification

• Forensic Ballistics: Science of firearm identification.

• Questioned Document: Identifying questioned documents.

Page 8: Personal Identification

• Polygraphy: Scientific deception detection method.

• Forensic Medicine/Pathology: Application of medicine to law administration.

Page 9: Dr. Hans Gross

• Father of Criminalistics: Defined "search for truth" as the investigative goal.

• Wrote: Book on Scientific Criminal Investigation.

Page 10: Dr. Paul Kirk & August Vollmer

• Dr. Paul Kirk: Father of Criminalistics in the U.S.

• August Vollmer: Head of the first comprehensive crime