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Uses of Forensic Science

Art
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Uses of Forensic Science
William Shakespeare?
Shakespeare
(1564 1616)
1818 paint
Art
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Uses of Forensic Science
Reconstruct past events
Drug tests
Archaeology
Sport
International politics
Art
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Uses of Forensic Science
Bosnian conflict Bosnian conflict
International politics
Archaeology
Sport
Art
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Uses of Forensic Science
Disasters 2004 tsunami
International politics
Archaeology
Sport
Art
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Forensic Science
Being done in fiction books
before being done in reality
About 100 years old
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Fictional character
created by Sir Arthur
Conan-Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle
Arthur Conan-Doyle
Eye doctor
Wrote stories
to pass time
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Edmond Locard
(1877 1966)
Locards Exchange Principle
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Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves,
even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him. Not
only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his
clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he
scratches, the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these
and more, bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that
does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the
moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is
factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot
perjure itself, it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure
to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value.
Professor Edmond Locard (1877-1966)
Locards Exchange Principle
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Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves,
even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him. Not
only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his
clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he
scratches, the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these
and more, bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that
does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the
moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is
factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot
perjure itself, it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure
to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value.
Professor Edmond Locard (1877-1966)
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Every contact leaves a trace
Edmond Locard (1877 1966)
Locards Exchange Principle
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Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves,
even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness against him. Not
only his fingerprints or his footprints, but his hair, the fibers from his
clothes, the glass he breaks, the tool mark he leaves, the paint he
scratches, the blood or semen he deposits or collects. All of these
and more, bear mute witness against him. This is evidence that
does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the
moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are. It is
factual evidence. Physical evidence cannot be wrong, it cannot
perjure itself, it cannot be wholly absent. Only human failure
to find it, study and understand it, can diminish its value.
Professor Edmond Locard (1877-1966)
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Obvious traces
False teeth
Some traces are more
obvious than others
London, 2007
A burglar left his
false teeth behind
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More than one way
to leave fingerprints
behind
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Obvious traces
Elliotts Builders Merchants
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Obvious traces
Diesel in
backyard
Stolen
Severed
finger found
Hospitals
contacted
Culprit was
arrested &
convicted
Attached razor wire
to the back wall