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    This document discusses the history and uses of forensic science. It mentions how forensic science has been used to reconstruct past events, in drug testing, archaeology, sports, and international politics. Some key figures mentioned include Edmond Locard, who established the forensic science principle that whenever two objects come into contact, there is an exchange between them. This principle of "Locard's exchange" is discussed at length. Examples are given of obvious traces like false teeth or severed fingers that have helped identify criminals. The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is also referenced as an early inspiration for the use of forensic methods.

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    This document discusses the history and uses of forensic science. It mentions how forensic science has been used to reconstruct past events, in drug testing, archaeology, sports, and international politics. Some key figures mentioned include Edmond Locard, who established the forensic science principle that whenever two objects come into contact, there is an exchange between them. This principle of "Locard's exchange" is discussed at length. Examples are given of obvious traces like false teeth or severed fingers that have helped identify criminals. The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is also referenced as an early inspiration for the use of forensic methods.

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    This document discusses the history and uses of forensic science. It mentions how forensic science has been used to reconstruct past events, in drug testing, archaeology, sports, and international politics. Some key figures mentioned include Edmond Locard, who established the forensic science principle that whenever two objects come into contact, there is an exchange between them. This principle of "Locard's exchange" is discussed at length. Examples are given of obvious traces like false teeth or severed fingers that have helped identify criminals. The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is also referenced as an early inspiration for the use of forensic methods.

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    1-5 Locard's Exchange Principle v1

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    This document discusses the history and uses of forensic science. It mentions how forensic science has been used to reconstruct past events, in drug testing, archaeology, sports, and international politics. Some key figures mentioned include Edmond Locard, who established the forensic science principle that whenever two objects come into contact, there is an exchange between them. This principle of "Locard's exchange" is discussed at length. Examples are given of obvious traces like false teeth or severed fingers that have helped identify criminals. The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is also referenced as an early inspiration for the use of forensic methods.

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    Some of the key uses of forensic science discussed are reconstructing past events, drug testing, archaeology, investigating international politics and disasters. Locard's Exchange Principle which states that every contact leaves a trace is also introduced.

    Locard's Exchange Principle states that whenever someone comes into contact with something or someone, they will leave behind traces and will also pick up traces. It is the basis for using trace evidence like fingerprints, fibers, blood, semen etc. to solve crimes as these traces act as silent witnesses.

    Edmond Locard was a French criminalist and pioneer in forensic science. He established the Locard Exchange Principle which revolutionized crime scene investigation and use of trace evidence. He stated that physical evidence cannot be wrong and is not absent like human witnesses.

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    Uses of Forensic Science


    Art
    2
    Uses of Forensic Science
    William Shakespeare?
    Shakespeare
    (1564 1616)
    1818 paint
    Art
    3
    Uses of Forensic Science
    Reconstruct past events
    Drug tests
    Archaeology
    Sport
    International politics
    Art
    4
    Uses of Forensic Science
    Bosnian conflict Bosnian conflict
    International politics
    Archaeology
    Sport
    Art
    5
    Uses of Forensic Science
    Disasters 2004 tsunami
    International politics
    Archaeology
    Sport
    Art
    6
    Forensic Science
    Being done in fiction books
    before being done in reality
    About 100 years old
    7
    Fictional character
    created by Sir Arthur
    Conan-Doyle
    8
    Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle
    Arthur Conan-Doyle
    Eye doctor
    Wrote stories
    to pass time
    9
    Edmond Locard
    (1877 1966)
    Locards Exchange Principle
    10
    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
    11
    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)
    12
    Every contact leaves a trace
    Edmond Locard (1877 1966)
    Locards Exchange Principle
    13
    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)
    14
    Obvious traces
    False teeth
    Some traces are more
    obvious than others
    London, 2007
    A burglar left his
    false teeth behind
    15
    More than one way
    to leave fingerprints
    behind
    16
    Obvious traces
    Elliotts Builders Merchants
    17
    Obvious traces
    Diesel in
    backyard
    Stolen
    Severed
    finger found
    Hospitals
    contacted
    Culprit was
    arrested &
    convicted
    Attached razor wire
    to the back wall

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