Flashcard 1 Review: History, Careers & Testimonial Evidence

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What is the process called where the accused is subjected to pain and humiliation to determine innocence or guilt?

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Trial by Ordeal

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Forensic Science is the science of ________.

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crime scene investigation

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What is the study of how disease affects the body called?

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Pathology

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Who developed pathology?

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Fortunato Fidelis and Paolo Zacchia

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What is the name of the white, odorless, tasteless powder that is an effective poison because its symptoms resemble a stomach flu?

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Arsenic

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Toxicology

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The study of poisons.

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Who is known as the father of toxicology?

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Joseph (Mattheiu) Orfila

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Anthropometry is the measurement of ________ that do not change after maturity.

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bony structures

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Who developed anthropometry (body measurements)?

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Alphonse Bertillon

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What principle states that every contact leaves a trace?

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Locard’s Principle of Interchange/Exchange