Justice Through Science

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Justice Through Science
Investigation of High Profile Cases
Dr. Henry C. Lee Distinguish Professor,
University of New Haven Chief Emeritus,
Connecticut State Police Director, Research
Training Center
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Crime
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CRIME
Enforcement
Law
Justice
Investigation
Forensic Science
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Country
Forensic Science in Justice System
Science and Law Scope of Forensic Science Origin
of Forensic Science Development of Forensic
Science Laboratory Organization
Individual
Law
Individual
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High Profile Cases

• Case involved Rich and Famous Victims
• Case involved Rich/ Famous Suspect
• Case involved Political Figures
• Case involved Small Children
• Police Shooting Case
• Serial Killer/Serial Rapist Case
• Mass Killing Case

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High Profile Case Management

• Crime Scene Management
• Command Investigation Management
• Media Public Relations
• Personal Resource Allocations
• Investigation Control and Management
• Evidence Control and Management
• Forensic Service Experts Development
• Inter-agencies Relation Cooperation

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Forensic Evidence in OJ Simpson Trial
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Laci Peterson Case
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Suicide ? or Homicide?
Investigation of Vincent Foster Death
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Political Figures
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Terroism Public Safety
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Police Shooting
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Criminal Act or Political Conspiracy
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Case Example
Lesson Learned from High Profile Cases
Failure
Success
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Investigation Team Concepts
How to Build A Better Team

• Police officers
• Detective/Investigators
• Forensic specialists
• States attorneys
• General Public

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Criminal Investigation Information Theory
Crime Scene
Scene Pattern
Forensic Evidence
Witness
Data Mining
Information
Forensic Science
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Crime Scene
Pattern evidence
Physical evidence
Collection of information
Literature data
Investigate Report
Reports Records
Witnesss statements
Hypothesis
Verification of information
Coordination of information
Logic
Theory
Physical evidence
Pattern evidence
Reconstruction
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• (Data Mining)

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Stage in Physical Evidence Analysis

• Recognition -- Documentation
• Collection -- Preservation
• Examination -- Identification
• Comparison -- Individualization
• Interpretation -- Conclusion
• Reconstruction -- Report
• Court -- Testimony

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Forensic Science

• Forensic Medicine
• Forensic Pathology
• Odontology
• Anthropology
• Forensic Entomology
• Forensic Toxicology
• Criminalistics
• Material Science
• Forensic Accounting

• Forensic Engineering
• Forensic Radiology
• Forensic Nursing
• Forensic Sociology
• Forensic Psychology
• Forensic Geology
• Forensic Botany
• Forensic Meteorology
• Forensic Computing

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Lessons from History
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