Introduction to Forensic Science: 
        Learning Objectives
    • Define forensic science 
    • Explain the development of forensic 
     science throughout history
    • Describe the services of a typical 
     comprehensive crime laboratory in the 
     criminal justice system
    • Explain the role and responsibilities of 
     the expert witness
     Introduction to Forensic Science: 
          Vocabulary
    • Expert Witness
    • Locard’s Exchange Principle
    • Scientific Method
    CASEY ANTHONY: THE 
   • July 15, 2008
    CSI EFFECT?
   • Cindy Anthony makes a 911 call 
   reporting that her granddaughter 
   Caylee is missing
    – Caylee has not been seen in 31 days
    – When she asked her daughter, Casey, gives 
     a variation of explanations as to Caylee’s 
     whereabouts
    – Finally, Casey confesses to Cindy she has 
     not seen Caylee in weeks
    CASEY ANTHONY: THE 
   • State and nation-wide search 
    CSI EFFECT?
    for Caylee Anthony begins as 
    Casey tells authorities that 
    Caylee was kidnapped by a 
    nanny on June 9
   • December 11, 2008 
   • Caylee’s remains are found 
    in a blanket inside of a trash 
    bag in a wooded area near 
    the family home
    CASEY ANTHONY: THE 
   • The state’s theory was that Casey used 
    CSI EFFECT?
   chloroform to render Caylee unconscious
   • Placed duct tape over Caylee’s mouth and 
   nose
   • Kept her remains in the trunk of her car 
   for several days before disposing it
   • Casey is charged with first-degree murder 
   in October 2008