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CRIME SCENE FINGERPRINT [5 records]

Record 1 2021-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Criminology
CONT

Manual comparison of prints from a crime scene with prints from a fingerprint file(kown as a latent print search) is difficult and frequently impossible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Criminologie
CONT

Recherche d'empreintes latentes prélevées sur des lieux de crimes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

The banding pattern on a Southern blot of an individual’s genomic DNA that has been cleaved with a restriction enzyme(s) and hybridized to an appropriate nucleic acid probe(s).

CONT

In the criminal justice context, "DNA profile" refers to a numerical representation of 13 specific points(loci) on a person's [DNA] that allows law enforcement to compare evidence from a crime scene to other crime scenes or to known individuals, just as a fingerprint does.

Key term(s)
  • deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprint
  • deoxyribonucleic acid profile
  • deoxyribonucleic acid identification profile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Assortiment d'allèles mis en évidence dans l'ADN génomique grâce à des sondes explorant simultanément plusieurs locus très polymorphes, caractérisant le génotype de chaque individu ou cellule.

CONT

Les empreintes génétiques sont utilisées en médecine légale pour identifier ou innocenter des suspects grâce à leur sang, leur salive, leurs poils ou leur sperme.

Key term(s)
  • empreinte d'acide désoxyribonucléique
  • profil d'acide désoxyribonucléique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Derecho probatorio
CONT

La huella genética ó perfil genético es el estudio genético de la combinación de marcadores autosómicos que nos identifica como individuos únicos. Gracias al desarrollo de la genética molecular aplicada a la biología forense, disponemos de un sistema de identificación personal de una fiabilidad absoluta, capaz de discriminar a una persona entre 3.000 trillones.

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Record 3 2015-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Police
OBS

Forensic Science and Identification Services(FS&IS) is an integral part of National Police Services, with a mandate to provide quality investigative support services for front line policing. FS&IS provides a wide range of forensic programs and services to clients in Canada and internationally through : forensic science services, crime scene forensic identification, fingerprint identification and criminal record repositories and the National DNA Data Bank.

OBS

Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Key term(s)
  • FS & IS
  • FS and IS
  • Forensic Sciences and Identification Services
  • Forensic Sciences & Identification Services
  • Forensic Science & Identification Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Police
OBS

Les Services des sciences judiciaires et de l'identité (SSJ&I) font partie intégrante des Services nationaux de police et ont pour mandat de fournir aux policiers de première ligne du soutien de qualité pour les enquêtes. Les SSJ&I fournissent une vaste gamme de programmes et de services judiciaires à des clients du Canada et de l'étranger, tels des services : de science judiciaire, d'identité judiciaire, de dépôts d'empreintes digitales et de casiers judiciaires et la Banque nationale de données génétiques.

OBS

Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • SSJ & I
  • SSJ et I

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dactyloscopy
CONT

Fingerprint technology uses a person's fingerprints to identify him through fingerprint scanning. This technology is used not only in security systems, but also in the field of forensic science and crime scene investigations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dactyloscopie
CONT

[La] collecte et le traitement des empreintes digitales doivent être limités pour les enfants et pour les personnes âgées [...] il n'existe pas de littérature scientifique démontrant de manière irréfutable que la technologie dactyloscopique est suffisamment fiable en ce qui concerne soit les enfants, soit les personnes âgées.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

Instead, genetic evidence allowed prosecutors to place a suspect at the scene of a crime, to in-one-in-a-million accuracy... The accuracy of DNA evidence, at least in England and Wales, has grown even more important now that people who are suspected or convicted of burglaries, sex crimes, or other serious offenses must give a sample of tissue for DNA analysis. Their genetic fingerprint will be stored in a national database...

OBS

Évidence: Every type of proof legally presented at a trial (allowed by the judge) which is intended to convince the judge and/or the jury of alleged facts material to the case.(The Real Life Dictionary of the Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

La preuve génétique a lieu lorsque les empreintes génétiques d'un homme coïncident avec l'ADN de prélèvements effectués sur les lieux du crime et conservés dans une banque d'ADN.

Spanish

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