Forensic investigations are often incorrectly portrayed on television and film. This lecture will provide an accurate overview of forensic science and forensic identification. Following the lecture the speaker, assisted by students from the forensic science program at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), will demonstrate various forensic identification techniques currently practiced in the field.
Wade Knaap, Toronto Police Service Det. Cst. (Retired), is a faculty member in the forensic science program at the University of Toronto, Mississauga where he teaches forensic science and forensic identification related courses. Prior to this, Mr. Knaap was a forensic identification specialist in the Forensic Identification Services Unit.