Forensic Anthropology Theme: A forensic anthropologist examines the skeletal remains which makes significant contributions to an investigation. Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of physical anthropology to the legal process. The identification of skeletal, badly decomposed, or otherwise unidentified human remains is important for both legal and humanitarian reasons. Forensic anthropologists apply standard […]
Over the years, new technology has developed and grown into something monumental. Forensic science has also grown with those technologies and uses them to this day. Forensic science first started by simply using a magnifying glass to analyze evidence, to nowadays using all sorts of chambers and processing stations to maximize the exactness of the […]
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Get startedDNA testing, autopsy screening, fingerprint and blood spatter analysis are methods used in forensic science. These scientific methods are often used to arrest criminals and determine the cause of death in committed crimes. Conventional radiography is one of the oldest imaging techniques used in conjunction with these practices to provide information of skeletal injuries (Grabber […]
Fiber evidence can be great evidence, or can be of little importance. Common fibers such as cotton will not be as important as a fiber like silk. Unlike DNA or fingerprints you can not actually use any type of fiber to prove that someone was indeed at the crime scene, only that someone that had […]
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) has significantly impacted the scientific world since it was fully decoded by the Human Genome Project in 2003. The Human Genome Project was a 13 year project to fully sequence the human genome, and find the similarities and differences throughout the human race. The value of the project [ ] appears beyond […]
I have always had a major interest in crime scene investigations and forensic science, but I did not realize, until these past few years, that they are separate careers almost entirely. However, they do have some similarities in the occupations and the people they work with. On crime shows, such as CSI, the entire crime […]
Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly, on the criminal side, during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. (Investigator, 2018). This can help specialists to better understand where the source of evidence like drugs and trace materials, how blood splatter occurs […]
Items such as weapons or articles of clothing (these are only examples) that are direct evidence to the people involved in the crime or the crime itself would be classified as physical evidence. Documentary evidence is written or recorded evidence, such as a phone conversation or a written document. Usually, an expert checks to see […]
Introduction Forensic science is a complex and critical part of solving today’s legal affairs, from serious matters like manslaughter to the evaluation of parentage of a child, it has a place almost anywhere. Forensic science is important because it provides concrete, undeniable evidence. I will cover the history of forensic science and compare past techniques […]
Forensics is a public discussion or debate which applies to courts and the judicial system and the science is the meaning of the scientific methods and process of solving crime(crimesceneinvestgatoredu.org). Forensic science Technician also known as Crime scene investigator are used around the world to resolve civil disputes, to justly enforce criminal laws and government […]
Forensic psychology is a newer branch of psychology that is often times misconceived due to its portrayal in the media. A forensic psychologist’s role has many distinctions from other branches of psychology and is much more demanding than most may believe. The American Psychological Association depicts forensic psychology as the application of clinical specialties to […]
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind (The Oxford New Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus, 2009). The subfield of psychology that I am interested in investigating further is forensic psychology. The reason I am interested in this subfield is because it applies to all areas of the law and the management of crime and […]
Introduction DNA evidence is the use of body products like saliva, blood, skin cells, semen, and any biological material to develop investigative leads. Forensic DNA analysis is accurate and reliable, and as a result, its evidence is essential in exonerating people who are convicted wrongly. The popularity of DNA evidence has captured the headlines as […]
