First Signs of Forensic Science When it comes down to catching bad guys, it is not only the law enforcement officers who help in apprehending the suspects and their criminal counterparts. There is an almost ancient technique that has brought thousands and thousands of criminals into a reality check, and that ancient technique is called forensic science. Forensic science has been around almost as long as recorded history has begun. Some of the first findings and studies on forensic science were way
INTRODUCTION The term forensic investigation refers to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidences to be used in legal cases or other proceedings. The scope of forensic analysis varies from information retrieval to reconstructing series of events that have occurred in the past. In this paper we would be discussing the meaning of the term ‘COMPUTER FORENSICS’, its uses, the users of computer forensics, steps involved in this type of forensic investigation
many years of improvement in Forensic analysis, came a break through. In 2004, after more than 10 years of silence from the BTK killer, he started sending communications to the police again. Here come the break in the 30 years of the biggest unsolved serial killer mysteries in America. Dennis Rader sent a document created a Microsoft Office on a floppy disk. The disk was immediately handed over to computer forensic expects for analysis. According to the story, the forensic expects used Encase
by insider, stealing of identity, credit card fraud, child pornography, terrorism intrusion and etc... Computer forensics play a major role in counteract those crimes that are committed by the criminal. “Computer Forensics involves obtaining and analysing digital information for use as evidence in civil, criminal or administrative cases (Nelson, B., et al., 2008)”. A Computer Forensic investigator usually check on the data that was seize from the suspect computer HD(Hard disk), thumb drive, Micro
DEFINITION OF WILDLIFE FORENSIC Wildlife forensics basically deals with the application of knowledge of forensic science to the field of wildlife to solve legal cases involving crime against animals. BRIEF HISTORY OF WILDLIFE FORENSICS In earlier times only visual comparison and blood analysis of the samples were carried out. But with the development of immunological techniques, scientists were able to determine the family of specimen. Then, electrophoretic protein analysis came into being which
important part of the investigation process which will guarantee the evidence is acceptable in the court. In this case, the chain of custody will document the evidence in investigation process with all aspect of information about where, when, why, who, how. The scope of the chain of custody encompasses all individuals involved in the acquisition, collection, analysis, and other contextual information that supports the recording of evidence, as well as the units
investigator are medical examiner(or forensic pathologist) and forensic analyst. Medical examiners are the ones that conduct autopsies and tries to find out as much as they can from the victim's body. Medical examiners investigate human organs, determine cause of death, keep death records, and identify dead corpses. Determining time of death, which aides the police, and the prosecutors as they try to hang a murder conviction on a suspect or killer. Forensic analyst are responsible to classify and
Forensic Science: Cognitive Biases Criminal Justice studies are the examination of crime prevention, punishment, and the rehabilitation of those who commit crimes within the criminal justice system. It draws upon criminology, sociology, psychology, and economics to examine the legal system and determine the best processes that are used to achieve the following two goals: the protection of citizens’ safety from crime, and the protection of citizens’ rights. Sometimes aspects of the criminal justice
field that has always fascinated me is a forensic analyst. A forensic analyst is a person that helps find key evidence at a crime scene. If you have ever seen CSI, Law and Order SVU, or CSI: Miami, you will notice all of the shows have a forensic analyst. There are six main parts of being a forensic analyst. They are: crime lab analyst, medical examiner, crime scene examiner, forensic engineer, technical assistance, and an academic assistant. Being a forensic analyst takes a lot of work. The best
the same time . But recently, at least 24 men has been exonerated since 2000, DNA extraction and DNA analysis outshines bite mark analysis. The FBI does not use it anymore and the American Dental Association does not recognize it. But what issues causing this evidence's poor performance to allow everyone else neglect its effect in tough cases. Background information First off, bite mark analysis relies on the principle of human teeth; a healthy, normal human adult contains 32 teeth, as each men