Forensic science is one aspect of law enforcement where crime-solving, technology and science meet in support of the Theory of Transfer (When two objects meet, some evidence of that meeting can be found later and verified). There was a significant instance in 1248 where a Chinese Author; His DuanYu published a book (The Washing Away of Wrongs) on how medical knowledge could be applied to solve a crime; for example, distinguishing drowning from strangulation. Fast forward, in 1784 an Englishman was convicted of murder based on a torn edge of a wad of newspaper in a pistol that matched a piece that remained in his pocket; one of the first use of physical matching ever. In the 1800s and 1900s, law enforcement’s forensic science had a substantial
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Not all the technology we see them use to fight crime or find answers exist in real life, but at least it gives us an idea of what could be. And scientists all over the world aspire to bring out the next big thing. Technology goes hand-in-hand with forensic science, and everyday there are advancements. Law enforcement officers and forensic technicians have many tools they can work with now, making it a bit easier to help them solve crimes. They have tools for fingerprint analysis, ballistics, DNA typing, and recently forensic phenotyping of simple physical traits such as human eye and hair color. The future of forensic science is bright; tools, gadgets and programs are ever evolving and forensic technicians have taken the advantage to capitalize on these new discoveries to help them gather more information and analyze findings at a crime scene. In the near future, we expect to see new technologies that will flood law enforcement. Some of these new technologies are the analysis of tissue-specific mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) to identify body fluids deposited at a crime scene, determining which RNAs are expressed in a biological sample can help identify the tissue and potentially help reconstruct or classify a crime; for example, the presence of semen may support an allegation of rape. Law enforcement expects forensic technicians to have …show more content…
For example, the fingerprint technology will one day include palm prints. Investigators come across latent palm prints at crime scenes, but without assurance and reference palm prints from a suspect; their findings have no immediate investigative potential. The future of forensic technology will see latent prints at a crime scene digitally photographed and entered directly into the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) via a gadget; the possibility to get a suspect’s name and address instantly at a crime scene while the scene is still being processed or secured. In the future I foresee a DNA databank where law enforcement worldwide can network to narrow down the search of individuals and leave no hiding spots for criminals. Hand-held DNA analyzers are now a reality. Soon DNA analysis might be conducted right at a crime scene via DNA analyzers and DNA databanks just with a click of a button.
Not all the technology we see them use to fight crime or find answers exist in real life, but at least it gives us an idea of what could be. And scientists all over the world aspire to bring out the next big thing. Technology goes hand-in-hand with forensic science, and everyday there are advancements. Law enforcement officers and forensic technicians have many tools they can work with now, making it a bit easier to help them solve crimes. They have tools for fingerprint analysis, ballistics, DNA typing, and recently forensic phenotyping of simple physical traits such as human eye and hair color. The future of forensic science is bright; tools, gadgets and programs are ever evolving and forensic technicians have taken the advantage to capitalize on these new discoveries to help them gather more information and analyze findings at a crime scene. In the near future, we expect to see new technologies that will flood law enforcement. Some of these new technologies are the analysis of tissue-specific mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) to identify body fluids deposited at a crime scene, determining which RNAs are expressed in a biological sample can help identify the tissue and potentially help reconstruct or classify a crime; for example, the presence of semen may support an allegation of rape. Law enforcement expects forensic technicians to have …show more content…
For example, the fingerprint technology will one day include palm prints. Investigators come across latent palm prints at crime scenes, but without assurance and reference palm prints from a suspect; their findings have no immediate investigative potential. The future of forensic technology will see latent prints at a crime scene digitally photographed and entered directly into the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) via a gadget; the possibility to get a suspect’s name and address instantly at a crime scene while the scene is still being processed or secured. In the future I foresee a DNA databank where law enforcement worldwide can network to narrow down the search of individuals and leave no hiding spots for criminals. Hand-held DNA analyzers are now a reality. Soon DNA analysis might be conducted right at a crime scene via DNA analyzers and DNA databanks just with a click of a button.