The history of forensic technology can be traced back to the year 44bc after Julius Caesar was killed. The attending physician claimed that of the 23 wounds on the body only one was fatal. During the 5th century Germanic and Slavic societies were believed to be the 1st to put down in a statute that there should be medical experts present or employed to determine cause of death. The year of 1227 in China, the 1st book was published that documents the procedures to be taken in the event of a mysterious death.. There were 2 different people who could be considered the pioneers of forensic medicine and technology their names are Alphonse Bertillon who was born in 1853 and died in 1914. The second person is named Mathieu Orfila who was born in
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When a crime has happened say for example someone is murdered it is the job of the forensic technician to gather and examine all of the evidence at the crime scene using forensic science. The evidence at a crime scene can be anything. Some examples are blood, blood splatter, hair, fibers, footprints, fingerprints, drugs, bullets, bullet casings, broken glass, cut window screens among stuff that could help figure out who and what happened at the scene. Once all of the evidence has been collected, labeled, and transported properly to a lab, the CSI will conduct the required tests on the evidence. Another role of the forensic technician is to perform testimony in a court of law and draw diagrams in addition to other responsibilities which are to analyze and test tissue samples, test chemical substances and physical materials, interpret lab findings, collect criminal evidence, reconsruct crime scenes and testify in court as an expert witness in court. There are different types of testing procedures such as serology, DNA, firearms, trace evidence, drug evidence and impression and numerous other types pf testing. The best advancement in forensic technology is that of DNA testing. DNA can be gotten from blood, semen, urine and saliva. With the introduction od DNA testing and
When a crime has happened say for example someone is murdered it is the job of the forensic technician to gather and examine all of the evidence at the crime scene using forensic science. The evidence at a crime scene can be anything. Some examples are blood, blood splatter, hair, fibers, footprints, fingerprints, drugs, bullets, bullet casings, broken glass, cut window screens among stuff that could help figure out who and what happened at the scene. Once all of the evidence has been collected, labeled, and transported properly to a lab, the CSI will conduct the required tests on the evidence. Another role of the forensic technician is to perform testimony in a court of law and draw diagrams in addition to other responsibilities which are to analyze and test tissue samples, test chemical substances and physical materials, interpret lab findings, collect criminal evidence, reconsruct crime scenes and testify in court as an expert witness in court. There are different types of testing procedures such as serology, DNA, firearms, trace evidence, drug evidence and impression and numerous other types pf testing. The best advancement in forensic technology is that of DNA testing. DNA can be gotten from blood, semen, urine and saliva. With the introduction od DNA testing and