American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Loras college, The University of Iowa and Iowa Lakes Community College are a few of the many colleges that offer this major. During your career you may be required to take additional classes. Other careers you can choose in this major include, forensics, investigation and phycology. Criminalists face many dangers in the work place because they work with blood, other bodily fluids and chemicals. Criminalists who work in the field have a higher danger of bacteria and other disease. Lab techs…

When a crime occurs, there are several steps to follow for whoever investigates the scene. They first identify where the crime occurred and to located all the safe and hazardous areas. By doing this, the investigators are able to narrow a specific area where the majority of the evidence occurred. When entering the scene, safety is important just in case there are some leftover traps for the responders or chemical hazards. Second, is to establish security, this means that the crime scene will…

Overview of Forensics Although millions of people watch the popular show CSI every week, many don’t realize that the same amazing technology and speedy results are not found in real crime labs. Forensic science and police work is much more complicated than what television shows make it out to be and doesn’t produce the instantaneous results that many seem to expect. Forensics in Criminal Investigations First, forensic science is the application of physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and…

Each one has their own area of focus as evidence when in a forensic investigation. Human hairs, already briefly discussed, are uniquely distinguishable from animal hairs. Animal hairs are broken down into three basic elements (1) guard hairs, from the outer coat of the animal, which is used as protection, (2) the…

I am a forensic anthropologist whose name is Kareem. I have been working in this field for 24 years. My job is to use my knowledge of the human skeleton to decipher and demystify clues from the decedent’s bones in order to identify the deceased. Additionally, in Harvard I earned my professional degree which took me 10 years. I studied forensic anthropology because I have always wanted to be a forensic anthropologist since I was seven years old. I have identified forty nine decedent’s identity.…

A tremendous amount of education is necessary for one to be an efficient bloodstain expert (BPE). Experience in this field is also a great tool when it comes to making the correct judgment. Experience helps an expert to determine the bloodstains that may overlap. A single crime scene may have various bloodstains patterns. This leads to the need of a BPE though it is very important to weigh in all the evidence at the scene. Some evidence includes bullet trajectories, DNA, firearms analysis (if…

Forensic odontology is an investigative aspect of dentistry that analyzes dental evidence for human identification.1 Human identification has always been of great importance in the society. The role of a forensic odontologist is not only in identifying dead remains but also deals with cases such as criminal investigations, mass insurance settlements, military proceeding,2 identification of bite marks, age estimation and as a an expert witness in legal cases. Teeth being the most durable…

during, and after at a crime scene. Further, crime investigators apply general reasoning, physical, deductive and inductive and other scientific methods. Solving a crime scene is becoming a minor problem because crime scene engineers can use the forensic science to find out the events that took place when a crime scene occurred to get clear details concerning the crime scene (Cole 264). Some of these new technologies include the Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry…

Forensic Functioning In America the word forensics proposes crime in a way that excites stories on serial killers, murder, crime scene investigation, and heavy DNA analysis. In reality, this only breaks the ice on what forensic science fully consists of. Forensic science is initially any science used for the purpose of law. The evidence tested is used in the court of law, criminal investigation, and trial. A forensic scientist does perform tests on blood and bodily fluid as well as…

In the eyes of Sherlock Holmes, doctors seemed to have a lot of knowledge of the human anatomy. Where and how to hit vital points in a persons body and also knowing that doctors tend to be perfectionists, Holmes came up with the theory that if a doctor goes wrong, they would be the first of all criminals. Not only do doctors study about the human body but also about chemistry and poisons to either heal or kill someone. This made Holme's theory pretty accurate. Not all doctors are criminals, but…