American Academy of Forensic Sciences

endure any questioning by the defence in a courtroom. Houck & Siegel (2015) stated that chain of custody is without a doubt, the most important piece of paper generated at a crime scene; they postulated, that without it, the most convincing piece of forensic evidence can be rendered useless in the judicial system. The…

that are made knowingly or inadvertently by forensic investigators. The investigative processes involved in solving a criminal act possessing the presence of evidence through application of forensic science, he opines, can lead to wrong conclusion that has a ripple effect of wrong justice being meted out by the legal system on innocent individuals that relies on such. His article brings to the fore the issue of professional ethics in this field of science. Firstly, identifying the perpetrator…

field of Computer Forensics is no longer being put on the back burner. According to many popular news outlets such as Forbes and Newsweek, the field of Computer Science is expected to grow exponentially, leaving the the specialty of Forensic Science the need to adapt with it. As long as technology has been at the base of human fingertips, there’s always been substantial cases of fraud, network security issues, and online identity theft. The field of Computer Forensics didn’t come into…

system in America can be viewed as a cornerstone of American democracy. It is the only place within the Criminal Justice System where the average American can participate without any legal experience or expertise. As Americans, there is a reliance on jurors to make fair, unbiased and relatively quick decisions (Cole and Dioso-Villa 2007). Since the early 2000s, the media has propagated the myth that television shows like CSI, which use forensic science, have created a “CSI Effect.” If this CSI…

Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during the criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. Forensic comes from two Latin words forum and forensic which mean open in court, public. The meaning of the word forensic is relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Forensic is a field of science work together to…

DIGITAL FORENSIC AND INCIDENT REPORTING QUIZ 1. Destroying data, on a hard drive, is relatively easy and can be done one of two ways: a. Destroying the platters b. Wiping the entire hard drive c. Placing magnets on a hard drive d. Simply formatting a hard drive 2. __________________________ is a list of people who have had physical possession of the evidence. Chain of custody 3. What is a hashing algorithm? A utility designed to create a binary or hexadecimal number that represents the…

BLOOD SPATTER ANALYST 1. Correct Name of Career: Blood Spatter Analyst 2. Education and/or Training Required: A Blood Spatter Analyst must possess a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, specifically in forensic science, or the Blood Spatter Analyst must possess an associate's degree plus two years of job related experience (How to Become a Blood Spatter Analyst: Career and Salary Information 2016). Specific classes in the bachelor and associate degree program that must be taken include biology…

In any expository text, it is important to recognize the writer's use of viewpoint, evidence, reasoning, and assumption. This enables readers to understand subtle inferences in the text and draw valid conclusions. However, when drawing conclusions about an expository text, it is most important to first set your own personal views on the subject aside. This is so the reader can avoid tainting the truth that can be found when reading an expository text. In “Using DNA to Solve Property Crimes”,…

The top three jobs I chose to research include Forensic Psychologist, Criminalist, and Correctional Counselor. I decided to pick these three since they were on my list of job interests and they seemed interesting enough. Although, surprisingly enough, it was mildly difficult to choose only three. A main problem throughout the world, especially in heavily populated places, is crime. No matter how much people might wish for the planet to be nonviolent and harmonious, crime will not stop or…

her forensic class she taught there, but I never went back to the career complex. Now I am now attending Delta College to earn my associate degree. After I graduated from Delta I am not sure what college I would like to transfer because I still need to find a college with the program I would like to go into. I would like to attend Wayne State University but if going to a university doesn’t work out I want to take an online course. Not many college besides university’s have the forensic science…