Forensic disciplines

However, this is supposed to keep up with the trends in the subject of forensic technology. Furthermore, growing new techniques and equipment will help police government to clear their instances quicker and more successfully and allow them to stay on top of all their assignments. Likewise, the reality is that an increasing number…

The general standards for admissibility of evidence are that it must be relevant, contain a probative value, and must be free of prejudicial bias. The evidence is relevant if it has the propensity to make a fact more or less credible than it would be without the evidence, and the facts of consequence in determining the action. The probative value depends on satisfying the basic requirement of relevancy as described above, but also upon the existence of any matter of fact. For example, if…

The Role of Forensic Science in Mass Disasters Mass disasters are an all too familiar reality. The cause of such occurrences can be natural or human influence. Natural disaster include hurricanes, tornados, and volcanos amongst other occurrence (Sudoyo, Widodo, Suryadi, Lie, Safari, Widjajanto, Kadarmo, 2008). Un-natural, or those occurring due to human involvement, are bombings, plane crashes, or mass shootings. Mass disasters usually require extensive logistical support (Prinz, Carracedo,…

their overall condition is conducting research into different treatment methods and their success in treating mentally ill offenders within a correctional setting. This paper examined this issue using two sub-disciplines of psychology, forensic psychology and clinical psychology. While forensic psychology is a rather young field of psychology it can still provide valuable insight into the problem of mental illness…

In the insect world there are a plethora of fascinating creatures fulfilling their own specific ecological niches all across the various ecosystems of this planet. Among these, you may have observed flies of metallic luster, colored blue or green or black, near garbage, filth, rotting meat, or even flowers that possess a pungent smell. These cosmopolitan Blowflies, belonging to order Diptera and family Calliphoridae, may seem filthy (and they actually are), yet they are actually quite useful.…

taken away from their parents. When I was growing, I wanted to go to be a forensic investigator. I blame CSI and Law and Order for this because that’s how I got ‘inspired’ to go out and catch all the bad guys and find out who killed that person and why. I was always intrigued to mysteries and solving puzzles. My interest was set on it until high school. This is where reality hit and my dreams were crush on being a forensic investigator. First of all, you have to be good at science, biology and…

GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY FORENSIC SCIENCE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY SUBMITTED TO:- SUBMITTED BY:- MS. HEENA GOSWAMI (ASST. PROFESSOR OF LAW) MEETU KUMARI (12A073) -: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT :- The Project work on a topic with such small distinctions is a tedious task and hence doing a project on such a theme requires guidance by the subject teachers. The enlightening experience provided to me by my teachers, who proved to be the…

Criminal Profiling Criminal profiling is generally considered as an investigative technique and forensic science method that is carried out after the occurrence of a crime. This technique is basically described as the use of forensic science principles and other law enforcement strategies to make judgments about a person’s involvement in a crime depending on various overt and subtle factors. The technique has constantly been used in different aspects of the criminal justice system such as…

Anthropology is the science of humans; this particular science is dedicated to the comparative study of humans as physical and cultural beings. Cultural anthropology and Physical anthropology are two distinct specialties within the broader discipline. Early on when anthropologists studied physical anthropology, they were studying humans as biological organisms based on fossil remains containing DNA. Cultural anthropology studies human beings by examining the culture of different groups and…

becoming academically engaged with archaeology and anthropology, I chose to switch majors to allow a wider field of study. During my four years of undergraduate, I was determined to broaden my skill set focusing on each aspect of the discipline as a whole. My minor in forensic anthropology allowed me to gain experience with human remains and biological anthropology. Through my undergraduate thesis and course final, I focused on cultural anthropology and worked extensively with human…