Forensic entomology

The job of a Forensic pathologist has always fascinated me. Forensic pathologist are more commonly know as medical examiners, not to be confused with a coroner. A medical examiner assists the government in determining the cause of death by examining a corpse,a process known as an autopsy. Medical examiners are not limited to forensic pathology, they can also become clinical pathologist and perform an autopsy upon request. I have always been intrigued by the science of pathology and anatomy, the…

addressing a brief history of forensic science. The video Welcome to Homicide will also be reviewed and mentioned within this paper. The crime scene within the video will be discussed in full detail analyzing each step of the forensic process. Examination of three different pieces of evidence detailed within the crime scene from the video. A summary will also be done on the crime scene reconstruction and the significant findings found from the scene. Technology applied to forensic science…

Journal Article Reflection I read an article titled “Fraud Squad, Top Eight Ways to Win a Circumstantial Arson Case” by Cynthia L Bernstiel”. Just as the title implies, the article gives readers tips on how to win a circumstantial arson case. This article interested me because I was curious to how circumstantial arson cases get solved. A fire claim where a house is completely destroyed is a huge loss that insurance companies do no pay off lightly. After reading this article I learned a thing…

Some are easy to detect, others are not and require prioritization to handle the data from its original location, create an analysis plan, gather the evidence, and create the evidence reports which must comply with all the laws that affect digital forensics. The increase in connectivity means an increase in the difficulty to gather and secure information to maintain threats to a minimum due to the amount of knowledge that those breaking the law can acquire to attempt to deter the efforts of…

Coroner's Toolkit is a group of basically free tools designed by Wietse Venema and Dan Farmer to be used in the forensic analysis of a UNIX machine. There are several reasons as to why local law enforcement agencies. First, the Coroner's Toolkit is specifically designed to be used in cyber-crime investigation (Farmer & Venema, 2005). This is an exceptionally powerful suite and therefore proper training of UNIX is a major condition in order to manage the Toolkit. Another important reason for…

People naturally love crime. It is just fascinating when it's really thought about in depth. The most popular shows on television these days are shows about crimes. Such as CSI, Forensic Files, NCIS, Bones and many more. There is an aray of different types of TV shows that are about solving a crime in just a half an hour. Whether it was the definite discovery of DNA or a reflection in someone's glasses that gives it all away. Either way in the end they always find the person who committed this…

to solve one. Some include using criminalistics, forensic serology, and forensic evidence. Different strategies may give more accurate results in figuring out a case. However, in “Forensic: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation” by Andrea Campbell, forensic evidence is the most important to use when attempting to solve a crime. Forensic evidence is any physical evidence pulled from the scene or collected throughout the course of the trial. Forensic evidence includes: strands of hair, a bullet, a…

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…