Forensic identification

Mail Reporter, 2011). The victim’s son, who is also one of the six witnesses, revealed that he could not detect definitely whether the individual in the car was Carrillo or not since there was a lack of lights at the time. According to Fraser, a forensic psychologist, in his speech at the University of Southern California (2012), the brain lacks many parts in a whole picture of experience it observed. This creates difficulties while…

Introduction Forensic anthropologists use the skeletal system to identify remains through different methods. In this paper, I will discuss stature and sex primarily in regards to the elements and methods that can be used to determine them, along with the circumstance of their use and the debates surrounding their use. In regards to stature sex determination, different methods have been used in biological anthropology including morphological, statistical, and metric analysis. Each of these…

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…

Anthropology and Forensic Science Anthropology is the study of human bones and and the development of cultures and societies. Forensic science is the discipline in which professionals use scientific means to analyze physical crime evidence. Forensic science and anthropology are both used in many different ways and maybe even alike in some ways. Anthropology and forensic science can be used together to identify multiple things. Both help each other out in many ways through DNA or…

condition also indicates survival of a serious pathological condition that was spreading through South China in the Middle Pleistocene period. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol. 108 Issue 49). When forensic anthropologists are identifying any skeletal remains using X-Ray or CT machines, it is often times pretty easy to find areas of blunt or sharp force trauma and sickness because everything leaves a mark. Like I mentioned above, if the…

The word forensic derives from the Latin word “forensis” which means to be publicly known or heard. Most forensic scientists in the 1800 and 1900’s were self- taught but even now there are not many colleges that are certified to give a degree in forensics. Forensic science has been around since 44 B.C. but it wasn’t recognized as a method of science until the late 20th century. Forensic science is an asset in solving crime. Forensic science has become so popular in the past twenty- five years. I…

Illustrate the differences between digital forensics and network forensics. Digital forensic:  Digital forensic is a branch of forensic science and it talks about the recovery and investigation report found in the digital devices.  Digital forensics is about the "preservation, identification, extraction, documentation and interpretation of computer data"  In order to accomplish these goals, there are well-defined procedures, also derived from law enforcement, for acquiring and analyzing the…

Forensic science is one aspect of law enforcement where crime-solving, technology and science meet in support of the Theory of Transfer (When two objects meet, some evidence of that meeting can be found later and verified). There was a significant instance in 1248 where a Chinese Author; His DuanYu published a book (The Washing Away of Wrongs) on how medical knowledge could be applied to solve a crime; for example, distinguishing drowning from strangulation. Fast forward, in 1784 an Englishman…

however, is where forensic science comes in. Forensic science has been there to help solve every crime committed. Science is the technology used to help forensic teams to analyze and solve crimes. What can look obvious to the naked eye could actually be a whole other story. Evidence can range from hair samples, to DNA, to blood, to finger prints, and many more. Over the years, forensic science has helped change law enforcement. The many different disciplines that make up forensic science have…

Forensic science [2-4] is an area that deals with the application of scientific knowledge to legal situations. As such, it provides a great deal of truth to many legal proceeding. The forensic sciences – forensic chemistry [5-8], forensic biology [9,10], forensic anthropology [11], forensic medicine [12], forensic materials science [13,14], forensic engineering [15], computational forensics [16], among others – are broadly used to resolve civil disputes, to justify and enforce criminal laws and…