Forensic pathology

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…

help determine the direction of the assault or weapon used. The blood spatter can also help determine if it was intended to be a suicide or a murder based on the angel of how the spatter hit. Blood spatter is a very unique and power tool used in forensic science in today’s world. Evidence class & individual characteristics: Evidence Class characteristics would be defined as items of a class basically a simplistic description of an item. For example, color, size, shape, brand (Gaensslen, Harris,…

well. In regards to the witnesses they should all be interviewed individually. Each witness should be screened for Gun shot Residue, and fingerprints shall be obtained from each one of them (McGuire, 2008). Each member of law enforcement and its forensic team play a significant role when dealing with crime scenes such as this. The preservation and gathering of evidence is as crucial as the gathering of information from bystanders and witnesses. It is crucial that each participant involved with a…

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 machine…