Forensic Report

Forensic evidence has been shown to be reliable due to many factors of evidence such as DNA, blood, fingerprints, etc.; however, many cases have shown that

Behind every court case there’s a train of forensic science evidence and research. Forensic science is the application of scientific principles of criminal justice. In many court cases a forensic scientists is the one on the scene collecting finger prints, photos, blood samples and other evidence. Unfortunately one of the controversial issues in the forensic world is the evidence and its lack of verification of its reliability. In the field of forensics there are issues in finding proof in generating conclusion, fundamental knowledge to solve problems, and the whole false memory defense in the court. These issues can be solved in many ways like extensive research, preparation and training. These issues

Tools used for forensics investigations. What tools are needed for investigations? How do you create a forensics "toolkit?" What should it contain?

In order to fix this fundamental issue, one needs to look at the broader systemic issue and the ways that it can be fixed. We need to establish a governing standards protocol that would look over all forensic laboratories and as well as the forensic experts. A solution to deal with the past case could be

Before the reporting of the actual work done can start, it is important to include a section with the terms of reference. This explains the technical terms that is not generally known and any acronyms it might appear in the report. This is important for any readers that are not familiar with forensic terminology.Next a short background to the investigation must be given for the benefit other readers who are not familiar with the case the case.After the background is given, a section on the mandate must be included. This needs to explain who requested and authorized the investigation.It is also important define the scope of the investigation clearly, so that it is clear that the investigation did not venture outside of the legally authorized scope.The evidence must be clearly identified, inclusive of serial numbers and any other identification that can be used to confirm that it is the same as the evidence that was acquired. Where used, the hash codes for the evidence items should also be included to show

Forensic science is a vital tool in the search for the truth in any legal proceeding. “Regardless of the type of legal proceeding or which side uses scientific evidence, the forensic scientist must be able to write a report and testify under oath about, what facts or items of evidence were analyzed or tested; what tests or analyses were used; how valid or reliable those tests or analyses have been found to be by other courts; why and how the forensic scientist was qualified to conduct those tests or analyses; and, what the results of the tests or analyses were and how those results are relevant to the

Crime scenes tell a story. Whether it is a long story with a lot of evidence, or if it’s a short story with a lot of information missing can be determined on how you use what you see. In traditional crime scenes investigators rely heavily on fingerprints and DNA found at the crime scene. Each can be useful but also has their faults. When it comes to fingerprints, you may not get a full print, it could only be a partial or even an individual who is not in the system. Most fingerprints found at crime scenes are only smears making them worthless. DNA samples can be extremely beneficial, but only if you get lucky. I say this because it is so much that could go wrong while trying to obtain information from a DNA sample. The body could have already

By documenting all of the evidence, an investigator may interpret the results and the data that they get if they are using forensics software. If another investigator does the forensics and does not get the same results as the initial investigator, the second investigator will want to know why and how the first investigator came up with those results (Coons, 2015). The second investigator may want to try out what the first investigator did in order to see if they receive the same results.

In the forensic science field, laboratory tests are becoming more criticized in today 's world of technology. Human hair is one of the most common types of evidence found at a crime scene. Following hair analysis, there is also DNA fingerprinting analysis. Many victims of this flaw have been wrongfully sent to serve time for these flaws in testing. There have recently been more strategies to help improve these tests and provide for a better outcome in trial. Labs now have certain guidelines to follow while running tests, and at crime scenes, investigators are taking precautionary measures when collecting evidence to test. The forensic science field is one of the most powerful parts of the criminal justice system. They help separate the

The aim of this report is to investigate where and how anti-forensic tools work as well as looking at the challenges forensic investigators are faced when such tools are used. After anti-forensic tools are used certain artefacts will be left behind, this report will also cover the procedures and difficulties when trying to uncover these artefacts as well as the tools used to find them.

One of the main legal challenges of forensic testing is the admissibility to the court, this challenge can differ from state to state depending on what’s the standard of admissibility in a particular court, there are three general standards for the admissibility of forensic evidence and testing that could be used in a court, they are the Frye General Acceptance standard, the Reliable Test, and the Daubert Standard (Buckles, 2009, p. 245). The General Acceptance standard focus on the general acceptance by the majority of people in a particular field have about the technique and procedures that were used during the forensic testing, if the procedures and techniques that were used during the forensic testing are usually accepted by the majority of others in the same field of testing then that would be enough for the forensic testing to be admitted in court (Buckles, 2009, p. 245). The Reliable test requires the individual performing the forensic testing to be an expert by either knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, and the forensic test must be reliable meaning that it must prove that the test has work in the past

Professionals and examiners use forensic analysis tools, web log and session analysis and hash analysis to generate evidence. Conversely, which forensic analysis tool is deployed depends on the type of investigation and what is in question. Many of these tools are

The role of a Computer Forensic Specialist is very important, in the field of Criminal Justice. Their role help aide law enforcements in investigating and retrieving evidence, related to criminal matters at the time. Their duties involves analyzing the subject’s computer using different kinds of tools that are provided to them. Tools like bit stream/bit-by-bit copy, hashing, forensic analysis, indexing process, recovering deleted data that were deleted by the subject, and encrypted files that are design for only certain people to gain access to. These investigative software or tools are very important and will aide in the process of a criminal investigation.

In 2001, the first Digital Forensic Research Workshop (DFRWS) (http://www.dfrws.org/2001/dfrws-rm-final.pdf ) was held to produce and define a scientific methodology to drive digital forensic to produce a reliable Framework (dubbed Investigative Process for Digital Forensic Science) to drive the

This essay will look at a number of features that have been added to windows, from Windows XP to Windows 8 and the effects these changes have made to the recovery of forensic evidence. I will firstly look at selected features that have been added to windows since XP and briefly explain their purpose. I will then look at the changes these feature have had that have made it less likely for the digital forensic scientist to provide useful evidence, and then those that have made it more possible for the digital forensic scientist to provide useful evidence.