Thinking Questions 1. Why are forensic scientists an important part of drug cases? 2. If you were a forensic scientist and you were called to a crime scene to see if drugs were present, what would you do to determine this? 3. Why is it important for forensic scientists to have as much information as possible about the place where a possible drug substance was found? 4. What are some of the difficulties in identifying particular drugs? Why is it important for forensic scientists to be able to identify…

specialty is forensic odontology. Forensic odontologists are dentists that work in the field of forensic science. Forensic odontology offers the widest variety of working conditions out of all of the other dental specialties. Not many people realize this, but forensic odontology goes all the way back to the 18th century. Paul Revere is mainly known for his famous phrase, “the British are coming,” but he is not very well known for being a dentist. In fact, he was the first forensic odontologist…

Introduction Topic: Forensic Science In general, a forensic scientist’s job provides an objective, scientific analysis to discover the truth and use that truth in legal proceedings. Forensic scientists take items of evidence collected from crime scenes and determine their relevance to the case by examining and analyzing the evidence. There are various types of forensic scientists that specialize in specific examinations and analysis of different types of evidence. Eventually forensic scientists will…

to be researched was Forensic Science. Topic POV: The point of writing this essay is to discuss how a forensic scientist help assist the police in solving a crime. Guiding questions: What is forensic science? What is a forensic scientist and what do they do? What are some equipment’s that are used? Kinds of forensic scientist. Skills/ Qualifications What is forensic science? Forensics is the basis of the crime-fighting unit. It is devised to assist in the solving of a crime by providing explicit…

Topic: Forensic science is the application of scientific principles and techniques to matters of criminal justice especially as relating to the collection, examination, and analysis of physical evidence. (“Definition of Forensic Science”). Forensic Science is one of the most important parts in a criminal investigation, in order to identify and catch the criminal forensic scientist must first work their magic. Once the Forensic scientists arrive at the crime scene their job is record and collect evidence…

technology and knowledge has greatly improved the capability to catch criminals. Forensics of the past did not include the tools or knowledge that we now have. Although forensics is not a perfect science nor has it ever been, we are closer to perfection than we have ever been. Every criminal leaves behind some traces of evidence; it is up to the professionals to find and analyze it to solve a case. Looking at the timeline of forensics technology of the past to the present it is evident that it has evolved…

Forensic science is defined as science that pertains to law. Forensic science is used during investigations of a crime scene. Many forensic techniques are used during the investigation of crime scenes. These techniques are applied to what is considered to be trace evidence. Trace evidence is evidence left at the scene of the crime that helps tell the story of what had happened and could possibly lead to a suspect. The reliability of forensic evidence testing is a widely debated topic in the world…

Criminalistics: Forensic Science, Crime, and Terrorism is a wide-ranging book written by James E. Girard (2011). This book depicts much information about Forensic Science. However, the chapters of this book are designed to specify accurate information in favor of Forensic Science and it’s different aspects. The chapter 6, I have chosen can be supportive to my research question. ‘How does classification system of fingerprint identification work?’ James E. Girard, the chief author of the book, has…

Forensic evidence has come a long way, since its first documented use. “Forensic Science is defined as science and technology applied to matters of the law” (Gaensslen, 2013). When reviewing this particular case, you can see how evidence collected, such as blood, bullets, finger prints, and in this case even the body can help to solve a crime. In order to better understand forensics, you must first understand the history of the science, and how it came about in regards to blood evidence, finger…

suspenseful whodunit television shows, movies, and books that use forensic science to crack the cases. My favorite television show is The First 48, my favorite movie is The Silence of the Lambs, and my favorite book is The Body Farm. Therefore, I was excited to have the opportunity to take this course and learn even more about the subject of forensics. This essay gives a summary of N. E. Genge’s book, The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation, and includes the things I disliked and…