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Have you ever wondered how investigators figure out who the criminal is in the investigations? Is it luck or is it science? Forensic Science is the use of scientific principals to analyze information connected to a crime and who committed it. One type of forensics is autopsies. In the Rage and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier, investigators did some analysis of the crime scene, but should have used other forms of forensic science to solve the crime. The use of forensics in the novel hindered the investigation.

The history of China of characters record can be found from as early as 3100–2700 BC under the Bronze Age. A remarkable improvement of the criminal investigation technique can be obtained by assuming that knowledge gained through culture development accumulated over time. It is believed that knowledge was abandoned after the collapse repeatedly of Chinese empires. The forensic science technique that originated from

When people usually hear the word forensics they usually automatically visualize crime scenes filled with things that can vary from blood, bullets, fingerprints ect. Unfortunately, it is not as cut and dry as you think, you're only seeing a small piece of the picture. The subject of forensics itself is very broad and actually involves a variety of different sciences all mixed together including, biology, chemistry, genetics, toxicology, phonetics, medicine, engineering, anthropology and many more. It is one of the fields of law enforcement, were technology and crime-solving all come together as one. Gathering the information needed to figure out what happened and the methods used to connect pieces of evidence to the crime scene were also not

“Forensic science has become in the early 21st century what the space race was in the 1960s- an accessible and inspiring (Gaensslen) into the world of science” (Gaensslen ix). This may be true but forensic has not always existed forever. Many people began hearing about forensic science during the 1990s when many of crime shows became popular. In actuality forensic science goes as far back as ancient China. Sculptors used fingerprints to identify their artwork from that of others. This may not be what forensics has evolved into but it had to begin somewhere. The first text reference of forensics first showed up in Hsi Duan Yu, which was published in about 700 CE (Hunter 18). It noted that many bodies have various characteristics that make them different. Many of the early forensic advances took place in the 1700 and 1800s. In 1784 the physical matching of evidence began. It was first used in the case of John Toms to link him and a piece of pistol wadding to a murder (Lotter). From then on forensics began to grow exponentially. “A major landmark in forensic science, the discovery that

Forensic anthropology is a relatively new field. Although, in the 20th century people solved murders through examination of the bones the term forensic anthropology just came about. Around the 1930s police and anthropology became one. The gangland murders at the time caused the FBI to become physical anthropologists.

The idea of using the science has been started before the debuting of Sherlock Holmes in 1887, who had introduced about the forensic science to help criminal investigation. In history, the work of forensic scientists was performed by medical personnel. Until the end of eighteenth century, the attempts of French medical jurist Antoine Louis, crime solving Chinese book “ Hsi Duan Yu”(the washing way of wrongs), etc gave ideas about determining time of death, analyzing blood stain, identifying chemical used in crime, etc. After eighteenth century, the modern chemistry paved new way of identifying crime like the idea of measuring height, length of right ear and outstretched

This paper (essay) is about the history and development of Forensic Science throughout the years, decades and centuries. Forensic Science is a very important tool that has been upgrading and developing in many ways as time has passed by. The many roles of the forensic science expert as is they relate to the forensic science disciplines. And the capabilities of forensic science.

A thirst for knowledge can lead to many great achievements in life and provide a tremendous understanding of a subject that was unfamiliar or ambiguous to most people, which benefits society. The more that people understand and study a subject, the subject becomes more simple and straightforward. When people strive for information, people are now able to stop and keep atrocious behaviors at bay. In the non-fiction book, “The Killer of Little Shepard,” written by Douglas Star is an engaging book about the development of forensic science that lead to the birth of modern forensics. The author gives great details on how the formation towards modern forensics while telling the story of a serial killer- Joseph Vacher- in late 19th century France;

Lastly, Sherlock also used the mindset that one could not theorize before he or she has all the evidence. These procedures have affect modern day forensic science because people continue to use the techniques that originated from Sherlock. Who knows, if these books were never written then maybe forensic science

There are many scientists that have contributed to forensic science and one of them is Dr Edmond Locard born in Lyon, France on 13 December 1877 and passed on 4 April 1966. At Lyon, France Dr. Locard took up studies in law and medicine and received his degree in 1902. While doing his studies he also became the assistant of a criminologist by the name of Alexandre Lacassagne who was also at the time a professor. Locard did that until 1910 when he eventually began establishment of his criminal laboratory. Then Locard became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons in France after persuading the Police Department of Lyon to provide him with the necessary people and space to establish what later would

The book gives a general overview of the field of forensic science. The sections of the book include “The Scene of the Crime; Working the Scene--The Evidence; Working the Scene of the Body Human;

The case involving Jack the Ripper clearly shows both the potential as well as the limitations of forensic science (Owen, 2009). Forensic science with any case can shed a light that without it could not be seen. In the case involving Jack the Ripper, his gruesome acts, caused a revolution within law enforcement by developing new tactics and techniques to find an unknown suspect (Cozart, 2013). This case not only awakened London’s community to the demonic and sadistic capabilities of an individual, but it allowed the police to learn how to approach the crimes in a way that can lead them to the perpetrator.

Have you ever wondered how murderers were caught before modern forensics was introduced? The documentary Instruments of Murder: Catching History’s Criminals- The Forensics Story by BBC, reveals different methods that were introduced over the years in order to find murderers. This video was made in November 2015, and goes over murders as far back as 1235. Gabriel Weston, a surgeon and writer, explores the ways that people were able to find a murderer, all based off of the murder weapon. From flies drawn to blood, to proving previous ideas of arson wrong, she discovers the ways that forensic science has developed over time.

The first documented autopsy was performed by the physician Antistius on Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. (Martinez, 2012). He examined Caesar's body and discovered that of his 23 stab wounds, only one of them proved fatal. The Roman history of forensics continued, and in 1,000 A.D. a Roman attorney was able to use bloody palm prints to prove that his client had been framed for murder (Martinez, 2012). In 1248, a Chinese book described how to distinguish between different causes of death (Bellis, 2012). Up until that point, the proof that people used forensic science is inconsistent, but it seems highly unlikely that the recorded instances are the only instances where forensic science was used.

Peter White has defined the term forensic science in two different sense on one is narrower sense and another is wider sense. This wide meaning covers criminal prosecutions in the widest sense, together with patrons and ecological safeguard and physical condition and protection at work, as well as civil proceeding such as violate of agreement and negligence. On the other hand, in universal practice the term is applied more narrowly to use of science in the in the investigation of crime by the police and by the courts as evidence in resolving the issue in any subsequent trial.