Forensic science

In recent years, television shows such as CSI and NCIS have placed science in the spotlight, frequently depicting forensic science as some type of futuristic magic, unravelling crimes within an hour and without error. Of course, these shows are only fiction. One forensic scientist estimated that “40% of the science on CSI does not exist, and most of the rest is performed in ways that crime lab personnel can only dream about” (Winter & York, 2011). With more than 90 million people watching…

everyday life, even in crime solving. A major field that uses technology is forensic science. The technology used helps to classify DNA, register fingerprints, and classify evidence. To understand what forensic technologies are and how they help classify evidence you might want to know what forensic science is and what it does. Forensic science is the classification and analysis of evidence from a crime scene. Forensic evidence fulfills several roles in criminal investigations. Its helps prove…

Career Narrative: Forensic Science Forensic science technicians sometimes called criminalist or crime scene investigators collect evidence at the scene of a crime and perform scientific and technical analysis in their lab. The scientist generally perform their work inside the forensic or crime lab where they are responsible for comparing and interpreting the physical evidence that was from the crime scene. I feel that I fit personal qualities of a forensic scientist because, I love to solve…

Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during the criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. Forensic comes from two Latin words forum and forensic which mean open in court, public. The meaning of the word forensic is relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime. Forensic is a field of science work together to…

Forensic Sciences: the History, the Advancements, and the Achievements Could you get away with murder? Hundreds of years ago you probably could, but today with all the advancements that have been made in technology and forensic science many of the toughest cases are solved that couldn’t be before. While forensic science might not always be 100% accurate, it has developed a lot since it was first practiced and without using forensic science a lot of crimes would go unsolved. Forensic science…

At Middle Tennessee State University student looking to pursue a forensic science major is required to earn 120 credit hours to graduate with a forensic science degree. According to the Forensic Science Academic Map, found in the Forensic science section on the MTSU website, as a freshman, a student must earn 29 credit hours of Expository Writing and Research and Argumentative Writing which focus on a variety of analytical writing and utilizing resources for the purpose of research. General…

FORENSIC SCIENCE (forensis: a latin word, meaning-belonging to the court of law) in its’ simplest term is the multidisciplinary branch of science that is used for the court of law for criminal administration. The role of forensic science starts after Crime Scene Investigation. It is the Physical Evidences which are Collected, Packed, Preserved, from the crime scene and Forwarded to the Forensic Laboratories for their examination under the different branches of this science. CRIME SCENE…

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a professional website that was founded in 1948. The purpose of this American Academy of Forensic Sciences community is to provide information towards leadership of science, and the knowledge about the legal system. This community was developed to inform and educated everyone about their knowledge about this program, and to help them gather information on that specific subject of forensic science. It is searching for people that will join their…

that are made knowingly or inadvertently by forensic investigators. The investigative processes involved in solving a criminal act possessing the presence of evidence through application of forensic science, he opines, can lead to wrong conclusion that has a ripple effect of wrong justice being meted out by the legal system on innocent individuals that relies on such. His article brings to the fore the issue of professional ethics in this field of science. Firstly, identifying the perpetrator…

The CSI effect outcomes is a belief held notably among regulation enforcement personnel and prosecutors that forensic science television dramas, equivalent to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, have an impact on American jurors to anticipate more forensic evidence in an effort to convict defendants of crimes. In forensic science tv dramas, such as CSI: Miami & Law & Order, crime scene investigators gather and analyze evidence, interview suspects and clear up the crime in a single hour. Police and…