Posted on 10 January 2008
An important part of the forensics field is the ability to represent evidence in an objective and impartial way in evidence during the course of court cases. One such means is through the use of forensic photography.
A forensic photographer would be responsible for producing photographic evidence to support other forensic data, medical reports and scientific [...]
Posted on 07 January 2008
Every living creature has it’s own DNA signature that is unique to it’s species.
However, identifying individuals is not as easy a process as popular crime shows on television would have you believe.
13 DNA regions
To make a positive identification on one particular individual, forensic scientists scan 13 DNA regions that are known to vary between [...]
Posted in DNA
Posted on 04 January 2008
Forensic linguistics, as you may imagine, relates to the study and analysis of language patterns with regard to crime and other law.
Forensic linguistics has been applied to the letter of the law, that is, examining the original Norman or Latin from which modern English is derived, in order to interpret or challenge said laws. Linguistics [...]
Posted on 02 January 2008
Forensic Botany
Forensic Botany comes under the much broader heading of forensic biology.
Forensic botanists attempt to gather information from plant life in order to aid in crime investigations.
Detailed examination of leaves, pollen, seeds bark, etc can generate an understanding of a crime scene, specifically giving data about time and location of death, other areas the body [...]