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Forensic Science
Criminal cases are very dependent upon evidence to prove or disprove the facts of the case. The analysis of evidence requires a wide breadth of scientific knowledge and the latest scientific techniques as well as proper evidence procedures.
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What is the career where you work in a lab and look at evidence from a crime scene?
crime scene investigator
Forensic archaeologist
What type of benefits do forensic scientists get?
i am unsure but i will get bakk to that
i know they get like leagal benefits!. (:
Besides fingerprints and DNA fingerprints what else can be used to solve a crime?
There are many ways to get information to solve a crime. Far too many for this format, you would need a book. However, some of the most common are:
- Interviewing the victim (if not a murder victim)
- If a murder victim, a thorough examination of the body and anything found in the area near where a body is found
- Interviewing any witnesses
- Interviewing family, friends, neighbors of the victim
- Collect and examine any physical evidence that is found at the scene of a crime
- Reviewing phone records of the victim and sometimes people close to the victim
- Reviewing financial records of the victim and sometimes people close to the victim
- Locate and review any videos from the vicinity of the crime
- Consult with other officers, departments, jurisdictions for information that may be related to the crime
- Consult with scientists and other professionals who may provide insight on evidence or behavior that has been found
The rest of the list would include any avenue of investigation pertaining to the particular crime and related crimes, which can be as many as there are different crimes.
Why can ballistics expert go to crime scenes when there is a murder with a gun?
Although much of the work of a ballistic expert is done in the lab, there are other issues besides bullet comparision. At a crime scene trajectory angles ect. are studied and documented. This type of evidence is usually vital to a murder investigation and it cannot be done in well without the actual crime scene.
What is the stuff coroners and medical examiners put in and around their nose to stop the bad odor?
In novels, it's Vick's Vapor Rub. I've tried it for this purpose, and it works.
What do you know about Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation?
Introduction Forensic Pathology
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What is the purpose of maintaining a network of computer forensics specialists?
As computer forensics is a vast and versitile field. It contains a lot of specialised fields like network forensics, computer system forensics, mobile forensics, incident responders etc. Every field has its own rules, procedings and investigation procedures that a specialist can handle. Also it cultivates the professional relationship of the people of different specialisation with eachother.
What is kastle Meyer test for blood?
The Kastle meyer blood test is when crime scene investigators use this test to see if blood is present at a crime scene. If ot os the cotton swab that they used will turn pink, if there isn't any it won't show up with anything.
What techniques is best for matching evidence left at a crime scene with a suspect's nasal swab?
f*** i dont know
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a computer in crime investigation?
Advantages:
- Police can analyze data that they otherwise cannot without computers.
- Data like fingerprints and DNA can be linked and shared with other departments.
Disadvantages:
- Equipment doesn't work without power, so no AFIS, DNA analysis, nor CODIS.
- They may depend on computers too much.
Is it possible to be a police officer and a CSI at the same time?
This may vary from agency to agency. Most are sworn personnel. Some actually did work the road at some point in their career.
Do all carry weapons? No.
Do they do interviews of suspects and witnesses, usually not.
Some are hired right out of college and never do "patrol duties". This is becoming more common and the job has become more specialized with increased training.
Most of what you see on television is a composite of several people, the forensics expert, blood expert, fingerprint expert, DNA expert, handwriting expert, medical examiner, photographer, evidence collection, the detective,.......well the list goes on. No one person does all you see.
How many cases have been tried with circumstantial evidence?
Millions, even cases with good physical/forensic evidence contain some circumstantial evidence and millions of cases are tried daily throughout the world based on circumstantial evidence only.
Which city's police department boasts the oldest forensic laboratory in the US?
The North Port forensic laboratory in North Port Florida is the oldest forensics laboratory in the U.S, established since 1789.
How do you move a gun at a crime scene?
If you are an investigator, you should know how; it is part of your training.
If you are not and you do not know, you should not be moving anything at a crime scene.
What is the annual salary for a junior crime scene examiner?
A significant amount.
I should know.
I am one!
Speak with you victim service officer in you district, call 911 again and wait for the police to arrive and take a report and give details of what was left by the Def.
Another View: Not really enough information is disclosed with which to answer the question. When you reported the alleged burglary did the police take a report of the event?
What is the evidence that you insist they are overlooking, or refusing to acknowledge?
If you feel that you have grounds for making a complaint, see the above answer for possible suggestions.
You must realize that just beause you BELIEVE that a burglary has occurred, the elements of the crime must exist before the police can take action. If the elements of the crime don't exist then, legally speaking, no crime has occurred.
What is a forensic scientists?
A forensic scientist is a scientist who analyzes biological, chemical, or physical samples taken into evidence during a criminal investigation. It's their work to provide the proof the police need to bring the case to court.
Also Forensic scientists examine contact trace materials associated with crimes in order to provide evidence for criminal investigations. The work is usually dealt with under three sections: biology, chemistry and drugs/toxicology.
They can use parts of the victim's body, usually the bones, to identify: the cause of death; the gender, ethnicity, age, height of the victim; and, how long the victim has been dead.
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What is a forensic engineers expected salary range?
Depends where you are searching for the area, the year, and the empolyment.
study of all material substances, especially at a crime scene using DNA and such.
When did DNA evidence become admissible in court?
In general, state and federal courts have increasingly accepted DNA evidence as admissible. The first state appellate court decision to uphold the admission of DNA evidence was in 1988 (Andrews v. Florida, 533 So. 2d 841 [Fla. App.]), and the first major federal court decision to uphold its admission occurred in Jakobetz. By the mid-1990s, most states' courts admitted DNA test results into evidence.
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