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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 prognosis for people with inclusion body myostis?

IBM generally worsens progressively and slowly. Some observations of stabilizations and remissions, spontaneous or under treatment, have been reported but are usually only temporary.

Can police recover deleted pictures or videos from a digital camera when it has been taken as evidence?

I don't know how likely it is for police to be looking through your digital camera. It's never happened to me. :) But as a rule, the files that are written to the memory chip on your camera, laptop, computer, USB drive can all be successfully recovered to a certain extent, depending on whether the deleted file has been overwritten with new information or not.

You can use a program to wipe your memory chip, or any other drive. I've used R-wipe & Clean, and PGP. What wiping does is write over your deleted file with random information so that it cannot be retrieved.

What are 5 things forensic anthropologist does NOT do?

1.they don't deal with flesh

2. they don't heal injured people

3. Normally they do not work directly on FBI cases by chasing criminals

4. They don't eat bodies

5. they don't find bodies

How much money does a hotel engineer earn?

Start at $16 per hour then up to about $19 per hour. (Depending on hotel size and class of plant)

An Assistant Chief makes about 50,000/yr


A Chief makes about 70,000/yr

Is forensic science a part of STEM science technology engineering and math?

As it's a branch of science, I expect it is yes. But STEM supposedly focuses on the practical use of the fours subjects, and the combination of them. Also, STEM is generally quite general in it's use, as they combine them, for one forensics may not be included, just because it's a less generally taught.

How many hours per week does a forensic psychologist work?

How many hours per week a forensic psychology works varies. The average is between 20 and 40 hours perk week.

If evidence has been moved prior to photography what should you do?

If any evidence was moved by the first responders prior to your arrival, photograph it's present location and condition. Never have the officer place the item of evidence back where it was originally located.

Can a grandmother be used to get DNA testing for a grandchild?

Yes. But her genes would be less in common than with either parent. Better would be mitochondrial DNA testing.

Which describes Mr. Blackwell's state of rigor mortis at the time the coroner's assistant arrived?

Rigor mortis was still thoroughly marked. That means that the limb muscles and the rest of the body had not begun to relax again. This relaxation happens 24-48 hours later depending on the air temperature.

What are the techniques used in DNA sequencing?

A common approach to DNA sequencing is through a process called Sanger sequencing, named after its inventory, Frederick Sanger. To describe the process simply, a sample of purified DNA is treated with a solution of enzymes, nucleotides, and terminators to duplicate the strands of DNA. As the DNA is being copied, it uses the nucleotides to form new strands of DNA and sometimes will add a terminator which stops the duplication process at varying lengths. The terminators are labeled with a radioactive or fluorescent chemical which allows them to be detected by a scanning machine. In capillary electrophoresis, the mixture of varying length DNA is separated in a very narrow tube and as each terminator passes by the detector, the sequence of the DNA bases can be read.

For a more detailed description of the mechanics of Sanger sequencing, an internet search will yield many results.

Who is roger bacon?

Roger Bacon was a 13th Century philosopher who studied at Oxford, but only accepted theories of astrology and alchemy. He was said to be born in Ilchester in approximately 1214. He promoted the use of experimentation to determine truth. Roger Bacon is credited as being the first modern, experimental scientist. He was the first to formulate and advocate the Scientific Method.

Who is the father of forensic medicine?

Paolo Zacchia is considered the Father of Forensic Medicine. He was an Italian doctor in the 1600s who published a series of books exhausting the subject with the information available at the time.

Compared to a creation scientist what is a secular scientist?

The term ' creation scientist ' is somewhat of a misnomer in that the two words seem to contradict one another. However, there are scientists/researchers that will readily admit that their findings, both geological and archaelogical can be directly paralleled to the teachings of the Bible. For instance, we are taught that God created the first generations of all living things. The fossil record seems to confirm this. For a long time [ a geological moment] there was absolutely nothing on the earth. Then suddenly there was an abundance of life, plants, insects, animals and dinosaurs. We are also taught that a great worldwide flood destroyed the earth and that it was ' ..without form and void' of life. Again, the fossil records clearly indicates that such an event did actually occur. So certainly, there can be a sort of coexistence between science and creation.

The word 'secular' can be defined as 'not specifically religious'. Secular science is basic General Science without a religious influence. In much the same way that secular music is not necessarily religious music, secular science is not a religious discipline in that it does not involve, and is not bound by any monastic views or principles. Answer

A creation scientist would be a scientist that believes that something created the universe, while a secular scientist would probably not believe that, but would say that everything occurred by chance or natural processes.

Both scientists can still be "genuine" and relatively objective, but are looking at the problems from differing points of view. Both types of scientists, and indeed all people, have their own separate ways of looking at the world.

Science, n. Investigation of natural phenomena.

Engineering, n. Domestication of natural phenomena.

Technology, n. Domesticated natural phenomena.

Another Answer

"Creation scientists" have no concern about natural phenomena, just the supernatural phenomena described in the Bible. They aren't scientists.

When is a forensic anthropologist most likely to be summoned to a crime scene?

A forensic anthropologist is most likely to be summoned to a crime scene when human remains are discovered and there is a need to analyze and identify them. This can include cases involving decomposition, trauma, or when the remains are skeletal.

Forensics?

Individuals who work in forensic engineering take on difficult jobs that can help determine guilt of innocence in the event of mechanical malfunction that leads to personal injury. For this reason, individuals seeking employment in forensic engineering should already possess a thorough knowledge of general engineering, mechanical malfunction and repairs, and a basic knowledge of product liability. Most often, the evidence found in a forensic engineering investigation will be used in civil or criminal law cases, making forensic engineers an important part in the legal proceedings.

The father of modern-day forensic science, Dr. Edmond Locard, reasoned that "every contact leaves a trace." This means that when one object touches another object in some way, evidence of some kind exists to prove it. This logic applies to forensic engineering by finding the individual or mechanical error responsible for product malfunction and the resulting personal injury.

When a car fails, speeds out of control, and leads to a fatal accident, police conduct routine investigations to determine the cause of the accident. Some investigators will look at skid marks from tires to check for sudden increases or decreases in speed that could have led to the accident, others will examine the condition of the street to check for potholes or other natural occurrences that could have caused it. Forensic engineers will look at the car, examining the condition of the inner workings to determine if a mechanical malfunction caused the car to spiral out of control. A forensic engineer may find any number of things, including a faulty brake line, a broken axle, or a malfunctioning transmission. If a mechanical error caused the accident, a window opens for the victim's family to pursue legal action.

Forensic engineers may also uncover faulty mechanics and engineering in factories. If an individual working on an assembly line is hurt during work hours, a forensic engineer will investigate to determine if mechanical malfunction was At Fault. This can help the victim in the event of a genuine engineering malfunction, but it can also protect the factory from potential liability issues if the forensic engineer finds no traces of machine error. For this reason, forensic engineers are important to the legal process, helping to determine fault in the event of an accident.

What are the Disadvantages of throughput accounting?

The disadvantages of throughput accounting is that it is very costly. The system might require the retraining of the staff which is a costly exercise.