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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.
1,792 Questions
Throw a water melon off a building, you able to collect all the seeds?
the evidence is too scattered to be able to preserve even if you do, you may not have the correct part.
How much does a forensic scientist earn in England?
Forensic scientists in England can earn an average salary ranging from £25,000 to £45,000 per year, depending on their experience, qualifications, and employer. With more experience and qualifications, salaries can increase to over £50,000 per year.
What is Digital forensic analysis?
Digital Forensic Analysis is the examination of acquired and authenticated digital evidence using tools designed to find hidden or obscured data. Much like a data recovery service can perform a blanket recovery of a digital device to restore lost or damaged files, the forensic analysis tools dig even deeper, and can perform powerful sorting of evidence to present an easily interpreted summary of evidence. MacForensicLab actually has an image sorter with the ability to sort images by skintone - a valuable benefit to any examiner looking for evidence of child pornography or other abuse.
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What type of evidence do computer forensic professionals examine?
Technically forensic professionals examine the validity of the evidence, so that they are tamper proof. They also deal with activities and access related issues with the computer. They examine voice recordings, video recordings, location from which mails and chats were sent.
Can good scientific analysis can overcome poorly collected evidence?
In certain cases in could but in a general term no it cannot, poorly collected evidence could contaminate it or even if obtained wrong could be thrown out and not be used as evidence that is why there are procedures to be followed.
Would forensic scientists work alone or with a team?
they would work in both, if they work for the lab, they would do it alone, but if they are at a crime scene, they would be part of a team
What are individual characteristics in forensic science?
it is evidence that could be associated, an example is is comparison of hand writing
In what areas have forensic accountants proven competence?
Forensic accountants draw their expertise from many areas, including accounting, auditing, cost accounting, taxation, and information technology.
Why is forensic scientist jobs important?
The job is important because they help find answers. Scientific facts aren't subject to poor memory or self serving or fearful witnesses!
What divice is used to identify a person by a finger print?
A fingerprint scanner is the device typically used to identify a person by their fingerprint. It captures the unique patterns in an individual's fingerprint and compares it to a database of stored prints to verify identity.
What does the acronym AFIS mean?
1) Automated Fingerprint Identification System
2) Aerodrome Flight Information Service
3) American Forces Information Service.
What types of tiny pieces of evidence could be left at a crime scene?
Hair, fingerprints, and shoeprints.
What major advance in forensic science did the state of California undertake in 1972?
you in mr sheldons forensic class?
What is the basic principles of forensic science?
I assume you mean the type of forensic science you see on tv shows like CSI:Miami however criminal forensic investigation is only one amount many many forensic fields.
Forensic by definition means "of or before the forum." It is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action (an audit of some sort is a forensic investigation - forensic accounting).
The principles of forensic accounting work like so:
Insiders in a corporation's accounting department among many responsibilities are supposed to detect fraud. Sometimes they are able to successfully do this and sometimes not.
Approximately 60% of fraudulent activity is reported through someone informing the accounting department what has been going on or by accident. When that happens an external forensic accounting investigator is usually called in to investigate the books.
From there a thorough external, objective investigation of the company's compliations, tax reviews, audits, wealth management and what have you is conducted.
Dactyloscopy refers to the procedure of using which characteristic as a means of identification?
fingerprint identification
What is unknown in a crime scene?
Who committed the crime is usually unknown in a crime scene and has to be proven with evidence.
Tools and techniques available to forensic scientist?
some tools used by forensic scientist are biological evidence collection kits, tape measures, ultraviolet UV ray lamps, footprint lifters, and specimen collectors.
According to the Handbook of Forensic Services what should be used when photographing latent prints?
flash and marker
What is pppscript in forensics?
PPPSCRIPT is the order in processing a crime scene:
P- preserve life (check for pulse)
P- protect parameter of scene
P- photograph crime scene
S- search for evidence
C- collect evidence
R- record information
I- identify evidence
P- package evidence
T- transport evidence
What subjects do you have to study to become a forensic scientist?
Chemistry,biology,anthropology,anatomy and physiology
What do entomologists do at a crime scene?
There may be any number of uses for an entomologist at a crime scene. But most typically, their expertise is used to help determine how long a body has been deceased, and how long it has been at the scene.
For example, by examining the degree to which flies have been reproducing on/in the corpse, they can determine how long the body has been dead. If there are no live maggots present, then the flies have not had much time to lay eggs and hatch them, and therefore the body cannot have been dead for very long.
Or, let's say you find a body in the woods that is badly decomposed, but, there are NO maggots on it. Clearly, the body cannot have been recently deceased, because it is so obviously badly decomposed. The absence of maggots would thus indicate that the body had been wrapped up and stored somewhere where flies could not land on it -- maybe wrapped in plastic garbage bags and stuffed into an old, broken refrigerator -- and then moved and dumped in the woods later.
The absence of the flies/maggots would also tell you that whoever moved the body and dumped it could not have done so very long ago. Since the body has no maggots on it, it must have been dumped only a couple of hours before it was discovered.
Or, there may be signs that a particular insect has been feasting on the body. Say you find evidence that sand flies have been eating a body. Sand flies are found only on the beach. But the body was found in the mountains. Thus, the presence of sand flies would be a sign that the body had been killed on the beach, left there for several hours, and then moved to the mountains later and dumped there.
