FORENSIC ACCOUNTING Introduction Necessity is the mother of all inventions. Yes‚ it is the growing arena of business and surging number of white-collar crimes that have paved the way for the development of Forensic Accounting. According to AICPA‚ “Forensic Accounting is the application of accounting principles‚ theories and discipline to facts or hypothesis at issues in a legal dispute and encompasses every branch of accounting knowledge.” According to The Accountant’s Handbook on Fraud and
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Forensic anthropology is the study of inspecting human remains. Forensic anthropologists often work and help out forensic cases‚ and they often help solve crimes that involve human remains that can’t be identified to just anyone‚ but for these anthropologists‚ they come in hand to help solve these cases. Forensic anthropologists are notably helpful with decomposed bodies that are found due from natural causes such as earthquakes or tsunamis or bodies that were burned‚ or unrecognizable. Forensic
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The discovery of cells and their structure is linked to the development of microscopes‚ which allowed scientists to observe microscopic cells. In the mid 1600s‚ in the Netherlands‚ the scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek developed the first known microscope using a single magnifying lens. He is described as the first microbiologist because he was the first to observe microscopic cells that we now know to be bacteria and blood cells. Van Leeuwenhoek shared the designs of his microscope‚ as well as his
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people was once lack of forensic evidence? I never imagined that innocent people was incarcerated for crimes they didn’t commit until I read the article “Wrongful Conviction”. In that particular article it showed that it can happen‚ and it gave an example of a person who was wrongfully convicted and how it had affected him. Uniquely‚ I had stumbled upon an article that were the lessons on wrongful convicted people. According to the article‚ since the development of forensic science testing many who
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whether personal or professional‚ is essential and allows for further opportunities of advancement. To attend the University of Florida would allow me to be one-step closer to one of my professional goals of becoming a Forensic Scientist. The first step towards a career in the Forensics community begins with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. The University of Florida offers an exceptional undergraduate
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When a psychologist recommends a person be tested‚ they have to ensure that the person knows why the test is administered‚ what it is used for‚ and they have to voluntarily agree to be tested. If the person is not informed of what is happened or is about to happen‚ it can very clearly be a violation of his/her rights and it will not be able to be used in a court case or as a job requirement. Another issue is Maintaining confidentiality. The test and results have to be confidential. The results are
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Review Questions 1. What is liver mortis? How might this reveal information about the time of death? Liver mortis is the settling of blood in the lowest parts of the body‚ and it occurs about 8 to 12 hours after death. 2. What three aspects does a forensic autopsy seek information about? Describe each of these aspects. A forensic autopsy is used to determine the time‚ mechanism‚ and manner of death. The time of death leads to why they died‚ the mechanism is what was used or how they died‚ and the
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procedures that meet all applicable laws and regulations that have been developed from previous discussions with legal staff and appropriate law enforcement agencies‚ so that any evidence can be acceptable in court [10]. 1. Legal investigation 2. Digital forensic support 3. Get system photos after the incident has occurred 4. Report on date and time of the incident A. Phase 5: Containment and Eradication An incident should have a different containment and eradication strategy to facilitate effective decision
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Forensic evidence is not a new thing in courtrooms. Forensic evidence has been around for decades just not as reliable as today. There have been many advancements to forensics‚ the techniques used and the technology involved. Forensics is " Evidence that can be used in a court based on science. It can be blood tests‚ ballistics‚ and DNA." Over the years‚ there have been many cases where false forensic evidence has wrongly convicted or acquitted cases. There are other cases where forensic evidence
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expertise to legal issues is Forensic odontology. It explores the field of human identification by various ways most commonly‚ by the comparison of dental records of a missing person with a deceased individual. Forensic dental identification principally relies up on the availability of ante-mortem records‚ which are needed to be compared with post-mortem records. Therefore‚ a thorough knowledge of dental records is essential for the practicing dentist‚ as it not only has a forensic application‚ but also
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