ORIGIN AND SERVICES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE “For most people‚ "forensic science" means cops and fingerprints and DNA analysis. All of that is still true‚ but these days forensic science encompasses much more.” Forensic science‚ also known as forensics‚ may generally be defined as the application of scientific‚ technical‚ or other specialized knowledge to assist courts in resolving questions of fact in civil and criminal trials. In other words forensic science‚ in its broadest definition‚ is the
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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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Hello again! I’m so glad you have decided to come back to my postings. Hope you are doing well! If you recall from my last post‚ I want to be a Forensic Psychologist. To become a Forensic Psychologist‚ I would have to get a PhD in psychology or a Doctor of Psychology degree‚ a Psy.D. I will be going towards a Psy.D. Instead of doing a dissertation that’s required for a Ph.D.‚ I’ll be doing practical work‚ examinations and a one-year internship‚ according to Bureau of Labor Statistics on How to Become
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Forensic anthropology is the study of human skeletons. Forensic anthropology includes scientists‚ who work for the police to identify the person who died by accidental death or disasters. They investigate information by collecting and analyzing physical evidence‚ including body fluids‚ DNA‚ and blood from the crime scenes or the person’s death at the crime scene and report it to the police. Forensic scientists use many of their extraordinary skills to determine the age‚ sex‚ height and what happened
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Module Five: Text Questions Review Questions 1. What is the NIBIN? NIBIN is the National Integrated Ballistic Identification Network that was created by the FBI and the ATF in 1999. 2. What is rifling? What two types of markings does this produce? Rifling is when each gun is given spiral grooves by the manufacturer. The spiral grooves are cut into the barrel of a gun in order to make a bullet spin as it is fired. Rifling produces grooves and lands. 3. What is a distance determination? How is
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Becoming a Forensic Pathologist Brittani Valdez Everest University Online Becoming a Forensic Pathologist Being a Forensic Pathologist is a career that many people would like to have. However‚ they are not always successful in following all of the steps to achieve this profession. Forensic Pathology is not just about concluding the cause of death for a deceased person; there are many rules you have to follow to make sure the autopsy is done right
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DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER NARENDRA WADHWANI T his instrument displays the speed of the vehicle in kmph. An opaque disc is mounted on the spindle attached to the front wheel of the vehicle. The disc has ten equidistant holes on its periphery. On one side of the disc an infrared LED is fixed and on the opposite side of the disc‚ in line with the IR LED‚ a phototransistor is mounted. IC LM324 is wired as a comparator. When a hole appears between the IR LED and phototransistor‚ the phototransistor
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INTRODUCTION • The discipline of forensic odontology involves the application of extensive dental specific knowledge to legal and criminal issues. It focuses primarily on personal identification‚ mass disaster identification‚ age estimation and analysis of bite marks. • The ideal forensic odontologist is a person 1. Who is educated in dentistry‚ has been trained in forensic odontology‚ is engaged in research in the same or related subject and has published papers to his credit 2. Who has been
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some are ones that will stay in a forensic scientist’s mind for years and can cause them to have nightmares or have different emotional effects on them. Even though the job as a forensic scientist can be psychologically and physically demanding‚ it is a very rewarding and necessary job. A forensic scientist is someone who helps lawyers‚ jurors‚ and judges understand the results of scientific evidence and tests. The American Academy of Forensic Sciences states “Forensic science is a rewarding career where
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Forensic science is most simply defined as the science that is applied to the law. Criminal cases many times call for the examination of evidence that can tie a suspect or victim to a crime scene or to one another. These physical traces frequently include blood and other bodily fluids‚ hair‚ fibers‚ and even bite marks. Here we will focus our attention to the latter‚ as it applies to the field of forensic science referred to forensic odontology or forensic dentistry. Forensic odontology is
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