find the perpetrator‚ but the key to cracking the case lies in the evidence. The study of evidence is known as forensic science‚ which applies scientific information to the physical proof. The field of forensic science is vast‚ so scientists specialize in certain areas: forensic biology‚ forensic toxicology‚ forensic pathology‚ or forensic anthropology (Forensic Sciences). Forensic biology is the study of bodily fluids and DNA. Biologists can build a suspect’s
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Digital forensics is not a new phenomenon‚ therefore‚ why is it‚ still to this day‚ not considered a profession. As mentioned in the article‚ digital forensics has been around since the 1970s when the government first began to develop tools to investigate web based fraud (Losavio‚ Seigfried-Spellar‚ and Sloan‚ 2016). Social scientists have claimed that due to the progression digital forensics has received‚ such as‚ specialized knowledge; specialized training; work that is considered great value;
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criminal activities or any natural disaster are very well portrayed by Forensic Science. This far-fetched science lends a hand in investigating and delivering judgment for criminal or civil cases and identification of an individual during these proceedings. These days we consider forensic odontology very much reliable and trustworthy method of identification of the deceased‚ particularly in several fatality incidents. Forensic dental record assessment has been used for human
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Forensic anthropology has been a key art and dependable skill to help identify lost loved ones and missing family members for many generations. The concept of forensic anthropology has enticed many people throughout the field of science and visual arts. The process of breaking down bones and deciphering clues at a crime scene to come to a conclusion and unmasking the killer has attracted many mystery loving and suspense seeking spectators throughout its works. There have been many television serials
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UNIT ONE: Forensic Science II Text Questions Please complete the following questions. It is important that you use full sentences and present the questions and answers when you submit your work. Submit the work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in a word processing document (e.g.‚ Microsoft Word) and attach the file using the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 1: Text Questions dropbox basket. The answers to the Review & Critical Thinking questions are worth 10 points. Review Questions
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the use of DNA in forensic science possible. In the past twenty years specifically‚ there have been many extraordinary discoveries in the fields of science that have led to the advancement of procedures in forensics. Before DNA testing‚ the most accurate way of identifying people was to match the blood types of suspects with blood found at the scene of the crime. Considering the lack of variability of this procedure‚ it is no surprise just how important the use of DNA in forensics has become. The evolution
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major contribution to forensic science. He was the first person to use fingerprints as groundwork in criminal cases. It was his study of details in prints to compare them with others. He also provided the first workable fingerprint classification system (Unknown‚ n.d.). The “father of forensic toxicology” is Mathieu Orifila. He was the first great 19th-century advocate of forensic medicine (Unknown‚ 2012). He worked to make the study of chemicals a routine part of forensics. He is recognized
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Forensic anthropologists have been under the microscope of whether their ability to identify race is accurate or not. For many centuries‚ there was has been a debate whether race can have biological variations (Ousley‚ Jantz‚ & Freid‚ D‚ 2009‚ p.68). For many centuries there has been a debate whether race can have biological variations (Ousley‚ Jantz‚ & Freid‚ D‚ 2009‚ p.68). Forensic anthropologists are called in to help identify physical characteristics which are then used to determine the physical
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Forensic scientists use forensics to perform experiments on evidence to solve their cases. “... [F]orensic scientists do invaluable work linking evidence from crime scenes- such as fingerprints‚ injuries‚ weapons‚ DNA‚ computer data‚ drugs and counterfeit goods- to criminals themselves” (“Introduction”). The DNA found at the scene is inspected to see if it pertains to the crime. An important part of a forensic scientist’s job is to separate out important‚ unimportant‚ and non-essential evidence (Woodford)
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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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