To be competitive‚ and in order to be successful‚ in the field of forensic science‚ you must come into the job well equipped. It would require a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science at the very minimum to become a forensic science technician. There are many different types of natural sciences‚ such as chemistry‚ which would involve the study of paint‚ chemicals‚ and similar substances and compounds along with their relationship to each other. Another study would be biology‚ as it pertains to trace
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Forensic science helps solve crimes faster‚ and with the crime rate in every country rising‚ forensic science becomes increasingly important. The forensic department of a country also reduces the burden of the government in criminal investigations. Forensic science can be used to control cybercrime through IB and email address tracing (computer forensics). Forensic pathology is used to determine the cause of death by examining post mortem blunt force trauma‚ lacerations‚ burns‚ the scene of the
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Forensic science is the application of science to both criminal and civil laws. Those who work in this field are called forensic scientists. Forensic scientists collect‚ preserve‚ and analyze scientific evidence during the course of an investigation. Some forensic scientists travel to collect physical evidence while others work in laboratories to analyze the evidence. There are ten different forensic units and departments that have different purposes and different roles. These units and departments
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Forensic Science in the 21st Century Gertrude West Forensic Science and Psychological Profiling /CJA590 May 30‚ 2011 Edward Baker Forensic Science in the 21st Century Forensic science has various influences on crime‚ investigation and the people that are involved. Forensic science has a connection with the courts to ensure crimes are getting solved and justice is being served to those that commit crimes. With the help of forensic science‚ crimes are being solved from a human and technological
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I have watched television shows such as Law and Order and Dexter that have intrigued me because of the forensic work performed in these types of shows. Especially after watching the Dexter series‚ I began to look more seriously into forensic science careers. The forensic scientist positions caught my attention because these scientists analyze such things as hair‚ blood‚ and drug samples gathered from crime scenes. This important analysis helps police officers piece together how a crime is committed
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First of all‚ forensic science is the application of math and science in criminal investigations in order to prove someone’s innocence or guilt in the court of law.Forensic science includes many different fields that need the application of math‚ such as: Forensic Anthropology‚ Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology‚ Forensic Mathematics‚ Forensic Reconstruction‚ Forensic Technology‚ and Latent Print Identification. Forensic scientists use measurements‚ proportions‚ trigonometry‚ and probabilities in
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Daniela Solis Ms. Gadia 4/18/17 7/8A Anthropology and Forensic Science Anthropology is the study of human bones and and the development of cultures and societies. Forensic science is the discipline in which professionals use scientific means to analyze physical crime evidence. Forensic science and anthropology are both used in many different ways and maybe even alike in some ways. Anthropology and forensic science can be used together to identify multiple things. Both help
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Forensic science‚ by the meaning of sciences used in legal situations‚ is evolved around the science itself. In history‚ most subfields of forensic science started with a scientist expertized in the field related to the case being consulted and explained in the court. The methodologies were later used more commonly in solving crimes and evolved into the more common fields of forensic sciences. Today‚ while these common fields have specialized personnel to deal with evidence and the court as forensic
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A forensic science technician is an occupation that many people have not heard of. Most people think of it as what is seen on the television show CSI‚ but there is a lot more to the job than what it pictures. A forensic scientist collects data from a crime scene and takes it back to the lab to fit the missing pieces together. This is a very important job as a forensic scientist also helps with deciding if someone is guilty or not in an investigation. Throughout this paper I will be discussing what
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Review Questions 1. Forensic science is any science that is used to benefit the system of criminal justice. The use of science to help determine who committed a crime. 2. Forensic scientist must first analyze the evidence properly‚ documenting everything as they work. They must also be able to give expert testimony if called upon to serve in court. Finally‚ forensic scientist must be able to give specific training to law enforcement on how to collect data and samples of evidence. 3
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