Thinking Questions 1. Why are forensic scientists an important part of drug cases? 2. If you were a forensic scientist and you were called to a crime scene to see if drugs were present‚ what would you do to determine this? 3. Why is it important for forensic scientists to have as much information as possible about the place where a possible drug substance was found? 4. What are some of the difficulties in identifying particular drugs? Why is it important for forensic scientists to be able to identify
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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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Forensic entomology is a very interesting field. It is incredible how they can determine the time of death. They literally wait for maggots to grow larger so they can be easily identified. An entomologist can even use bugs to determine if the person was on drugs before or after he or she died. The other stages other than the fresh stage that you stated are called the bloated stage‚ the decay stage‚ the post-decay stage and the dry stage (“Forensic Entomology‚” n.d.). The National Geographic has
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Forensic Photography Keith A. Milligan English Composition II Sarah Bowman April 26‚ 2010 Forensic Photography In today’s world‚ crime scene investigation has become a very intricate part of solving crimes. With all the television shows centered on crime scene investigators‚ as well as forensics‚ the whole country is infatuated with murders and crime scenes. However‚ just how many people know the details of an actual crime scene investigation? Does anyone know the tools used by the professionals
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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 photography is not just photography‚ the purpose of the pictures taken is not meant to capture the artistic ways of a crime scene. Forensic photography is a piece of evidence utilized as such in courts and investigations. The photographs taken at crime scenes must convey the information needed for others to be able to recreate the scene as if they were actually there. For this reason‚ there are techniques and processes in which forensic photographs must be taken. Practical
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Forensic Pathology The career that I researched was forensic pathology. The job of a pathologist is to determine a person ’s cause of death by examining tissues and fluids from the body. A forensic pathologist does this as well‚ but they are trained to examine people who died unexpectedly or violently and to recognize other things that a regular pathologist might not‚ such as recognizing something as intentional rather than accidental. They have to determine who the person is‚ the time of death
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Computer forensics‚ also called digital forensics‚ network forensics‚ or cyberforensics‚ is a rapidly growing field that involves gathering and analyzing evidence from computers and networks. Because computers and the internet are the fastest growing technology used for criminal activity‚ the need for computer forensics specialists will increase in years to come. A computer forensics specialist examines computer media‚ programs‚ data‚ and log files on computers‚ servers‚ and networks. Many areas
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Forensic Pathology This is the subspecialty of Pathology concerned with the identification of the cause of death and reconstruction of the circumstances by which the death took place. The investigation is normally executed in a scrupulous meticulous way (Gorea‚ Dogra and Aggarwal 46). The examinations are usually focused on the deceased and entail analysis of health histories‚ post-mortem CT scans and exterior examinations. Similarly‚ examination of the internal organs is sometimes done with the
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Low Down and Dirty: Anti-forensic Rootkits Presented by Darren Bilby Ruxcon 2006 Copyright Security-Assessment.com 2006 Agenda • • • • • • • • • • Anti-forensics Overview Digital Forensics Acquisition The Live Imaging Process How Live Forensics Tools Work DDefy Introduction NTFS Basics DDefy Disk Forensics Demonstration DDefy Challenges DDefy Memory Forensics Demonstration Better Methods for Live Imaging Copyright Security-Assessment.com 2006 This is Not… • A demonstration of 0day
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