Subspecialties in Forensic Psychology Subspecialties of forensic psychology Forensic psychology is defined as the application of psychological knowledge to the legal system (Bartol & Bartol‚ 2012: 6). The concept of forensic psychology can be misunderstood‚ because the definition does not explain much. The easiest way to explain forensic psychology is to break it down into its subspecialties and describe where psychological knowledge can be applied. There
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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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Running head: Forensic accountant 1 Forensic Accountant Dr. Gina Zaffino Bus 508‚ Contemporary Business 11/16/2012 Running head: Forensic Accountant 2 Determine the most important five (5) skills that a forensic accountant needs to possess and evaluate the need for each skill. Be sure to include discussion regarding the relationship between the skill and its application to business operations. Although forensic accounting is not a new field‚ it has become more talked
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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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Managerial Auditing Journal Emerald Article: Forensic accounting education: insights from academicians and certified fraud examiner practitioners Zabihollah Rezaee‚ E. James Burton Article information: To cite this document: Zabihollah Rezaee‚ E. James Burton‚ (1997)‚"Forensic accounting education: insights from academicians and certified fraud examiner practitioners"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 12 Iss: 9 pp. 479 - 489 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686909710185206
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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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An Efficient Solution Rashaad Taylor 9-23-10 Jochem‚ Eberhard‚ K. (2006‚ August‚ 23). An efficient solution. Scientific American (September‚ 2006)‚ 64-67 An Efficient Solution Rashaad Taylor The article “An Efficient Solution” is about effective ways to conserve energy‚ how it effects the world and how it effects our lives. Wasting less energy is the quickest‚ least expensive way to stem carbon emissions. Energy conservation is the important part of energy policies. Energy
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8.07 What physical evidence did you find at the victim’s home? A box of matches‚ a space heater‚ beer bottles‚ Natalie’s wallet‚ a V-shaped burn pattern‚ burned outlet‚ a protected surface on the ground‚ crazed glass‚ and a puddle-shaped burn pattern. Describe the process that you used to take a sample of the puddle-shaped burn pattern on the floor. Why did you also take samples from the portion of the floor that was not burned? First thing i did was I took the chisel to loosen up some of the wood
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1. What is Forensic Accounting? The integration of accounting‚ auditing and investigative skills yields the speciality known as Forensic Accounting. "Forensic"‚ according to the Webster’s Dictionary means‚ "Belonging to‚ used in or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate." "Forensic Accounting"‚ provides an accounting analysis that is suitable to the court which will form the basis for discussion‚ debate and ultimately dispute resolution. Forensic Accounting encompasses
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and grossly deviant criminals or some variation of this general theme. The general public tends to relate to the job of a forensic psychologists to that of a cat chasing a mouse. Forensic psychology‚ however‚ is a far less glamorous and far more complex endeavor. It is defined loosely as the "intersection between Psychology and the legal system". More specifically‚ forensic psychologists are required to evaluate the competency of a subject to stand trial‚ to examine a subject’s present state of
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