Forensics

Forensic science, today our only task was to summarise everything up that we did on our first week of a passion project. Explaining what we have focussed on and how it fits into forensic science, we have to include crime scenes, the law, evidence, and observation skills. Then afterward we have to try and use the lawyer paragraph structure to write our summary, which will be our main goal this week.

Lawyer Paragraph

~ State your point - say what you are trying to convince us of

~ Why it matters - Say why your point is important: 1-2 sentences

~ Evidence - Deliver your evidence to prove this in 3-4 sentences.

~ Sum up - Write a simple sentence and drive home your idea: 12 words or less.

My paragraph:

Forensics is all about scientists comprehending out and collecting evidence from a crime scene. One of the main importance of forensics science is having the right data. You can't find the suspect when you don't have the evidence in your hand, proof s about determining whether a crime has been perpetrated. You need to commemorate properly to find the right evidence. This matters because forensic sciences are a critical way of the criminal justice system. It is important because without evidence and without a forensic scientist, then you will not be given the justice that you needed. This examines and analyzes evidence from a scenario of a crime scene, develops injective findings that are able to assist the investigation and pursuance of perpetrators of learning an innocent person from suspicion. Summing everything up, forensic science plays a critically essential role in our lives and even in society. It is about intelligence and evidential to assist in the delivery of justice. Forensic ensures our safety and even public health.

• What is Forensic Science? Why do we need it?

• Who are forensic scientists? 

• What are some of the jobs they do?

• What types of evidence to they collect from crime scenes? 

• What is genetic profiling?

The criminal justice system relies heavily on forensic science. Forensic scientists study and analyze evidence from crime scenes and other locations in order to produce objective results that can aid in the investigation and prosecution of criminals, or exonerate an innocent person. Evidence is collected from crime scenes by crime scene investigators. By gathering and evaluating evidence, forensic science technicians assist criminal investigations. Many technicians are experts in either crime scene investigation or laboratory testing.

Forensic science is essential to a functioning justice system, which is a cornerstone of civil society. Other areas where forensic science plays a significant role include the investigation of local and international incidents, national security, and public health and safety. One of the most crucial components of any criminal investigation is forensic science, which can help authorities accomplish everything from positively identifying a suspect to pinpointing when and how a crime occurred. The criminal justice system relies heavily on forensic science.

Criminalistics, or forensic science, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, primarily on the criminal side during criminal investigations, as defined by legal criteria of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. 

During the course of an investigation, forensic scientists collect, preserve, and analyze scientific evidence. While some forensic scientists go to the crime scene to collect evidence, others work in laboratories, analyzing materials brought to them by others. Others work on financial, banking, or other numerical data analysis for use in financial crime investigations, and they can be employed. Forensic scientists use their scientific knowledge and abilities to help the police solve crimes and discover or eliminate criminal offenders. They may also do research to improve or enhance forensic techniques.

Fingerprints, footprints, tire tracks, blood and other bodily fluids, hairs, fibers, and fire debris are all collected by crime scene investigators. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funds projects that aim to improve: Blood and other bodily fluids are identified at the scene. Drug and explosive detection in the field. Fingerprints are by far the most prevalent sort of physical evidence found at most crime scenes, but there are a variety of other types of evidence to identify and gather as well, including biological and trace evidence, and also evidence left by the use of firearms or other weapons. At crime scenes, forensic experts gather or process trace evidence such as hair, skin, blood, or sperm samples. Hair, bodily fluids, and fibers are just a few examples of what might be found at a crime scene. 

There is a small quantity of DNA in the human genome that is unique to each individual. It is feasible to create a character profile of DNA bands for individuals by cutting a sample of DNA into fragments and dividing the fragments by size. 

DNA profiling is a technique that can be used to determine paternity or to assist in the investigation of crimes where the suspect may have left a sample of body tissue at the crime scene. 

It can also be used to compare distinct species for categorization reasons in other organisms.

DNA is frequently found at crime scenes. It can be found in the blood, the skin, and even the hair. Once the victim's DNA has been retrieved and suspects have been identified, DNA profiling can be used to pinpoint a suspect's location at the crime scene. The DNA profiles of both the newborn and its mother must be known in order to determine paternity. For paternity to be established, every band detected in the baby's DNA profile that cannot be attributed to the mother must also be present in the father's DNA profile.

Why?

DNA profiling is a highly sensitive and precise approach for identifying individuals and finding relationships between them. It's also become a necessary instrument in the legal world, where it's used in criminal investigations, paternity and custody issues, and immigration proceedings. This procedure is known as DNA profiling, and it is used to determine paternity. It can aid in the investigation of crimes in which the culprit may have left a sample of body tissue at the scene. It can also be used to compare distinct species for categorization reasons in other organisms.

Their Jobs:

Generalist forensic science technicians, often known as criminalists or crime scene investigators, gather evidence at crime scenes and conduct scientific and technical analyses in laboratories or offices. They may also evaluate DNA, drugs, and other evidence acquired at crime scenes using computers.

Technicians are indeed the utility players of the forensic science field. They aid in the gathering of evidence, conducting analyses, and assisting in the investigation of crime scenes. Often termed scene of the crime technicians or crime scene investigators, forensic science technicians undertake much of their work either on the scene or in a laboratory. 

Technicians that specialize in evidence collecting must have a keen eye for detail. They may also assist other forensic scientists and act as liaisons with other professionals.

Despite their celebrity and acknowledged ties to organized crime, several of the most well-known gang leaders in the United States were eventually brought to court for financial and tax offenses. The first forensic accountants were important in bringing Al Capone to justice. 

Forensic accountants are trained to follow the money trail and specialize in financial crimes. They work to prevent fraud and safeguard bank accounts. In addition, forensic accountants aid courts in determining awards and damages, as well as identifying and investigating terrorist funders.

Engineers that work with machines and structures are known as forensic engineers. When a bridge collapses for no apparent reason, forensic engineers investigate the cause and discover the cause. They can detect foul play and distinguish it from structural breakdown caused by aging and neglect.