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Smart Guide To Forensic Science
Everything you need to know about forensic science - publication date: June 2013 of that natural instinct. Crimes and crime scenes are fascinating to the public, and of, course are the subject of many television programs on the air today bringing forensic science to the forefront of public attention. Forensic science studies the physical remnants of criminal activities--that is, evidence and works to reconstruct those past events. In this way, forensic science can be thought of as a kind of “recent archaeology” or “nano-history,” using evidence of things not seen to better understand the crime and its environment. Drawing on two decades of experience in forensic science, the author clarifies what forensic science is (fascinating) and what it is not (television), explains the science behind the sleuthing, and offers real case examples to demonstrate how this science helps convict the guilty, exonerate the innocent, and lead investigations down the correct path. Learn how modern forensic sciences help solve cases from scene to morgue, to laboratory to court room. Learn how tiny specks of blood, small traces of DNA, a small thread from a rug, shirt or pair of pants, a bit of wood from a bat used to beat a victim, a bit of oil from an oil slick left from a hit and run or an impression of a tire can result in the apprehension of a criminal and his/her conviction for the crime. Forensic science has resulted in putting criminals behind bars that formerly would have gone free but for the modern techniques developed to solve crimes where the evidence is not readily apparent.
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