Forensic Science for Beginners...
For many people, forensics is a fascinating but confusing field that is full of mystery and intrigue. Whether it's learning more about how criminal evidence is collected and stored or finding out how the legal system uses this information, everyone should explore the world of forensics. A skilled team of expert authors write all of our articles, which we hope will be informative and interesting to our huge and diverse readership.
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Rigor Mortis and Lividity: Rigor Mortis and Lividity are two natural occurrences within the human body after death that can be used as a means of determining - or at least estimating -… [1020 views in Oct]
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Estimating The Time of Death: Estimating the time of death for the deceased is something else that the pathologist will have to do during the course of his autopsy procedures. In… [682 views in Oct]
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Forensic Cases: The Murder of Leanne Tiernan: In August 2001, a man walking his dog in Lindley Woods, near Otley, in West Yorkshire, found the body of 16-year old Leanne Tiernan,… [350 views in Oct]
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Performing an Autopsy: An autopsy is performed when there are suspicious circumstances surrounding someone's death; or when no signs of natural causes can be located. Stages of an… [350 views in Oct]
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Suffocating and Smothering: Suffocation and smothering are two ways of preventing the intake of air into the lungs via the mouth. Both of these methods have been used throughout the… [336 views in Oct]
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Entrance and Exit Wounds: Entrance and exit wounds are more often than not the result of an individual being shot by an assailant with some kind of firearm. Of course entrance and exit… [308 views in Oct]
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Analysing Evidence: Hair and Fibres, Latent Prints, Toxicology, Serology: Bodily Fluids,...
Analysing the Body: Rigor Mortis and Lividity, Stomach Contents as a Means of Evidence,...
Ask Our Experts: Are all Forensic Photographers SOCOs?, How Can a Bullet be Identified...
Case Book: Forensic Cases: Colin Pitchfork, First Exoneration Through DNA,...
Collecting Evidence: Recording and Preserving the Crime Scene,...
Future of Forensics: Forensics in the Water, X-ray Forensics for Guns,...
Pathology: Determining Cause of Death, Blood Types, Bodily Fluids in Forensic...
Types of Forensics: Forensic Pathology, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Entomology,...
Understanding Evidence: Chemical Pollution of a Crime Scene, Und...
Understanding Injuries: Ligature Marks, Toxic Gases, Entrance and Exit...
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