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Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, [1] is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of criminal and civil law. During criminal investigation in particular, it is governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure .
Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified or the Washing Away of Wrongs is a Chinese book written by Song Ci in 1247 [1] during the Song dynasty (960–1276) as a handbook for coroners. The author combined many historical cases of forensic science with his own experiences and wrote the book with an eye to avoiding injustice. The book was esteemed ...
Forensic psychiatry – the two main areas of criminal evaluations in forensic psychiatry are evaluating a defendant's competency to stand trial (CST) and determining a defendant's mental state at the time of the offense (MSO). Forensic psychology – study of the mind of an individual, using forensic methods. Usually it determines the ...
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York is a New York Times best-selling non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Deborah Blum that was released by Penguin Press in 2010.
Forensic Psychology: A very short introduction (2010) Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-955020-3 (also translated into Egyptian) Forensic Psychology for Dummies (2012) John Wiley and Sons Ltd ISBN 978-1-119-97738-4(ebk) Collaborations. Architectural Psychology (ed.) (1970) Psychology and the Built Environment (1974) (ed. with Terence Lee.)
Skip Palenik (/ ˈ p æ l ə n ɪ k / PAL-ə-nik; born July 24, 1946) is an American analytical microscopist, forensic scientist, lecturer, and author.He is most famous for providing trace evidence analysis and forensic microscopy for many high-profile cases including the Oklahoma City Bombing, Unabomber investigation, Hillside Strangler investigation and the JonBenet Ramsey case, and for his ...
Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966) [1] was a French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France". He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace". This became known as Locard's exchange principle.
Forensic biology is the application of biological principles and techniques in the investigation of criminal and civil cases. [1] [2]Forensic biology is primarily concerned with analyzing biological and serological evidence in order to obtain a DNA profile, which aids law enforcement in the identification of potential suspects or unidentified remains.