Category: Forensic Science

  • Treating Adjudicated Forensic Populations

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Issues and Challenges Conclusion References Introduction The APAs ethical code relies on the standards revealing different aspects of psychologists practice (Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct, 2010). It defines the way of resolving ethical issues, explores the specifics of competence, human relations, and privacy and confidentiality. Besides, the…

  • Mobile Forensics: Cell Phone in Everyday Life

    Mobile Forensics is the art of extracting information from mobile phones. In the third season of The Wire, David Simons critically acclaimed police procedural masterpiece, a core element of the plot concerns trying to monitor prepaid burner phones and successfully get the titular wire. They find themselves stymied by the combination of corporate and legal…

  • Mobile Forensics: Investigating BlackBerry Devices

    Mobile Forensics is a term used in reference to the act of retrieving information from mobile phones (Mobile and PDA Forensics 2007). The current population is increasingly using mobile phones as a tool for personal communication and as such, the device is valuable in a majority of the legal cases, as a piece of evidence.…

  • Penguin Sleuth, a Forensic Software Tool

    Introduction Computer security and data safety have become the stepping stone for most organizations and individuals. In general data protection and informational safety require increased attention and awareness of the users. Forensic software may be used for various aims, however, the key functionality range is closely linked with data safety, though, these may be used…

  • Forensics of Fire and Explosions Critique

    Reading the work by Professor Fred Smith on the forensics of fire and explosions compelled me to gain deeper insights on the field and the scientific community around it. First and foremost, the paper was eye-revealing in regards to the importance of scientific evidence in the criminal justice system. To my knowledge, forensics is an…

  • Forensics of Fire and Explosions Critique

    Reading the work by Professor Fred Smith on the forensics of fire and explosions compelled me to gain deeper insights on the field and the scientific community around it. First and foremost, the paper was eye-revealing in regards to the importance of scientific evidence in the criminal justice system. To my knowledge, forensics is an…

  • Jacqueline Blake Forensic Fraud

    Table of Contents Introduction Early signs of misconduct Blakes forensic misconduct The whistleblower of the forensic fraud Impact of fraud Charges against Blake Blakes life after the forensic scandal Conclusion Reference Introduction Jacqueline Blake studied at Benedict College, Columbia in South Carolina where she earned a Bachelors of science degree in Biology. After she completed…

  • The Role of GC Within Forensic Applications

    Table of Contents Introduction Analytical Approaches Used Challenges Faced when using Gas Chromatography Current Solutions Conclusion Reference List Introduction Gas chromatography (GC) is a technique used to separate volatile components of a complex mixture. The method employs a column made of a flow-through narrow tube in which a sample containing various chemical components passes in…

  • Suicide-Related Research in Clinical Forensic Settings

    Suicide-related research is important to be conducted in the area of forensic psychology to determine the risks associated with suicidal behaviors in patients with mental disabilities. Thus, suicide-related research is significant to provide the grounds for developing the prevention strategies by specialists working in clinical settings (Stangor, 2013, p. 138). From this point, to identify…

  • Toxicological Evidence in Forensic Pharmacology

    Table of Contents Abstract Criminalism and Forensic toxicology Forensic toxicology practices Identifying toxicological evidence in forensic pharmacology Collection of samples Fentanyl in postmortem forensic toxicology References Abstract Forensic toxicology entails the analysis of stains and drugs found in fluids and solid materials collected from a crime scene. Numerous methods are used in a toxicological analysis.…