Forensic science By Benny Barrigan

Forensic etymology Forensic is a Latin word for forensic the history of this word comes from the roman times. This word meant presenting the case of a group of public individuals (plead a cause) In the modern society the word is related to legal or related to court

HISTORY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE The first written account of using medicine and entomology to solve criminal cases the case of a person murdered with a sickle was solved by an investigator who instructed everyone to bring his sickle to one location. (He realized it was a sickle by testing various blades on an animal carcass and comparing the wound.) In 16th-century Europe, medical practitioners in army and university settings began to gather information.

First forensic scientists Born 1510 Bourg-Hersent near Laval, France Died 20 December 1590 (aged 80) Paris, France Citizenship France Nationality French Ambroise Paré Ambroise was an anatomist and he invented surgical tools he was a battle medic who experimented different experiences and studied the effects of death on internal organs.

USE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws mainly on the criminal side. Forensic scientists collect, preserve and analyze scientific evidence during the course of an investigation.

COMPONANTS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic science is very diverse, it touches all aspects of our lives. It’s mainly used by the Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. List of components of forensic science: Fingerprints DNA profiling Body identification Forensic anthropology Forensic dentistry Forensic firearm examination Forensic toxicology Forensic audio Computer forensic Vehicular accident reconstruction This presentation will introduce you to some aspect of the forensic science.

COMPONANTS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Fingerprints: this was the first fingerprints taken in 1859. finger prints from a crime scene are important because they are easily deposited on suitable surfaces like glass or metal. DNA profiling: a technique to identify people by there characteristics Body identification: the application of forensic science to identify parts of a body.

COMPONANTS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic anthropology: Physical study of humans past, present of biological nature. Forensic firearm Examination: linking weapons and bullets to persons using the weapon to kill or hurt. Forensic dentistry: the dentist Knowledge to match dental records of the deceased person.

COMPONANTS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic toxicology: Tests and techniques that determine crimes committed, toxicology is chemical science that investigates the effects of harmful chemicals. Forensic audio: the study of sound in a crime scene. To aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning and drug use.

COMPONANTS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Computer forensic: match evidence found in computers and digital storage media and data recovery. Vehicular accident reconstruction: the scientific process of investigating, analyzing and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a vehicle collision

conclusion As you have seen forensic science Is a well spread discipline that is mainly focused towards fighting criminal activity's but can also be used in all other aspects of life that needs to be explained Sherlock Holmes

References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_forensics http://www.bcit.ca/files/cas/forensics/pdf/forensic_science_anderson.pdf http://www.forcon.ca/learning/forensic_science.html http://www.dmoz.org/