DNA fingerprinting, or profiling, is now superseding traditional fingerprint matching as a more rigorous method. First developed in 1985 to diagnose genetic illness, it is now commonly used in ...
Two reasons people are attracted to the field of forensic science are to help solve crimes and to see justice served. Forensic scientists collect evidence from crime scenes and analyze that evidence ...
Saint Louis University's Forensic Science B.S., Crime Scene Investigation concentration students are a natural fit for this accelerated B.S. to the Criminology and Criminal Justice, M.A. accelerated ...
Physiognomy is an ancestor of Forensic Anthropology and involves the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance (face). This has been used since the 5th Century and ...
Universities.com rated the University of New Haven as the #1 Forensic Science Program in the U.S. For Morgan Korzik ’22 M.S., it was the stories he’d heard about his great grandfather, a Chicago ...
Crime scene investigators may use tweezers, black lights, and specialized kits to identify and collect evidence. In addition to processing crime scenes, they may also attend autopsies. Applicants for ...
Using scientific methods in service of the law was first recorded in 1248 during the Song Dynasty in China. Ever since, new scientific advances from mass spectrometry to DNA sequencing have been ...
Last week, the state of Mississippi terminated its 20-year relationship with medical examiner Dr. Steven Hayne. Hayne has come under fire from fellow medical examiners, criminal justice groups like ...
The murder case against Robert Durst is the latest controversy involving forensic science — can analysis of handwriting on two envelopes demonstrate guilt, or will contradictory analysis and doubts ...