Know About Forensic Science

Before proceeding into the article, let me give you a brief idea about Forensic Science. The word "forensic" comes from the Latin adjective "forensis" meaning of or before the forum. Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system.

What is Forensic science?

Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or to a civil action. But more specifically, the term "forensics", encompasses the accepted norms and methods under which, the facts regarding an event, or an artifact, exists in determining whether an object is in fact what it purports to be, or is alleged as being.

Forensic Anthropology is the application of the science of physical anthropology and human osteology (the study of the human skeleton) in a legal setting, most often in criminal cases where the victim's remains are more or less skeletonized.

In Warwick, England, in 1816, a farm laborer was tried and convicted of the murder of a young maidservant. She had been drowned in a shallow pool and bore the marks of violent assault. The police found footprints and an impression from corduroy cloth with a sewn patch in the damp earth near the pool. There were also scattered grains of wheat and chaff. The breeches of a farm laborer who had been threshing wheat nearby were examined and corresponded exactly to the impression in the earth near the pool.

Forensic toxicology is the use of toxicology and other disciplines such as analytical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medico legal investigation of death, poisoning, and drug use. The primary concern for forensic toxicology is not the legal outcome of the toxicological investigation, but rather the technology and techniques for obtaining and interpreting the results.

Forensic Science is a big and growing field and in order to become a forensic scientist, you need to have a deep knowledge about all the related fields. Becoming a forensic scientist requires lifelong commitment and dedication!