Forensics

forensic science is a science that is used for law. To seek truth and justice in a legal proceeding, a job in in his field focuses on finding and processing objecince and unbiances evidenceunbiased

the ll secsdtions of forenciscs are-

1. anthropology

2. criminalistics

3. digital and multimedia sciences

4. general

5. engineering and applies sciences

6. jurisprudence

7. odontilogy

8. patology/biology

9. psychiatry and behavioral science

10. questioned documents

11. toxicology

anthropology- reconstruct information about a person’s life and death through the study of the skeleton

criminalistics- analyze physical evidence using standardized, scientific processing techniques and record the results within the justice system

digital and multimedia sciences- developing field that applied forensic practices to digital data

general- spans the multimedia of ways that forensic science is practiced but does not fit within the narrower definitions for other sections of the AAFS

engineering and applied sciences- problem solvers who are brought into an investigation with no clear definition as to what they are going to do

Jurisprudence- specialises in providing counseling during matters being tried in court

odontology- forensic dentistry is the application of dental knowledge, primarily for the identification of human remains

pathology/biology- forensic pathologists are MDs/DOs who perform autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death

psychiatry and behavior science- work with attorneys and judges to offer expert testimony and provide guidance on assessment of issues such as competence and mental illness as it relates to criminal responsibility

questions documents- provide analysis of writing instruments, writing mediums, and office machine products

toxicology- investigates how drugs and chemicals may have factored into an issue under investigation within three subfields: postmortem forensic toxicology, human performance toxicology, and forensic drug testing