FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY AND CRIME SCENES

Forensic Entomology and Crime Scenes

Forensic Entomology and Crime Scenes

Introduction

Forensic entomology is the use of insects and other arthropods that inhabit decomposing remains to aid legal investigations. Can be divided into three areas: medical, urban, and pests of stored products. Medical component of the criminal legal system, dealing with the feeding of insects that have infested the human remains. A second area called urban addresses insects that affect humans and their environment. The urban area has two civil and criminal, because the insects feed on the living and the dead. The final product is stored and the insects found in food. The entomologist can check for errors of any kind of food contamination that may have occurred. The history of forensic entomology first came about in 1235 AD by a Chinese "death investigator" named Sung Tzu. He wrote a book entitled The Washing Away of grievances about forensic science. The first case study of entomology medico criminal has been discussed in his book. Sung spoke about how a murder happened in a Chinese village and how the local death investigator solving the crime. The investigator questioned the villagers and then had they bring their sickles (since the murder was a slash) to a place to have to tell flies sickle was used. Flies are attracted to a certain disease, probably because of invisible traces of human tissue. The owner of the mouth confessed the crime.

Forensic Entomology and Crime Scenes

The use of Forensic Entomology is quickly becoming recognized and accepted as a valid form of forensic identification. While some problems were found with the method, many police departments want to add to their use to solve the crime in its arsenal. Some people can not understand how a simple error can be used to solve a crime. However, forensic entomology has been documented and proved very effective in solving crime. So I think that forensic entomology must serve police cases or investigations. In its broadest sense, forensic entomology deals with any evidence of insects used in a court of law. However, more restrictive, forensic entomologists working through investigations into the death of invertebrates such as beetles, moths, and especially bowflies to help determine the time and place of death. Forensic entomologists collect adult insects, larvae and eggs found in the bodies to determine if a death occurred and whether the body was moved. With the strides that science is making progress, I believe that every police station will soon have a forensic entomologist. It is widely believed that forensic entomology is used only in the last decade; however this is not the case. The history of the use of behavioral observations of insect s to solve crimes dating back more than 700 years behind China. In 1235 AD, or Tzu Sung, a Chinese researcher death, wrote a book entitled The Washing Away of grievances that forensic science is known at the time was detailed. A murder by slashing occurred in a Chinese village and the death investigator is deputized ...