FORENSIC SCIENCE

Criminalistics and Forensic Science

Criminalistics and Forensic Science

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to enlighten and explore forensic science and criminalistics. This paper aims to focus on the systematic process known as forensic science and its significance. This paper also enlightens the usage of forensic science and its importance in providing clarity to the decisions in the court of law. Forensic science is the science that explores the patterns of training, the commission and concealment of the offense (Beaver, 2010). In addition, forensics involves the development of special techniques, methods and means of collecting, researching and evaluating the forensic evidence at crime scene. The end results revealed by forensic investigation are used in the criminal process for the prevention, detection and investigation of crimes (Beaver, 2010). The forensic science is a vast and sophisticated area that has been developing different methodologies and systems for the prevention of crime.

According to the theoretical foundations of criminology a forensic scientist or a forensic researcher is responsible is an individual with specialized training and tactics that are utilized in the commission and concealment of a crime (Beaver, 2010). The forensic researcher explores the minute traces and tracks that turn out to be the major evidences. The forensic research is an individual that is responsible to provide a guideline to the judge and the jury about the hearing in the court of law. It is the forensic researchers due to which the judge and jury are assisted to give a concrete decision in the light of the evidence presented in the court.

Discussion and Analysis

Use of Forensic Investigative Techniques

The primary focus of forensic science is to deteriorate and exterminate the increasing rate of crime of the country. There is a significant importance of the forensic science in the criminal justice system. Forensic science is a complex and sophisticated procedure that explores the minutes keys related to the crime scene; this process facilitates, judge, jury and the attorneys that are authorized to argument on litigation in order to lead the case towards fair judgment (Beaver, 2010). Forensic science plays an important role in the criminal justice system as it eliminates the element of biasness form the hearing. Forensic science provides evidences that cannot be denied or faked; hence, the judge or the jury cannot be misled by the attorney. Forensic science is a sophisticated procedure that is further classified into different processes:

Theoretical foundations of criminology

Forensic engineering

Forensic tactics

Forensic techniques

There is a variety of proofs and evidences that are investigated by the forensic researchers to assist the judge and the jury. These evidences can be DNA evidences, judicial handwriting, fingerprint evidences, trace evidences, forensic ballistics and others (Garrett, Neufeld, 2009).

Forensic Science vs. Traditional Methods of Investigation

The forensic techniques used to retrieve and analyze the technical and natural evidences include the use of statistical and mathematical methods, computer equipment, spectroscopy, gas chromatography and others. These forensic tactics include complex systems, techniques that allow the most efficient use of the investigative action and the critical analysis of the specific circumstances of the ...