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Forensic Science is any
science used for the purposes of the law, and therefore
provides impartial scientific evidence for use in the
courts of law, e.g. in a criminal investigation and
trial. Forensic Science is a multidisciplinary subject,
drawing principally from chemistry and biology, but also
physics, geology, psychology, social science, etc.
In a typical criminal investigation
crime scene investigators,
sometimes known as
scenes-of-crime-officers (SOCO's), will gather material
evidence from the crime scene, victim and/or suspect.
Forensic scientists will
examine these materials to provide scientific evidence to assist in
the investigation and court proceedings, and thus work closely with
the police. Senior forensic scientists, who usually specialise in
one or more of the key forensic disciplines, may be required to
attend crime scenes or give evidence in court as impartial expert
witnesses.
Examples of forensic science include
the use of gas chromatography to identify seized drugs, DNA
profiling to help identify a murder suspect from a bloodstain found
at the crime scene, and laser Raman spectroscopy to identify
microscopic paint fragments.
Why Study Forensic
Science?
Forensic science is a subject that
fascinates most of us. What makes forensic science so exciting to
study is the nature of the problems to be solved, and this provides
its own intrinsic rewards. Great emphasis is placed not only on
developing the skills of forensic examination, but also on their
application and on the communication of findings to the lay-person.
Forensic science is a rigorous
scientific discipline, and as such its graduates are highly
employable individuals possessing the knowledge and skills for both
subject-related employment, such as in a forensic laboratory, or
non-subject-related employment in a wider range of careers.
Did you know?
Did
you know that cigarette butts and even sweet wrappers found at the
scene of a crime can often provide invaluable forensic evidence?
The need for a cigarette or a piece
of chewing gum, perhaps taken to help calm the nerves whilst
involved in some stressful criminal activity, has proved the undoing
of a number of individuals over the years. Criminals are often known
to discard their cigarette butts , sweet wrappers or expired chewing
gum at or near the crime scene before departing, whether though
ignorance, arrogance or sheer carelessness. Cells from the saliva
extracted from a cigarette butt or a piece of chewing gum can
provide enough DNA to obtain a DNA profile of the individual,
thereby linking them to the crime scene. Sticky sweet wrappers act
as 'magnets' to hairs and fibres, and sometimes enable forensic
scientists to match those found at the crime scene with those found
on the suspect's person or clothing.
Did
you know that bare footprints and palmprints are unique to the
individual in just the same way as fingerprints are?
In Israel in 1968 failure to
recognise this simple fact cost a young burglar a two-year prison
sentence. Before entering the premises he had removed his shoes and
socks, placing the socks over his hands so as not to leave any
latent fingerprints at the scene. Instead he left a nice clear set
of incriminating latent footprints!
( Stafford University
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/
)
The following are some
institutes offering the course:
Bundelkhand University,
Bundelkhand offers M.Sc in Forensic Science and
Criminology. The eligibility criterion is
graduation. The admission is based on performance at
entrance test. For details, log on to
www.bundelkhanduniversity.org
Gujarat Forensic
Science University, Gandhinagar offers M.Sc in
Forensic Science, MS in Forensic Pharmacy and MS in
Forensic Nanotechnology. For details, log on to
www.gfsu.edu.in
Karnataka
University, Dharwad offer M.Sc in Criminology and
Forensic Science. The eligibility criterion is
Bachelor's degree in Social Science or Law with 45
per cent marks. Preference will be given to those
who have studied Criminology and Forensic Science at
Bachelor's degree. The admission is based on
performance at entrance test. For details, log on to
www.kud.ac.in
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