Forensic Science: The Future of Criminal Justice

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Forensic Science

The idea of using the science has been started before the debuting of Sherlock Holmes in 1887, who had introduced about the forensic science to help criminal investigation. In history, the work of forensic scientists was performed by medical personnel. Until the end of eighteenth century, the attempts of French medical jurist Antoine Louis, crime solving Chinese book “ Hsi Duan Yu”(the washing way of wrongs), etc gave ideas about determining time of death, analyzing blood stain, identifying chemical used in crime, etc. After eighteenth century, the modern chemistry paved new way of identifying crime like the idea of measuring height, length of right ear and outstretched arm by Frenchmen Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914). Similarly, the further development of methods like finger printing by Francis Galton (1822-1911), testing of blood samples in identifying crime by Dr. Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), developing questioned document examination by Albert S. Osborn, pioneering of laser application by Menzel in 1970s and DNA-finger printing by Alec Jeffrey in 1985 bring revolutionary changes in criminal justice. These remarkable history are responsible for briefly tracing the development of crime and expanding in identification of various types of crimes.

In modern period, the crime laboratory has become so popular in crime investigation that widely depends upon the circumstances of crime, types of crime, social nature, size of community, available facilities and funding, and so on. In modern forensic science, the crime laboratories include photography section, Evidence storage section, identification section, chemistry section,...

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...n and analytical evidence like DNA, coatings, fluids, serology, etc are significant things that help in collecting each pieces of data or event from the crime spot to identify the criminals. The three basic deeds performed by it are helping law enforcement, highly reducing the occurrence of wrongful convictions and enhancing of homeland security of the nation.

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