Forensic Science in 21st Century Criminal Justice

FORENSIC SCIENCE

Forensic Science

Introduction

Forensic science has seen evolutionary growth in last 100 years becoming the backbone of criminal investigation and law enforcement agencies . Although , in broad term , the term simply denotes an open and broad analysis of a case , in all practicality it has come to stand for application of latest scientific methods of logical research investigation , and analysis of physical , material , and human evidences using the cutting edge technologies and tools available for the day (APA , 2002 . Today these tools range from DNA sampling to computer based

behavioral analysis and pro generation , and creation of complex algorithm to reach to the correct conclusion in any criminal or civil case

Importance of Forensic Science

Application of logic , mathematics , and science to solve complex problem is by no means a new development in criminal investigation or judicial process . In fact , Archimedes ' discovery of relationship between volume and density more than 2 thousand years before can constitute one of the prime examples of ancient forensic science (Meloy , 1998 . However , as the 20th century marks the maximum number of inventions and discoveries or their complete culmination , forensic science has also expanded to its greatest reach and depth . With every possible technological help and assistance , in fields of analytic mathematics , physics , chemistry biology , medicine , and psychology , forensic science could help crime investigators and detectives in unearthing crimes , comprehending most complex and apparently invisible evidences and even constructing the entire crime scene from scratch in the absence of any evidence (Appelbaum , and Grisso...