THE MOVIE (THE FBI CRIME LAB)

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

In the FBI Laboratory , over one million investigations are carried out per year . This movie provides a synopsis of those investigations . It especially focuses on how 9 / 11 changed the way investigations are carried out . The Lab was constructed in 1932 and currently employs nearly 700 scientists specially trained to carry out investigations

The phrase dead men tell no tales , basically means to destroy all evidence or witnesses so that the crime remains undiscovered , or at least unresolved . The phrase is sometimes traced back to Thomas Bacon

br The axiom may have held true until as recently as twenty years ago . But the rapid advances in forensic investigation science has rendered it ineffective now-a-days . Modern scientific methods coupled with intelligent interpretation of the results derived from those tests can help reach accurate deductions regarding the identity of the criminal or victim and the sequence of actions for an event . The central premise of the FBI 's Crime Laboratory is that the successful solution of crimes from investigation of an alleged crime scene through conviction of perpetrator , relies upon several factors : careful gathering of physical and HYPERLINK "http /www .enotes .com /forensic-science /trace-evidence trace evidence preservation , delivery , and forensic scientific analysis of this HYPERLINK "http /www .enotes .com /forensic-science /evidence " evidence presentation of forensic scientific analysis results and demonstration of guilt or innocence of alleged perpetrators . At present , the FBI Crime Laboratory has two primary operating branches : Forensic Analysis and Operational Support . The Forensic Analysis Branch includes...