List of basic forensics topics

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Forensic science) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or to a civil action. Basic topics in the field include:

Contents 1 Nature of forensics 2 Branches of forensics 3 History of forensics 4 Basic forensics concepts 5 Forensics scholars 6 Leaders in forensics 7 Forensics lists 8 See also

[edit] Nature of forensics

Main article: Forensic science

[edit] Branches of forensics

• Criminalistics - the analysis of physical evidence in criminal investigations.
• Forensic accounting - the study and interpretation of accounting evidence.
• Forensic anthropology - the application of physical anthropology, usually for the recovery and identification of skeletonized human remains.
• Forensic art - a artistic technique used in the identification, apprehension, or conviction of wanted persons.
• Forensic economics - the study and interpretation of economic damage evidence to include present day calculations of lost earnings and benefits, lost earnings and profits, etc.
• Forensic engineering - studies the causes of failure of devices and structures.
• Forensic entomology - deals with the examination of insects in, on, and around human remains to assist in determination of time or location of death, or whether a body was moved.
• Forensic epistemology - deals with philosophical knowledge in a legal setting, typically for understanding behavior of states.
• Forensic linguistics - deals with anything in the legal system that requires linguistic expertise.
• Forensic odontology - the study of the uniqueness of teeth.
• Forensic photography - the art of producing an accurate photographic reproduction of a crime scene to aid investigations and court proceedings.
• Forensic psychology and forensic psychiatry - deal with the legal aspects of human behavior.
• Forensic toxicology - the study of the effect of drugs and poisons on the human body.
• Forensic Ballistics - the science dealing with the investigation of use of firearms and ammunition.
• Questioned document examination - the study and interpretation of evidence that takes the form of document.

[edit] History of forensics

Main article: History of forensics

[edit] Basic forensics concepts

[edit] Forensics scholars

[edit] Leaders in forensics

[edit] Forensics lists

Main article: List of forensics topics

[edit] See also