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Forensic Sciences
Forensic sciences or forensics is the application of various scientific methods and principles to
investigate criminal and civil actions, which are of interest to the legal systems. All the clues
collected from a crime scene are analyzed by forensic scientists in a crime laboratory and are
converted into evidences worth producing in legal courts. Physical evidences may include body
fluids like blood and saliva, hair, impressions of tyres and shoes, finger prints and foot prints are
also valuable evidences. In civil cases such as proving the validity of a signature, forensic
sciences can be applied. The forensic scientists work in close quarter with the police to provide
information in solving a case.
It’s easier to solve crime today than it was 50 years ago, because of the advances that have been
made in the field of science, or to be more specific, forensic science. In fact, new and innovative
crime solving techniques are being introduced by the day to help law enforcement officers solve
cases that are baffling at first. Forensic science helps to establish the nature of the crime. There
are some crimes that are accidents and others that are by design. Looking at the evidence through
a forensic microscope allows cops and others in the law enforcement area to determine if the
crime was a murder, suicide or other form of accidental death. In the case of a murder, forensic
evidence tells them if the crime was accidental or carried out in cold blood. Forensic science is
also used to investigate and solve burglaries, drug offenses, arsons and automobile accidents.
Forensic science helps to remove personal prejudices. Forensic science forces law enforcement
officers to look only at the evidence and not follow cases on their instincts or feelings. It thus
provides a quantifiable way to solve crime, one that can be used to provide cold, hard evidence
that is more acceptable in courts and to juries in convicting the guilty or acquitting the innocent.
Forensic science brings to light evidence that is not visible to the naked eye. Forensic science
uses a number of techniques to help discover evidence that is not immediately visible. So even in
cases where there seems to be no evidence at all, a minute fingernail or a strand of hair can help
nail the criminal. The methods and techniques used are detailed and accurate, and if done
carefully and correctly, can help recreate the crime in laboratory settings and solve the crime.
And last and most important of all, it helps solve the crime. Using details such as the time of
death and other physical evidence, forensic science can prove conclusively if a person is guilty of
the crime or innocent as they claim. If used wisely and correctly, forensic science can help
convict the guilty and acquit the innocent, both of which are equally important when someone is