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  By Alina prem (Garden city university, Msc Forensic science graduate, Bengaluru). Forensic geology is the important interdisciplinary science that incorporates the geological sciences into criminal investigations. Materials such as soil, rocks, and minerals, when analyzed by forensic geologists, provide critical evidence necessary to help in associating suspects with crime scenes, solutions of environmental crimes, and even in the identification of victims. Applications in Criminal Investigations: Forensic geology makes crucial contributions to criminal cases involving homicide, burglary, and environmental offenses. For instance, soil examination perhaps may indicate special geologic markers that would serve to positively identify a suspect as having been at a crime scene. This is based upon the "Locard Exchange Principle" that simply states that whenever two objects come into contact, materials will be exchanged between them. It has been used in high-profile cases, such ...

  By: Prajwal Biswas M. Sc. in Forensic Science, National Forensic Sciences University Volunteer of C. A. S. E. 23. Introduction: FDP (Forensic DNA Phenotyping) is an emerging technology that relies on genetic information to predict physical properties ranging from skin color and hair color to eye color and even the structure of the facial form. It supports criminal investigations, where it allows researchers to produce a visual profile of an unknown suspect based solely on DNA samples. At the same time as it promises to crack especially those most difficult cases, especially cold cases, this technology raises a number of ethical dilemmas that must be solved in order to balance public safety with individual privacy.           Figure 1 Forensic DNA Phenotyping Privacy Matters: One of the most fundamental ethical issues has to do with privacy. Even though FDP screens for genes that determine physical characteristics, DNA contains a lot more sensitive informat...

"Mobile phones are misnamed. They s hould be called gateways to h uman knowledge." - Raykurzweil Here is a presentation on Mobile device forensics by Case23official:  ( Click to read)

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