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| Question | Answer |
| Computational Forensics | the development of algorithms and software to assist forensic examination. |
| Criminalistics | The application of various sciences to answer questions relating to examination and comparison of biological evidence, trace evidence, impression evidence (such as fingerprints, footwear impressions, and tire tracks), controlled substances, ballistics, firearm and tool mark examination, and other evidence in criminal investigations. |
| Digital forensics | The application of proven scientific methods and techniques in order to recover data from electronic/digital media |
| Forensic Accounting | The study and interpretation of accounting evidence. Used often in cases of fraudulent crimes |
| Forensic Aerial photography | The study and interpretation of aerial photographic evidenc |
| Forensic Anthropology | The application of physical anthropology in a legal setting, usually for the recovery and identification of skeletonised human remains |
| Forensic Archaeology | combination of archaeological techniques and forensic science, typically in law enforcement. Getting evidence from human remains, as well as from drugs, guns or stolen goods found at crime scenes, whether recent or decades old. |
| Forensic Astronomy | Methods from astronomy to determine past celestial constellations for forensic purposes |
| Forensic Botany | study of plant life in order to gain information regarding possible crimes. Identification etc. |
| Forensic Chemistry | detection and identification of illicit drugs, accelerants used in arson cases, explosive and gunshot residue. |
| Forensic Dactyloscopy | study of fingerprints. Forensic document examination or questioned document examination answers questions about a disputed document using a variety of scientific processes and methods. Many examinations involve a comparison of the questioned document, or components of the document, with a set of known standards. The most common type of examination - handwriting authorship |
| Forensic Dentistry | examination of teeth, especially in the cases of victims who cannot be identified by conventional means or when an attacker bites a victim and leaves bite marks behind. |
| Forensic DNA Analysis | Takes advantage of the uniqueness of an individual’s DNA to answer forensic questions such as paternity/maternity testing and placing a suspect at a crime scene, e.g. in a rape investigation. |
| forensic entomology | study of insects, and forensic entomologists use insects to provide more information about crimes. |
| Forensic Engineering | scientific examination and analysis of structures and products relating to their failure or cause of damage |
| Forensic Geology | Deals with trace evidence in the form of soils, minerals and petroleum. |
| Forensic Graphology | Handwriting = determine the persons state of mind whilst writing |
| Forensic Geophysics | geophysical techniques such as radar for detecting objects hidden underground or underwater. |
| Forensic Intelligence | Process starts with the collection of data and ends with the integration of results within into the analysis of crimes under investigation. |
| Forensic Interviews | using the science of professionally using expertise to conduct a variety of investigative interviews with victims, witnesses, suspects or other sources to determine the facts regarding suspicions, allegations or specific incidents in either public or private sector settings |
| Forensic Limnology | analysis of evidence collected from crime scenes in or around fresh-water sources. Examination of biological organisms, in particular diatoms, can be useful in connecting suspects with victims. |
| Forensic Linguistics | Deals with issues in the legal system that require linguistic expertise. |
| Forensic Meteorology | site-specific analysis of past weather conditions for a point of loss |
| forensic medicine | the natural progression and is the study of how the body died |
| Forensic Optometry | study of glasses and other eyewear relating to crime scenes and criminal investigations. Can link glasses to a crime scene |
| Forensic Pathology | principles of medicine and pathology are applied to determine a cause of death or injury in the context of a legal inquiry. |
| Forensic Podiatry | application of the study of feet, footprints or footwear and their traces to analyse scenes of crime and to establish personal identity in forensic examinations. |
| Forensic Psychiatry | specialised branch of psychiatry as applied to and based on scientific criminology. |
| Forensic Psychology | study of the mind of an individual, using forensic methods. Usually it determines the circumstances behind a criminal’s behaviour especially in the instances of violent crime |
| Forensic Seismology | study of techniques to distinguish the seismic signals generated by underground nuclear explosions from those generated by earthquakes. |
| Forensic Serology | The study of the body fluids. |
| Forensic Toxicology | study of the effect of drugs and poisons on/in the human body. |
| Forensic Video Analysis | scientific examination, comparison and evaluation of video in legal matters. |
| Mobile Device Forensics | Scientific examination and evaluation of evidence found in mobile phones, e.g. Call History and Deleted SMS, and includes SIM Card Forensics. |
| Trace Evidence Analysis | analysis and comparison of trace evidence, including glass, paint, fibres and hair. |
| Wildlife Forensic Science | range of scientific disciplines to legal cases involving non-human biological evidence, to solve crimes such as poaching, animal abuse, and trade in endangered species. |
| Ballistics | the study of firearms |
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