Fun Facts About Forensic Photography
Forensic photography plays a massively important role in helping courts determine the hows and whys behind a case. Images of forensic photography also play a major role in society at large via the mass media.
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History
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The earliest form of forensic photography is the mug shot. This practice evolved in Belgium and Denmark in the 1840s and 1850s, before spreading throughout Europe and America in the 1870s.
Types
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Forensic photography is used to document crime scenes, weapons, gunshot wounds, autopsy procedures, trace evidence and bite marks.
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Effects
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Critics argue that the circulation of forensic photographs throughout the media can have a desensitizing effect on individuals toward violent acts. Others argue that the graphic depiction of violent crime impels viewers to get involved in the process of crime prevention.
Famous Ties
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The most famous forensic photographer is undoubtedly the late American photojournalist Weegee, or Arthur Fellig. He would often arrive at crime scenes even before the police got there.
New Media
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Increasingly, footage taken from surveillance cameras has been used as forensic photography, as has footage recorded by passersby with mobile phone cameras.
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