What Is Forensic Investigation?

Forensic investigations are used in legal matters.

Forensic investigations are used to investigate evidence in matters of law. Through the use of forensics, suspects can be identified and linked to crime scenes, issues related to fraud can be resolved and missing persons can be found.

Significance

Forensic investigations are important in both criminal and civil cases. Different fields of forensics can explain different pieces of a puzzle in a court case, which can help attorneys present evidence in front of judges and juries.

Forensic Engineering

Forensic engineering investigations can be useful when determining what happened during a car accident and who was at fault. It is also used to investigate fires and explosions.

Forensic Toxicology

Forensic toxicology is used in investigations where questions about toxins in a person's body come up. Toxicology can detect whether someone died from a poison or a drug. Toxicology is also used by companies that drug test their employees.

Forensic Art

Forensic art can be used in missing persons cases when victims or suspects cannot be found. In these cases, forensic artists can use age progression technology to create renderings of how someone may look after several years.

Forensic Psychology

Forensic psychology is useful when the evidence at a crime scene is not enough to identify a suspect. In these cases, forensic psychologists use crime scene information to create a profile of a possible suspect, which includes information about the person's age, occupation and marital status.

References

• MIchigan State Police: Forensic Art 101
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences: So You Want to Be a Forensic Scientist!
• all-about-forensic-science.com