In your opinion, does forensic firearms examination meet the standards for Daubert and Frye? Why or why not? The Daubert standard rendered federal judges the status of gatekeepers of scientific knowledge in terms of its relevance to the proceedings and also its reliability. This includes the use of expert witnesses: "The trial judge must ensure that any and all scientific testimony or evidence admitted is not only relevant, but reliable" by "a preliminary assessment of whether the reasoning or methodology is scientifically valid and of whether that reasoning or methodology properly can be applied to the facts" of the case" (Lyons 2015)
In your opinion, why would someone use this as an explosive? Why wouldn't the perpetrators have used dynamite or nitroglycerine? What could have been done to the truck containing the explosive to maximize the damage to the building? ANFO is an industrial explosive most often used in mining and quarrying because it is relatively safe to handle until the time it is mixed. This may be one reason it was selected for the Oklahoma City bombing, along with the fact that it is relatively easy to find (Pike 2015)
One such application is the palm print, which refers to an image attained of the palm area of the hand. The image can be either an offline image done with ink or an online one taken by a CCD or a scanner (Engdahl, 2011, p
Progress through the courts has not been always smooth and difficulties arising from recent judgments are discussed. Nevertheless, the future holds exciting prospects, in particular the opportunities for managing and calibrating the knowledge of the forensic scientists who assign the probabilities that are at the foundation of logical inference in the courtroom (Evett, 2015, p
" After two years of studying fingerprints, handwriting, ballistics, and other common forensic techniques, the Academy concluded that "some forensic science disciplines are supported by little rigorous systematic research to validate the discipline's basic premises and techniques." Indeed, "only nuclear DNA analysis has been rigorously shown to have the capacity to consistently, and with a high degree of certainty, demonstrate a connection between an evidentiary sample and a specific individual or source (Gianelli, 2010, p
Forensic pathologists specialized during their academic phase in forensic pathology. Requirements for achieving the status of forensic pathologist differ from nation to nation (Prahlow & Byard, 2012)
Palm prints, usually from the butt of the palm, have been frequently found at crime scenes because of the result of the criminal's gloves slipping for the duration of the order of the crime, and thus revealing part of the vulnerable hand. Glove prints or glove marks, are covert, fingerprint-like imprints that are shifted to a surface/object by a person wearing gloves (Saferstein, 2001, p
2) Forensic Science Techniques a) Psychology Forensic psychology is the middle ground of the justice system and psychology. It involves the understanding of elementary legal principles, specifically concerning expert witness testimony and the particular content area of concern like workplace discrimination and competence to stand trial (Scott, 2010, p
The cultural anthropology aspect is demonstrated as follows: area experts elucidate the cultural framework of criminal behavior defined as ethnographic interpretation or as "cultural defense." Forensic anthropological methods can be utilized in the retrieval and examination of human remains (Stefoff, 2011, p
a) What is Forensic Science? The word "forensic" is derived from forensic, a Latin word meaning public, public discussion, belonging to a discussion or debate. A modern definition of the word "forensic" is used in, relating to, or suitable to any court of law (Yacine & Fellag, 2011, p