Hair is the commonly found evidence on the crime scene related to assault cases or the cases where some sort of struggle happened at the crime scenes. Matching and identification of hair serve a major role in forensic biology and serology. But also, ...
Status of Forensic Psychology in India
In a world of increasing crime, personnel of the Criminal Justice System are working nonstop to reduce the same. Are they successful in creating a safer and secure society to live in? Is punishing the criminal best way to reduce crime rates in the wo ...
Introduction to Color Filters in Forensic Photography
A filter is a transparent material that absorbs some colors and allows others to pass through. A color filter is the sheet of transparent material which modifies a light beam by absorption of some colors with respect to others. A neutral filter abs ...
A Peep into Food Forensics
Food is a substance consumed to meet the vital processes in a living organism. But what we eat is really nutritious or toxic? A common example is the turmeric powder usually known for its anti-inflammatory properties has now become the source of pe ...
Forensic Odontology
The scientific study of structure and diseases of teeth is defined as Odontology, but when it is presented in the interest of justice it is known as Forensic Odontology. Forensic Odontology was done mainly to reconstruct the deceased person’s age, ...
Trap Cases – A Bribers Nightmare
Trap cases - In the modern world, when crimes are at the peak and money is the only mode of exchange, people misuse this mode of exchange to get their work done fast, in a broader sense, when money is accepted in an illegal way between two people to ...
Effectiveness of Violent Offender Treatment Programme
Violent Offender, the number of offenders with mental illness convicted of violent offenses is rapidly growing in the criminal justice systems. However, effective rehabilitative treatment programs for violent offenders with mental illness have been l ...
Decipherment of Secret Writing
Secret Writing is the means of written communication that is hidden and cannot be seen by naked eyes; thus, require few developing methods. The purpose of secret writing is to make the written text unreadable by another person who is exposed to the m ...