10 Interesting Fact About The Science of Forensics

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• Forensic comes from the word Latin Forensis which is related to the court or general court.
• Modern forensics were first introduced in 1836 by James Marsh, a British chemist, who developed a test to detect arsenic in the human body.
• In 1892, Francis Galton, a British anthropologist, developed a fingerprint identification method that was still used today.
• Forensics can help uncover lies in interviews or trials. This method is called breath analysis or detection of lies.
• Forensic DNA was first used to solve criminal cases in 1986.
• Forensic experts can determine the types of weapons and ammunition used from gunshot scar on victims or targets.
• Forensics can help evaluate the authenticity of documents or written evidence through handwritten analysis techniques and paper analysis.
• Forensics can be used to identify the remnants of human that has been buried or burned through DNA tests and forensic anthropological analysis.
• Forensics can help determine the time of one's death through the body's forensic analysis and the surrounding environment.
• Forensics can help uncover cyber crime and computer crime through digital forensic analysis.