Forensic Examination

A forensic examination collects evidence during a police investigation to be able to use in a prosecution case. A forensic exam often collects evidence, such as hair samples, pictures of your body, urine, and possibly blood.

August 06, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Metadata Explained

Forensic metadata is used to help prove cases, solve crimes, and assist in other investigations. Understanding the metadata concept is just a beginning to knowing how that information can be used, managed, or altered to solve a problem.

July 28, 2020 | 9 minutes read

How Forensic Specialists Solve Crime Through Metadata

Today we think of crime-solving as detectives follow a paper trail to solve a mystery, gain information, or solve a crime. But much of today’s data is digitized in some form. It requires highly trained forensic metadata specialists to look over the trail left behind as a digital fingerprint.

June 05, 2020 | 13 minutes read

Forensics | The Rules, The Scene, and The Collection Process

There is some urgency in learning and understanding the scientific methods involved in evidence collection and forensic testing. Not only is forensics now facing public scrutiny, but labs are dealing with scandal as many wrongful convictions have been discovered based on junk science.

May 14, 2020 | 10 minutes read

Bite Marks | Objective Opinion and Junk Science

There is a great deal of difference between a DNA match and a bite mark match. One test is done scientifically, is measured, and the results are factual. The other is done by human comparisons, visual referrals, ideas, and personal objectivity. Knowing how the science is collected, tested, and compared can make a great deal of difference in the measurability of the ‘truth’ behind the results.

May 13, 2020 | 8 minutes read

Hair Analysis | Science or Objective Opinion

As a crime scene investigator, it is essential to gather as much evidence as possible to solve the crime. This would include any available hair that can be analyzed. While hair analysis results cannot and should not distinctively point out your suspect. It can be the icing on the cake.

April 23, 2018 | 5 minutes read

Proper Forensic Examination of Electronic Evidence

Today’s investigators will inevitably handle electronic evidence. Even without forensic certification, they must have basic knowledge of computer forensics and evidence management.

January 11, 2016 | 3 minutes read

Fingerprint Analysis | Evidence Management

Fingerprints evidence management, while not as sexy as DNA evidence, can be instrumental in placing a person at the scene of a crime or an incident.

June 01, 2015 | 3 minutes read

Crime scene evidence management

Managing evidence at a crime scene begins when the first responding officers arrive on the scene. We can define a “crime scene” as any location where evidence relating to a specific incident, would reasonably be expected to be found whether before, during, or after the crime. As radio dispatchers broadcast information about a reported incident, […]