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The Role of Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation

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Introduction

Forensic Science is also known as criminalistics. It is the application of science to civil and

criminal laws, majorly on the side of crime during criminal investigation, as regularized by the

legal standards of criminal procedure and admissible evidence (Turvey, 2013). Forensic

scientists gather, analyze and preserve scientific evidence by themselves during the course of an

investigation. Notably, some forensic scientists travels directly to the crime scene to gather

evidence. Others will opt to analyze the evidence brought to them in the laboratory by other

people (Alison, 2013). In the late 15th century, medical practitioners in the university setting and

the army started to collect information regarding the cause of death. A French man by the name

Ambroise, the surgeon, began to study the impacts of violent death specifically on internal

organs. Paolo Zacchia and Fortunato Fidelis, two Italian surgeons, laid down the modern

pathology foundation. They studied the transformation that happens in the body structure due to

the impact of a given disease (Machado et al., 2011). In the 18th century, people began to write

about such topics. As the enlightenment era and rational values began to gather momentum in

the18th century, investigation of crime became a rational procedure and more evidenced-based.

The massive use of torture to collect evidence was abandoned and the use of witchcraft and other

external powers such as occult ceased to influence the decision of the court (Mapes et al., 2015).

The use of two examples of English forensic science in person’s legal proceedings showed the

rising use of procedure and logic while investigating a crime at that time. In Lancaster, John

Toms was arrested and tried for allegedly murdering Culshaw using a pistol. When Culshaw’ s

corpse was retrieved, a pistol wad that was found on his head wound perfectly matched with a

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1 The Role of Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation (Student’ s Name) (Institution’ s Name) 2 Introduction Forensic Science is also known as criminalistics. It is the application of science to civil and criminal laws, majorly on the side of crime during criminal investigation, as regularized by the legal standards of criminal procedure and admissible evidence (Turvey, 2013). Forensic scientists gather, analyze and preserve scientific evidence by themselves during the course of an investigation. Notably, some forensic scientists travels directly to the crime scene to gather evidence. Others will opt to analyze the evidence brought to them in the laboratory by other people (Alison, 2013). In the late 15th century, medical practitioners in the university setting and the army started to collect information regarding the cause of death. A French man by the name Ambroise, the surgeon, began to study the impacts of violent death specifically on internal organs. Paolo Zacchia and Fortunato Fidelis, two Italian surgeons, laid down the modern pathology foundation. They studied the transformation that happens in the body structure due to the impact of a given disease (Machado et al., 2011). In the 18th century, people began to write about such topics. As the enlightenment era and rational values began to gather momentum in the18th century, investigation of crime became a rational procedure and more evidenced-based. The massive use of torture to collect evidence was abandone ...
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