In forensic drug chemistry, analysts use scientific findings to help investigators pursue legal action against individual (s) suspected of a drug-related crime. The goal of forensic drug chemistry is to …

Forensic drug chemistry uses a series of processes performed in the field or laboratory to detect the presence or absence of controlled substances. Chemical analysis performed in the laboratory on …

Forensic toxicology can also be used to determine drugs and dosing for hospital patients, for example in therapeutic drug monitoring and emergency clinical toxicology; identify crimes where toxicants are …

Careful collection of materials from a crime scene can yield a wealth of information about where a sample came from and how it helps to tell the story. Scientists examine the physical, optical and …

Introduction Because blood behaves according to certain scientific principles, trained bloodstain pattern analysts can examine the blood evidence left behind and draw conclusions as to how the blood may …

Forensic document examiners either work as private examiners within their own laboratory, or for publicly funded laboratories. If an agency does not have questioned documents analysis capabilities, …

Introduction The establishment of DNA analysis within the criminal justice system in the mid-‐1980s revolutionized the field of forensic science. With subsequent refinement of DNA analysis methods in …

The bomb squads who respond to these situations are highly trainedto identify explosives and to dispose, disrupt or render them safe. In a situation where an explosion has occurred, investigators …

The field of forensic firearms identification, sometimes called ballistics, is at its heart the ability of a firearms examiner to determine if a particular bullet or cartridge case was fired from a specific …

There are many sources of digital evidence, but for the purposes of this publication, the topic is divided into three major forensic categories of devices where evidence can be found: Internet-‐based, stand …