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Forensic science
Physiological sciences
Forensic anthropology
Forensic archaeology
Forensic odontology
Forensic entomology
Forensic pathology
Forensic botany
Forensic biology
DNA profiling
Bloodstain pattern analysis
Forensic chemistry
Forensic osteology
Social sciences
Forensic psychology
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic criminalistics
Ballistics
Ballistic fingerprinting
Body identification
Fingerprint analysis
Forensic accounting
Forensic arts
Forensic footwear evidence
Forensic toxicology
Gloveprint analysis
Palmprint analysis
Questioned document examination
Vein matching
Digital forensics
Computer forensics
Forensic data analysis
Database forensics
Mobile device forensics
Network forensics
Forensic video
Forensic audio
Related disciplines
Fire investigation
Fire accelerant detection
Forensic engineering
Forensic linguistics
Forensic materials engineering
Forensic polymer engineering
Forensic statistics
Vehicular accident reconstruction
People
William M. Bass
George W. Gill
Richard Jantz
Edmond Locard
Douglas W. Owsley
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu
Juan Vucetich
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Forensic science is the scientific method of gathering and examining information about the past. This is especially important in law enforcement where forensics is done in relation to criminal or civil law, but forensics are also carried out in other fields, such as astronomy, archaeology, biology and geology to investigate ancient times.In the United States there are over 12,000 forensic science technicians, as of 2010.The word forensic comes from the Latin forensis, meaning "of or before the forum." In Roman times, a criminal charge meant presenting the case before a group of public individuals in the forum. Both the person accused of the crime and the accuser would give speeches based on their sides of the story. The individual with the best argument and delivery would determine the outcome of the case. This origin is the source of the two modern usages of the word forensic – as a form of legal evidence and as a category of public presentation. In modern use, the term "forensics" in the place of "forensic science" can be considered correct as the term "forensic" is effectively a synonym for "legal" or "related to courts". However, the term is now so closely associated with the scientific field that many dictionaries include the meaning that equates the word "forensics" with "forensic science".
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