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Forensic News for Forensic Consultants

A Forensic Consultant is a professional who is available to provide consultation involving forensic science. The consultant often appears as an expert witness in court proceedings.

The law of the letters: Handwriting, or 'brainwriting,' tells a lot about a person, says expert in the field

Investigation firm focuses on freeing the wrongfully convicted

State seeks to portray Zarinsky as sexual predator

Ex-FBI agents: Pardon four sailors in'97 slaying

Defense suggests handwriting evidence does not prove Hull planned to kill Wilczek

Florida Cabinet votes to expunge Crotzer's other conviction

Gun expert will testify at Sioux Falls biker trial

Attorneys Clash In Death Penalty Case Of East Bay Serial Killer

Smoking out the causes of fire

Misskelley attorney says his counsel underfunded

Forensic Sculptor Helps To ID Philly Body

Wash. high court allows brain-harvesting lawsuit

Greece audit went unread

GPS gives police valuable tool to use

India’s Novel Use of Brain Scans in Courts Is Debated

Reputed Klansman's conviction overturned in 1964 deaths

RIAA, MediaSentry Under Fire From U-M

Forensic artwork goes on display

Txt Crimes, Sex Crimes And Murder: The Science Of Forensic Linguistics

Bus driver's arrest turns into civil rights case

Refusing Strip Searches, Siddiqui Denied Visitors and Calls, Misses Her Indictment

Groups protest DNA collection law

Judge tosses drug charges against Orde

Pa. police chief defends TASER use

Family sues Sharp Grossmont Hospital

West Pottsgrove killer loses appeal

Teens exonerated in Central Park jogger case to file civil suit

Ex-youth minister charged with another sexual assault

Stacy Peterson supporters lose push for coroner referendum

Forensics May Be The Best Defense

Hanemaayer case example of unreliability of eyewitnesses -court

Federal Lawsuit Pushes for DNA Testing Which Could Solve Murders

Death at state facility now requires autopsy

City hires firm to investigate fatal stairway collapse

Forensic technician testifies in murder trial

Ferguson’s original attorneys say they did not receive information from prosecutor

Expert blames poison in 1982 death of Chile's President Frei

Evaluating the accused

Plea deal made in rape-slaying

Untested DNA samples ignite Cape legal clash

Truth about polygraphs: they're still around

Lack of speedy trial may aid two teenage rape suspects

Kelly Ayotte: On DNA testing, NH favors felons over public safety

Blair granted retrial after DNA analysis

Attorney argues that criminologist's credibility is suspect, collapses in court

Defense grills lab director over DNA analysis

Perry says innocence commission needless

Murder scene could have been staged, says forensic expert in Holmdel man's trial

Evengelos Goussis jury sees new security footage of Lewis Moran murder

FBI’s Bullet-Lead Technique Questioned

Forensic Expert: Photo Shows Missing Bradley Sister

Evengelos Goussis jury sees new security footage of Lewis Moran murder

Jurors to decide guilt in dismemberment killing

Grisly exhibits difficult for Ellis trial jurors

Grisly exhibits are hard for jurors

Kicks Convince Jurors Husband Pushed Wife Over Cliff

La. teen convicted in slayings of parents, friend

Forensics: Under investigation

Expert witness lied about qualifications

Judge tosses Haq interview

Forensics backlog clogging up court rolls

 
 

 

News Links by Forensic Science Subject

Below are selected news links for fields within forensic science.

 

Forensic Examiner

A Forensic Examiner is a professional who conducts forensic examinations in any of the forensic science fields.

 

Forensic Pathologist

A Forensic Pathologist is a medical professional who specializes in determining the cause of death. A coroner is a forensic pathologist.

 

Forensic Medical Investigator

A Forensic Medical Investigator is a medical professional trained to handle investigations involving medical science and the law.

 

Forensic Consultant

A Forensic Consultant is a professional who is available to provide consultation involving forensic science. The consultant often appears as an expert witness in court proceedings.

 

Forensic Nurse

A Forensic Nurse is a nursing professional trained to give treatment and gather evidence in matters relating to the law.

 

Forensic Accountant

A Forensic Accountant uses forensic techniques to analyze financial evidence in matters that may come before courts. They are frequently known as "Forensic Auditors" or "Investigative Auditors."

 

Computer Forensics

Computer Forensics involve investigation of computer-related media to gather evidence in matters related to the law.

 

Forensic Psychologist

A Forensic Psychologist uses training in psychology in a setting that involves the law. A criminal behavior profiler is an example of a forensic psychologist.

 

Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Scene Investigations involve finding, gathering, and preserving evidence located at suspected crime scenes.

 

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