CONCEPTS OF

CRIMINALISTICS
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY

 The application of dental evidence to both criminal

and civil law. This can include identifying sexual
abuse; personal identification of the deceased,
especially in cases of mass disaster or when facial
recognition is inconclusive; or in determining ages
of unidentified victims.
POLYGRAPHY

 A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie

detector test, is a device or procedure that
measures and records several physiological
indicators such as blood pressure, pulse,
respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is
asked and answers a series of questions.
FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY

 Refer to the visual documentation of different

aspects that can be found at a crime scene. It
may include the documentation of the crime
scene, or physical evidence that is either
found at a crime scene or already processed
in a laboratory.
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY

 Forensic science deals with the application of

science to legal matters and crime solving.
Chemistry plays an essential role in the
interdisciplinary field of forensic science,
especially in the crime laboratory wherein the
same principles and laws of chemistry are used to
examine evidence.
LEGAL MEDICINE

 The branch of medicine that deals with the

application of medical knowledge to legal
problems and legal proceedings. Legal
medicine is also called forensic medicine. A
physician may be engaged in legal (or forensic)
medicine while a lawyer with identical interests
is said to be in medical jurisprudence.
FORENSIC BALLISTICS

 Involves the examination of evidence from

firearms that may have been used in a crime.
When a bullet is fired from a gun, the gun
leaves microscopic marks on the bullet and
cartridge case. These marks are like ballistic
fingerprints.
DACTYLOSCOPY

  the science of fingerprint identification.
 Dactyloscopy relies on the analysis and classification of
patterns observed in individual prints. Fingerprints are
made of series of ridges and furrows on the surface of a
finger; the loops, whorls, and arches formed by those
ridges and furrows generally follow a number of distinct
patterns.
QUESTIONED DOCUMENT
EXAMINATION
 Questioned document examination (QDE) is a
forensic science discipline pertaining to documents
that are potentially disputed in a court of law. The
examination's primary purpose is to provide
evidence about suspicious or questioned
documents using a variety of scientific principles
and methods.
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

 the practice of psychology applied to the law.

Forensic psychology is the application of
scientific knowledge and methods to help
answer legal questions arising in criminal,
civil, contractual, or other judicial
proceedings.
Forensic Computer Technology

 Computer forensics is a field of technology that

uses investigative techniques to identify and store
evidence from a computer device. Often, computer
forensics is used to uncover evidence that could be
used in a court of law. Computer forensics also
encompasses areas outside of investigations.