Forensic Handbook http://www.forensichandbook.com/ Your Source for Forensic Tools Wed, 08 May 2013 11:57:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Catching Criminals with Exif Metadata from Digital Photos http://www.forensichandbook.com/catching-criminals-with-digital-photos/ Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:17:36 +0000 http://www.forensichandbook.com/?p=133 We all know that criminals aren’t always that bright. Sometimes they like to record themselves or take memento photos during the commission of a crime to glorify their achievement. What they are unaware of is that many modern digital cameras … Continue reading →

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]]> Eyewitness Misidentification http://www.forensichandbook.com/eyewitness-misidentification/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.forensichandbook.com/?p=97 If you were the victim of a crime, how good of an eyewitness do you think you would be? Would you be to identify the perpetrator(s)? Would you be able to remember what they were wearing? What color was their … Continue reading →

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]]> Dr. Edmond Locard http://www.forensichandbook.com/dr-edmond-locard/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:25:37 +0000 http://www.forensichandbook.com/?p=32 Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966) was a pioneer in forensic science and his contributions to the field have proved invaluable. Locard was one of the founders of the International Academy of Criminalistics and he has … Continue reading →

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]]> Locard’s Exchange Principle http://www.forensichandbook.com/locards-exchange-principle/ http://www.forensichandbook.com/locards-exchange-principle/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:58:59 +0000 http://www.forensichandbook.com/?p=31 Locard’s exchange principle is a concept that was developed by Dr. Edmond Locard (1877-1966).  Locard speculated that every time you make contact with another person, place, or thing, it results in an exchange of physical materials. He believed that no … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.forensichandbook.com/locards-exchange-principle/feed/ 4 What is Ballistics? http://www.forensichandbook.com/what-is-ballistics/ http://www.forensichandbook.com/what-is-ballistics/#respond Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:15:20 +0000 http://forensichandbook.com/?p=4 Ballistics involves the analysis of bullets and bullet impacts to determine information of use to a court or other part of a legal system. Forensic firearms examiners are trained to examine and analyze weapons, bullets, ballistics and how a bullet … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.forensichandbook.com/what-is-ballistics/feed/ 0 What is Forensic Science? http://www.forensichandbook.com/what-is-forensic-science/ http://www.forensichandbook.com/what-is-forensic-science/#respond Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:46:29 +0000 http://forensichandbook.com/?p=1 Forensic Science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system which may relate to a crime or a civil suit. Serology, Psychology, Entomology, Toxicology, Odontology, Biology, Chemistry, … Continue reading →

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