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forensic science [fə′ren·sik ′sī·əns] (forensic science) The recognition, collection, identification, individualization, and interpretation of physical evidence, and the application of science and medicine for criminal and civil law, or regulatory purposes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Beyond dreams of the NFL, Wallerstein hopes to become a forensic scientist. The new journal will be targeted to attorneys, behavioral and forensic scientists, mental health professionals, law enforcement officers, administrators and related social scientists and is being designed as an outlet for scholarly research and related literature on criminal profiling as part of the forensic sciences. Before micro-spectrometers came on the scene, crime labs would place fibers or paint chips side-by-side in "comparison" microscopes and then "eyeball" the color variations, according to Ronald Wojciechowski, forensic scientist with Washington State Patrol's Tacoma Crime Laboratory. |
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