Low Down

“In my mind there is a crime!” In homicidal cases it is a sole truth. The evil intent is present in every single mind at daily basis, I believe some of us had a thought or two “I’d really kill her for what she did”. When it is only thinking it is fine, but, there are various brutal and unpredictable personality traces that do exactly opposite, the kill is an implement and leave a dead body behind.  Believe me or not, we will never truly understand the criminal mind, we may try to follow a certain pattern of thinking, yet, the whole biochemical and behavioral one is still out there. There are as many murders as so many personalities, more complex personality is more sordid the murder becomes. Some forensic psychiatrists believe it is an underpinning from or of our past and puberty period. Notwithstanding the circumstances, the thought of crime is a harbinger of it.   Personality is a mystery, a unique diversification of thoughts, images, dreams and disappointments, surprisingly...

Almost Everyone with no exception! Every single investigation do have to have a plan of action: the given testimonies may vary, people lie, change the story, make understatements. The plan of action at the crime scene is simple and includes: careful examination; note taking; sketching; photography; collection of physical evidence; recording everything that happens. The plan of cation has got written departmental form. It shows the clear procedures. There are certain ground rules that must be obeyed to fulfill a specific goal. For some it appears very tedious, for others time-taking, yet, indispensable – note-taking which is a fundamental tool from start to finish. It is not an irrelevant step, namely, it forces investigators to make observations, to keep a detailed record of everything observed and accomplished. Any record that may be perceived as irrelevant, eventually, may be crucial for ongoing investigation. The points how a proper note taking should look like follow: descri...

The whole process of investigation has been gradually improved and enhanced by the modern forensic science. Multiple numbers of teams are engaged in the 'trace & search' procedures. Bear in mind no – one has ever won a case single – handily. Uniformed officers and detectives do not have full range of knowledge and skills to proceed the entire crime scene, furthermore, the crime scene investigation officers are the one who are equipped to collect and preserve physical evidence, they arrive at the crime scene with evidence collection kits. The personnel cannot be classified, there is not such a thing, the units which are present at the crime scene are represented by public safety organisation. The ID officers thoroughly record, photograph the whole crime scene. The findings of fingerprints are crucial, in fingerprint collection the comparison makes the decisive match. Cases differ, have different background and surrounding, therefore, an accurate architectural rendition is us...

The Declaration of Independence changed the image of America forever. The New-comers wanted to came and experience the diversity it offered, the unique freedom of life they yet to experience in Europe. It was like a breath of fresh air. However it was also an expensive one. The land was beautiful but less and less available, it became scarce in some of the regions, not surprisingly the fights and skirmishes over the most lucrative pieces were on daily basis. The territories between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River were finally granted to America due to Treaty of Paris in 1783. The landscape was stunning, the nature hostile, the land had its price. Notwithstanding the odds people wanted to settle in. Armed with axes, guns and plenty of self-confidence they raided the mountains to make a new start, to give onset to their farms, and small towns which expressed their unique personality and exceptional difference. What made them so eager to try? The wilderness, I presume. ...

The forensic science originated in the middle ages and nineteenth century. The evaluation of it wouldn't be possible if it had been for chemistry, biology and medicine, investigation of trace evidence became more subjective. It indeed led to legal controversies during the trials. Therefore the procedures and the approach had to be changed. The first came the development of photography into a mobile form of documentation, applicable to both crime scenes and laboratories. The evolution of chemistry was crucial as a science, predominantly in Germany, it helped to ease and make chemical evidence analysis more accurate and reliable. The refinement and application of microscope to the routine study of plant and animal tissue and trace evidence from the crime scene sped up the investigation which works on time at all times. Not to mention the advances in medical pathology which enabled to use and apply definitive knowledge and documentation. The outcome was obtained from routine dissect...