Criminology and Criminalistics are both centered in law enforcement. However, criminology explores the nature of crime and prevention, while criminalistics involves the collection and analysis of evidence. Criminology is the study of crime and its prevention, as well as the exploration of criminals and their treatment. Criminology students study the criminal justice system … [Read more...] about Difference between Criminology and Criminalistics
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Forensic psychology – an Overview
Psychology and the law Forensic psychologists work within the legal system at every level. There is a popular image of the forensic psychologist as a latter day sleuth, solving crimes with the use of psychological profiling and their knowledge of criminal behaviour. But this is only a small part of what forensic psychologists do. Forensic psychologists are also involved … [Read more...] about Forensic psychology – an Overview
Lies can point to Mental Disorders or signal Normal Growth
While recognizing that lying is a universal lubricant of social life, psychiatrists are seeking to determine when it becomes destructive and just which kinds of mental problems it can typify. An article in the current American Journal of Psychiatry calls attention to the general neglect of lying as a topic for psychiatric research and marks the first systematic attempt to … [Read more...] about Lies can point to Mental Disorders or signal Normal Growth
Sticky fingers: developing a materials science approach to forensics
From the bluebird painting propped against her office wall and the deer she mentions seeing outside her office window, Linda Lewis might be mistaken for a wildlife biologist at first glance. But rather than trailing animal tracks, Lewis, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is more interested in marks left behind by humans... She's a … [Read more...] about Sticky fingers: developing a materials science approach to forensics
Laser comb system maps 3D surfaces remotely for manufacturing, forensics
NIST's 3D mapping system combines a form of laser detection and ranging (LADAR), which is sensitive enough to detect weak reflected light, with the ranging accuracy made possible by frequency combs, as previously demonstrated at NIST. The frequency comb, a tool for precisely measuring different frequencies of light, is used to continuously calibrate the laser in the imaging … [Read more...] about Laser comb system maps 3D surfaces remotely for manufacturing, forensics
