What we do
We Compare evidence found at crime scenes to information about multiple suspects. |
The forensic scientist must be able to determine which facts or items of evidence are relevant. In most cases, these are the item(s) that are provided to the forensic scientist for examination and analysis. "Having been provided or having gathered the relevant information, the forensic scientist then has to decide which examinations, tests, or analyses are appropriate--and relevant--to the issue(s) in dispute," says the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS, 1948). Then, the forensic scientist must conduct the most appropriate tests/analyses and document the process. Afterward, the forensic scientist must interpret the results and write a clear, concise report documenting the steps followed to reach this conclusion or opinion of the forensic scientist.
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A peek into our FBI Laboratory located in Greenville, NC.
Their first crime lab was born in 1932. Today, it's a full-service operation, with some 500 scientific experts and special agents working in a state-of-the-art facility, traveling the world over on assignment and providing forensic exams, technical support, expert witness testimony, and advanced training to Bureau personnel and partners around the globe (FBI, 2015). "Our people are dedicated to using the rigors of science to protect and defend the nation," they said (FBI, 2015).