The case of Andrea Yates is well known, both because of the psychiatric aspects of the case and because of the accompanying issues regarding psychiatric testimony. It is illustrative of typical and atypical features related to forensic mental health assessment. Who Was Andrea Yates? Yates was a mother of five children, ranging in age from […]
IDIA Chhattisgarh National Essay Writing Competition 2020
IDIA Chhattisgarh National Essay Writing Competition is going to organise the 3rd edition of the National Essay Writing Competition this year. The primary goal of the competition is to inculcate a habit of fostering constructive dialogue among individuals with varied personalities and ideas. The competition seeks to develop a culture where good writing is produced, […]
International e-Conference on Wildlife Forensics by CCMB
The Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad invites to participate in the International e-conference on Recent Advances and Status of Wildlife Forensics on 3rd to 5th of November 2020. Objectives The main objectives of this conference are to highlight the current status of wildlife crime globally […]
The Hair Cycle
Human hair follows a pattern of growth and rest. The hair grows during the ‘growing’ phase of the follicle, and then it is retained as a dead club hair during the subsequent ‘resting’ phase. A new growing phase follows, producing a new hair which may dislodge the old hair or may grow alongside it. This […]
Analysis of Skeletal Remains in Criminal Investigation
Many buried bodies come to light accidentally. Occasionally, information is received that a body is buried at a particular location. Excavation/Exhumation The act of placing a person or object into the ground is called Burial or interment or Inhumation. Exhumation means digging out something which has been buried, especially corpse. The word Exhumation derives from […]
Handling of Questioned Documents
The improper or careless handling of a questioned document can compromise the examination and hence forth the entire case. In most cases, protocol for handling document evidence is known and expected to follow. Because the questioned document examiner (QDE) usually is not one of the original crime scene responders or the investigating detective, he or […]