Forensic Sciences (Registrations closed)

Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action. Besides its relevance to a legal system, more generally forensics encompasses the accepted scholarly or scientific methodology and norms under which the facts regarding an event, or an artifact, or some other physical item (such as a corpse) are ascertained as being the case. In that regard the concept is related to the notion of authentication, where by an interest outside of a alegal form exists in determining whether an object is what it purports to be, or is alleged as being.

The workshop will include following topics:

• Introduction to Crime, Investigation, and its relation to Science
• Forensic Sciences – Physical, Natural, Medical and other science, arts, commerce, engineering etc.  
• Crime Scene Investigation – physical evidence and its merits
• Fingerprints, Footprints, Footwear impressions, Trackmarks, Toolmarks
• Physical and Engineering Examination
• Examination of Firearms
• Computer Forensics
• Document Examination
• Chemical and Toxicological Examinations
• Narcotics, Drugs, Explosives and other contraband materials
• Forensic Medicine – Personal identification, Injuries, Unnatural deaths, sexual offences
• DNA Fingerprinting
• Serological and Biological Examinations
• Polygraph

The cost of workshop is Rs. 300 per person.