Forensics (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up forensics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The word forensic (from Latin: forensis — forum) refers to something "of, pertaining to, or used in a court of law." In modern usage, it typically refers to a method of obtaining evidence related to a crime.
Used alone, forensics often refers to
- Forensic science — A broad range of subspecialties which use techniques adapted from the natural sciences to obtain criminal or other legal evidence.
- Forensics (public speaking) — The art and science of public speaking. Often in a competitive setting, this includes individual events (speech), debate, and theatre.
Other uses of forensic include:
- Forensic accounting — The study and interpretation of accounting evidence.
- Forensic biology — The use of Biology to obtain evidence.
- Forensic chemistry — The use of Chemistry to obtain evidence.
- Computer forensics — The reconstruction and retrieval of evidence stored on computers and digital media (such as photos, documents, e-mail messages).
- Questioned document examination — The study and interpretation of evidence that takes the form of a document, including handwriting and printmaking.
- Forensic economics — The study and interpretation of economic damage evidence to include present day calculations of lost earnings and benefits, the lost value of a business, lost business profits, lost value of household service, replacement labor costs and future medical care costs.
- Forensic engineering — The investigation of mechanical or structural failure in devices and structures.
- Forensic entomology — The use of insects to assist the court.
- Forensic linguistics — The analysis of language as legal evidence.
- Forensic origin and cause — The investigation and analysis of a fire for the purpose of identifying the area of origin and identifying the cause of ignition.
- Forensic photography — The art of producing an accurate photographic reproduction of a crime scene for the benefit of a court.
- Forensic psychiatry — The evaluation of mental illness within the context of a legal proceeding.
- Forensic psychology — The analysis of human behavior for legal purposes.
[edit] References
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Fifth Edition. 2002, Oxford University Press Inc., New York
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
