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Last Answer on July 21, 2022

A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Asked by Maria Rose over 5 years ago

I see that on TV all the time but I have a hard time believing it. But I don't know personally. Sorry!

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Have you ever made a arrest?

Asked by Shelby almost 6 years ago

I'm a civilian employee, not a sworn officer, so no.

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What is the correct procedure to gather DNA doing a mouth swab and if it's not done correctly is it considered contaminated

Asked by Britni almost 6 years ago

I'm sorry, I was sure I answered this long ago! Collecting buccal swabs is very easy--they come in a kit with everything necessary plus instructions for rubbing the swabs on the inside of the mouth and then packaging. Anyone could do it. I've never heard of a case where it was considered contaminated.

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Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

Asked by Kate Flynn about 6 years ago

Wow, that's an extremely broad question. I don't know if the rates of crimes solved have been increased greatly--perhaps in some crimes like rape or murder but perhaps not in other crimes like burglary and theft. But certainly the biggest advances in forensics have been DNA and the connectedness of fingerprint databases. Less specific but perfectly valid analyses like pollen, soil, and other trace evidence examination have gone by the wayside. And digital analyses such as the downloading of cell phones and personal computers are helping solve crimes more and more, but then people didn't have cell phones or personal computers 40 years ago so I'm not sure that counts!

I hope that helps!

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How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Asked by Dan over 5 years ago

I'm sorry, but I have no idea. I don't work in digital forensics.

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Do you see yourself doing this job in the next ten years?

Asked by Trump 2020 MAGA KAG almost 6 years ago

Yes.

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Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

Asked by Dillon almost 6 years ago

I do not, as I'm not trained in digital forensics. But my coworker who is says that many many times, what people think is deleted is not really deleted.

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A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Have you ever made a arrest?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

What is the correct procedure to gather DNA doing a mouth swab and if it's not done correctly is it considered contaminated

Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

Also on Jobstr...

How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Do you see yourself doing this job in the next ten years?

Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

Forensic Scientist

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Have you ever made a arrest?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

What is the correct procedure to gather DNA doing a mouth swab and if it's not done correctly is it considered contaminated

Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

Also on Jobstr...

How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Do you see yourself doing this job in the next ten years?

Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

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