Forensic is a term relating to courts or to Right. Most of the time, the term is immediately related to the crime unveiling.
However, there are other applications of the term, as seen in the expression "forensic expedient", which designates the opening hours of the courts.
Forensic Science is the application of a set of scientific techniques to answer questions related to Law, which can be applied to crimes or civil acts. The clarification of crimes is the main function of forensic practice. By analyzing the traces left at the crime scene, experts, specialists in the most diverse areas, manage to reach a criminal. Some of the scientific areas that are related to Forensic Science are Anthropology, Biology, Computing, Mathematics, Chemistry, and several other areas related to Medicine, such as Psychology Forensic.
"CSI: Las Vegas" is the title of an American criminal investigation series that, in Brazil and other countries, popularized the work of forensic scientists, experts who unravel the most varied crimes and lead to the identification of guilty.
Psychology and Forensic Medicine
Forensic Psychology is an area of psychology that is related to forensic science, and consequently, with legal issues. Forensic psychology is the methodology of psychology applied to the legal context. In this area, the conditions that make the connection between Man and the Law are studied. In the case of crimes, psychology has the function of determining the subject's will and civil and criminal capacity.
Forensic medicine or forensic medicine can be divided into many areas, one of which is forensic psychology. It aims to clarify medical aspects that are relevant in the legal field, such as determining the cause of death of a person.
See too:
- Forensic Psychology