INTRODUCTION OF FORENSIC SCIENCE,

In the era of technology, criminals are committing crime by using technology. So it is almost impossible to solve those types of crime without using science or technology. Forensic Science has become an integral part of the Criminal Justice System by recognizing and gathering evidences from crime scene and thereafter analyzing them scientifically in the laboratory. This could help in deciding the guilt or innocence of a suspect. Forensic Science has developed itself to operate within the reality determined by the Criminal Justice System. To maintain this relationship between Forensic Sciences and the Criminal Justice System communication is very important. The focus has been shifted from the quantity to the quality and makes it possible for the Forensic Scientist to answer honestly the questions that have been posed to him. The reforms are needed in the law and legal system to define these changes in a new reality. Forensic Science, being a discipline that comes first in contact with different types of problems, has an important part to play in defining this reality. In other words, to apply the scientific methods and techniques so as to help in conducting criminal investigations that will contribute in solving the legal problems. Like the pathologists who testify the causes of death and engineers testify the causes of damage from equipment failure, fires, or explosions; Forensic scientists present Expert Testimony to the court of Law.