FIVS 123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Paper Towel, Flesh Fly, Rubber Band

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Forensic & Inv Science
• Course: FIVS 123
• Professor: Kevin M.Heinz

Document Summary

Entomology is the study of insects and related arthropods. Forensic entomology, a subdivision of forensic science, is the application of entomology to civil and criminal incidents involving: Medicolegal issues, such as homicides, suicides, and other violent felonies crimes, such as abuse and neglect cases. Stored or commercial product issues, such as food contamination. Forensic entomology may also be used in determining: The role of a forensic entomologist is to collect and identify arthropod specimens and interpret these findings in relation to environmental variables. To become a certified forensic entomologist one must first obtain a. There are only a few dozen forensically trained entomologists in the united states. Untrained entomologists making mistakes at crime scenes contribute to the lack of regard this science has. Contributing to this is also the assumption that forensic entomology is unreliable and can only give an estimation of the. Pmi when in fact there is no method that can give an exact pmi.