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Forensic disciplines

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Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents, especially historical documents. It focuses on the conventions, protocols and formulae that have been used by document creators, and uses these to increase understanding of the processes of document creation, of information transmission, and of the relationships between the facts which the documents purport to record and reality.

forensic linguistics

application of linguistics to forensics

forensic anthropology

application of the science of anthropology in a legal setting

criminal investigation

process that attempts to determine the facts of a crime and circumstances

digital forensics

branch of forensic science

forensic entomology

application of insect and other arthropod biology to forensics

forensic psychiatry

medical specialty

Stylometry is the application of the study of linguistic style, usually to written language. It has also been applied successfully to music, paintings, chess, and source code.

forensic accounting

accounting of engagements from disputes or litigation which have or are expected to happen

forensic dentistry

application of dental knowledge to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system

forensic chemistry

forensic application of the study of chemistry

forensic toxicology

use of toxicology for investigations

bloodstain pattern analysis

Forensic method

forensic pathology

sub-specialty of pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse

forensic photography

art of producing an accurate reproduction of a crime scene

forensic facial reconstruction

recreating faces from skeletal remains

forensic engineering

investigation of failures

determination of the level of functional limitation to set down to pathology, and evaluating rehabilitative intervention of the way in which the body moves

thumbnail|right|Broken crankshaft failed from a surface defect at lower centre. The semi-elliptical beachmarks near the origin, indicate crack growth from Fatigue (material)|fatigue. Hachures are the lines on fracture surface that can be traced back to the origin of the fracture.

forensic identification

activity within the forensic science: relevant trace are secured, documented and, where appropriate, backed

forensic biology

forensic application of the study of biology

forensic social work

Social work as applied to the law

art used in law enforcement or legal proceedings

forensic meteorology

forensic palynology

forensic application of the study of particulate matter

forensic geology

Forensic profiling

study of trace evidence in criminal investigations

audio forensics

forensic geophysics

use of geophysics tools in forensic science

forensic podiatry

forensic serology

Forensic sciences field studying various body excretions