PRACTICAL- Forensic Physics

Paper Code: 
CFRS 614
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

CO 1: On completion of this course, the students would be able to understand the physics of    speech which is important in speaker identification, Causes and investigation of vehicular accidents, and its legal implications.

CO 2: Photography is another aspect that will be covered in this paper; parts of a camera, different types of photography and importance of Forensic photography used in the investigation of crime will be covered in this course.

CO 3: Understand the role of physics in audio and video analysis.

 

Lab Experiments: 

1. Identification of measure and minor constituents of heterogeneous material evidence 

2. Recording of speech samples using cassette and digital voice recorder

3. Sample preparation of calibration curve for UV studies

4. Wet chemical print photography from film negatives

5. Identification, measurement & photography of various components of a road 

6. Crime scene videography of simulated crime scene and recording logs of video camera   settings.

 
Essential Readings: 

  • K. Smyth, The Cause of Death, Van Nostrand and Company, New York (1982).

  • M. Bernstein, Forensic odontology in, Introduction to Forensic Sciences, 2nd Ed., W.G. Eckert (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton (1997).

 

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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