Today, the functional lines between traditional warfare and activities like law enforcement, physical security and cyber-crime have very much blurred. New ways have been found to do solve problems. The application of forensic science disciplines to this area is commonly referred to as Battlefield Forensics. Forensic science disciplines, research, techniques and tools are used to in identify enemies, insurgents and terrorists, linking them through science to other people, places, things, organizations, and events. Other traditional crime scene techniques are also used.
Today the battlefield is treated like a crime scene and members of the U.S. military are being taught to collect, analyze, and preserve information on battlefields ranging from tire treads on tarmacs of airports and exploded devices in the mountains of Afghanistan and on the roadways of Iraq. A lot of information gathered in battlefield forensics has significant intelligence applications, but can also be important in making criminal cases against terrorist suspects captured by the military. Biometric evidence obtained on the battlefield also can be used to place terrorist fugitives on various watch lists.
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4 comments:
David did a nice job summarizing the article he read. I was unfamiliar with the Battlefield technique. It sounds like it will be a very effective way to go about a crime scene. I would have liked to know if they've tested it out yet and what the results were. Overall, nicely done.
David did a good job writing this article. I had no idea about Battlefield Forensics and the article explained it thoroughly. Terrorists and other enemies can be linked due to battlefield forensics, which can make significant criminal cases. However, I would like to know when this idea of Battlefield Forensics was first thought of. Otherwise, good article.
I found this article very interesting and I though David did a wonderful job. I did not know about the Battlefield Forensic before I read this article. It does make sense that people would use forensic science to identify enemies and terrorists although I’ve never heard of this. In all David could have explained a bit more but it was nicely done.
I was unaware of battlefield forensics until now. this article included a lot of interesting and useful information. this seems like it would help the forensic scientist to go about the crime scene. i would have like to have known if there is any instances where is was used and if successful but other than that nice job.
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