Advances in Forensic Science: Emerging Technologies and Techniques

Forensic Science: Towards A New Horizon provides an overview and understanding of the various upcoming areas/subjects in the field of Forensic Science. The book emphasizes theoretical and practical aspects to enrich the reader’s understanding of the various facets of the topics covered.

With the advancement in the ways of committing crime, forensic experts, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders must have an overview of the newer and less talked about topics such as E-waste Forensics, Canine Forensics, Virtual Autopsy, Food Forensics, Forensics Stylistics among others. This book provides ample opportunity for readers to understand the new concepts, technologies and strategies that would be helpful in scientific aid to investigation. This book is a starting point/origin for the readers and researchers to pick up and delve into the intricacies and details to build up their research work.

The idea behind writing this book originates from the inherent lack of literature on the topics covered herein. The resources available are scarce and scattered, which makes it difficult for readers to gain a complete understanding or even an overview of the different characteristics. Most available learning resources deal with only one or two aspects of the subject and ignore others. The style of this book and the approach gives the law enforcement agencies of not-so-developed and developing nations alternative thinking points, which would help build a more robust investigation.

Dr Ashish Badiye is a Group-A Maharashtra Education Services Officer of the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, selected by the State Public Service Commission (MPSC). He is presently working as Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the Department of Forensic Science, Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur. He has teaching and research experience of around 14 years in Forensic Science. He has completed his PhD in Forensic Science, M.Sc. in Forensic Science, B.Sc. (Hons) in Forensic Science, and UGC-NET-JRF Forensic Science.

He has more than 69 international research and review articles in journals of high repute like Nature, The Lancet, Nature Medicine, BMJ Injury Prevention, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Forensic Science Research, Medicine Science and the Law, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Science, International Journal of Legal Medicine, BMC Reports, Frontiers in Genetics, etc. along with 33 chapters in reputed Publisher. He has served as an Editor for a book titled Forensic Microscopy: Truth Under the Lenses, published by reputed publisher and another titled Textbook of Forensic Science, published by Springer.

He also serves as a recognized reviewer for over 33 reputed journals from reputed publishers and has conducted over 200 reviews. He is an expert Forensic Science trainer and assists the Maharashtra police in the various aspects of Forensic Science. He is a member of the Board of Studies, Paper Setter, Examiner, and Evaluator for multiple Universities in India. He is presently the Chairperson of the Board of Studies for Forensic Science at the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra.