Q: What is “forensic psychology”? How can you do psychology on dead people? A: Very funny. But actually, some misunderstanding may come from the term’s similarity to forensic pathology, which does ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Competition for work in this field can be intense. However, if you have a strong desire to shape the world of justice by using science to solve crime puzzles, then a career in forensic science could ...

Two reasons people are attracted to the field of forensic science are to help solve crimes and to see justice served. Forensic scientists collect evidence from crime scenes and analyze that evidence ...

Universities.com rated the University of New Haven as the #1 Forensic Science Program in the U.S. For Morgan Korzik ’22 M.S., it was the stories he’d heard about his great grandfather, a Chicago ...

The forensic science program at Saint Louis University offers students a diverse range of coursework and practical training, equipping them to become the next generation of forensic scientists.

Michigan State Police hosted a conference for justice professionals on forensic science's role in law enforcement.

Megan Descalzi ’19 M.S., a crime scene technician for the Baltimore Police Department. Dylan Miele ’24 has been interested in forensic science since he was a kid, and he is looking forward to further ...

In 2003, Donald Kennedy, then editor in chief of the journal Science, wrote an editorial called, “Forensic Science: Oxymoron?” He answered this question, in effect, “yes.” Unfortunately, the answer ...

When a serious crime such as a murder occurs, the identity of the perpetrator may not be obvious. In whodunit scenarios, where it is unclear who is responsible for wrongdoing, forensic science often ...