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Soil Forensics: Systematic Approaches For Soil Analysis In Criminal Investigations

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Abhiramy sudheesh
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.3.2024.571-581

Abstract

Forensic soil analysis employs various disciplines, including soil science, to bolster criminal investigations. Soil is the most important physical evidence in all these relevant situations. Like fingerprints, every kind of soil contains unique features that act as distinguishing markers so that it can be allowed as evidence in a court of law. Soil science is the study of soil, and forensic soil science applies soil science to legal inquiries concerning any crime scene. It is therefore possible to identify the offender by tracking the soil sample's original origin. It is possible to link criminals to a particular type of dirt discovered at the crime scene. The current study's goal is to look at the unique characteristics of distinct soil types. These characteristics of the soil, in addition to other evidence discovered at a crime scene, might be useful in forensic investigations. Through case studies, we are examining the development of soil analysis in forensic science in this work. We have briefly reviewed the methods used in forensic science to analyse soil samples.

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