Friday 30 October 2015

Friday 23 October 2015

Would Knowledge Of Maximum Prison Sentence Deter The Would-be Rapist?

Every day rape is committed. The newspapers, radios and TVs  report cases daily. The internet is full of rape incidents. Headlines with stories such as Boko haram rape hundreds of female captives and 5 men gang raping 15-year old for two weeks  

Thursday 22 October 2015

The Unborn Witness

How can your son be a signatory witness to a property document 18 years before he was born?

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Nigerian Case Files: Criminal And Civil Cases. (Coming Soon!)

Watching crime solving movies like the various CSI series, Criminal Minds, Law and Order, The Mentalist...  Forensic Files really caught mine keen attention.
With due regards to others, Forensic Files seems to be the only series that based its production on actual cases using both fictional and real characters to project the effectiveness of forensic science in solving crimes.

Sunday 11 October 2015

The Burden Of Forensic Experts In Legal Matters

Expertise and demonstrable knowledge in a particular field of study qualifies a person to become an expert witness and thereby able to give expert opinion in a court of law. 

Thursday 8 October 2015

Fingerprint Age Determination: The Possibility Of When

No two fingerprints are ever the same even for identical twins. So, in a theft case, Peter cannot really blame Paul if his fingerprints were found at the crime scene. There will be a distinction between their fingerprints when analysed. If this is so for twins, how much distinction will it be among unrelated individuals. Imagine the wide expanse of difference that will be.