Use of Insect Evidence in Criminal Investigations: Developing a Framework for Strengthening of the Justice System

• Published in: Pakistan journal of criminology Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 1
• Main Author: Zaidi, Farrah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peshawar Pakistan Society of Criminology 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Arthropods; Child abuse & neglect; Criminal investigations; Criminal justice; Death & dying; Discipline; Drug abuse; Entomology; Environmental conditions; Forensic sciences; Higher education; Human remains; Insects; Law enforcement; Legal system; Time; Pakistan; China; India

Forensic entomology is the utility of arthropods/ insects in legal investigations. Insects are an important component of cadavers feeding on the nutrient rich resource provided to them by nature. In doing so they are performing the important ecological service of decomposition. Blow flies are among...