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Chapter-35 Newer Techniques

BOOK TITLE: Review of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Author
1. Biswas Gautam
ISBN
9788184487176
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10737_35
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India, Dayanand Medical College , Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, E-mail: forensicdmc@gmail.com
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Abstract

This chapter discusses the use of some newer medical techniques for crime investigation. A polygraph is a device which makes a continuous record of several physiological variables, such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and electrodermal reaction, while a series of questions are being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. Brain fingerprinting is a computer-based test that is designed to discover, document and provide evidence of guilty knowledge regarding crimes. Narco-Analysis is a scientific procedure to obtain information from an individual in a natural sleep-like state. The procedure is based on the effect of bio-molecules on the bioactivity of an individual. India has become the first country to award life sentence to a woman, who was accused of murdering her fiancé, relying on evidence from the brain electrical oscillations signature (BEOS) profiling. The forensic psychologist prepares the report about the revelations in such tests, which is accompanied by a compact disc of audio-video recordings.

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