What Are the Major Uses for Serology in the Criminal Justice System?
injection 24 image by chrisharvey from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/p2/8i/major-serology-criminal-justice-system_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Blood analysis To help prosecute suspected criminals, law enforcement officials employ the services of serologists, professionals who are trained to analyze blood samples, perform semen analyses and interpret the significance of bloodstains. The outcome of a criminal case can be affected significantly by a serologist’s testimony. Analyzing Blood Samples Suspicious stains that are discovered at the scene of a crime are not always what they appear to be. In fact, even if they are confirmed as blood stains, a serologist must eliminate the possibility that they came from an animal rather than a human being. Once blood is verified to be human in origin, serologists are able to make educated guesses regarding the age, sex and blood group of the person fr
