Forensic technology

Forensic technology
IM NRW / Jochen Tack
Forensic technology
Science in the fight against crime. In this section you will find information on science and technology, science in the fight against crime, forensic DNA analysis, video processing and evaluation, speech recognition / sound carrier evaluation, document examinations, handwriting examinations, chemical and physical examinations, weapons and mold trace examinations, HDR 360-degree photo documentation.
Kriminaltechnik
Science and technology, Forensic DNA analysis and speaker recognition
  

Poisoned cream cake

The State Office of Criminal Investigation's high-tech computer tomograph provides experts and investigators with completely new insights

North Rhine-Westphalia police receive state-of-the-art mobile data laboratory

Reul: "This is a real piece of high-tech and another building block with which we are countering the digitalization and virtualization of crime."

Science and technology

When investigating crimes, the police rely on modern technology and sound, up-to-date findings and methods from criminal science. Its employees are constantly being trained and specialized for this purpose.

Forensic DNA analysis

Using this examination method, even minimal traces of cells (e.g. from blood or saliva) can provide information about a person's identity. For this purpose, the trace material collected by the responsible police station at the crime scene is analyzed in the modern DNA laboratories of the State Offic...

Speaker recognition / sound carrier evaluation

From the voice of a blackmailer to the perpetrator. The NRW State Office of Criminal Investigation offers the possibility of investigating and evaluating the spoken word.
Chemical and physical examinations, crime scene measurement
  

  • Chemical and physical tests

    Forensic scientific investigations are carried out in various fields of investigation at the NRW State Office of Criminal Investigation. The focus here is on investigations using modern analytical-chemical and analytical-physical methods. The investigations are carried out exclusively by trained spe...

    Weapons and mold trace examinations

    The State Office of Criminal Investigation examines and assesses weapons, ammunition parts, tools and other mold marks. This includes the question of whether seized ammunition parts have been fired from a particular firearm (so-called proof of firing).

    HDR - 360-degree photo documentation

    A procedure to support the operations and investigations of the North Rhine-Westphalia police. In addition to a photogrammetric measurement procedure and 3D laser scanner technology with a focus on surveying, the 45.2 (crime scene surveying) department of the NRW State Criminal Police Office also us...
Documents and manuscript examinations
  

Manuscript examinations

Who still writes by hand in the age of computer technology? Answer: Everyone. Handwritten documents are examined in the handwriting examination department.

Document investigations

On the trail of Sherlock Holmes. Who can tell me whether documents are genuine and which writing systems were used?
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