A Definition of Forensic Science

Forensic science is generally regarded as a supporting science of criminology. Its aim is to collect and to identify physical remnants of a crime, and from these to draw conclusions about the victim(s), the perpetrators), the weapon(s), time and location of the crime as well as how it was committed, if at all. This science is relatively new7 and entered the court rooms only in 1902, when fingerprint evidence was accepted, in an English court, for the first time. The 1998 CD-ROM Encyclopedia Britannica writes about forensic science  

forensic research is exactly what revisionists, starting with Robert Faurisson, have called the search for material evidence. The revisionists demand for such material evidence is entirely consistent with the normal practice of modem law enforcement. Also, as is generally acknowledged, forensic evidence is more conclusive than eyewitness testimony or documentary evidence. 

Even though forensic methods have hardly been applied with regards to Auschwitz, there are a few examples which I shall discuss briefly in the following chapter. 

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