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Seemingly contradictory redirect

Searching for "criminalistics" redirects to this page, but the very first sentence says "Forensic science, often confused with criminalistics." It seems to me that either the redirect is inappropriate, or the first sentence is wrong. 38.100.19.66 (talk)

Note the first citation, the Criminalistics entry from World of Forensic Science. See also the second, Criminology Vs. Criminalistics: What's the Difference?. Mcljlm (talk) 18:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it's a little confusing, and the encyclopedia.com entry is poorly written. But I guess the introduction serves to express the fact that some people might assume that criminalistics (identifying and collecting evidence at crime scenes) is all there is to forensic science, when in fact it's a much broader field. Omzrs (talk) 06:47, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question about location for information

I have information about DNA profiling of root fragments of teeth. Would this fit more under the forensic dentistry portion under the questionable techniques or under the DNA section of this article? KalleyO (talk) 18:34, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Fire science

This article badly needs the addition of information on the revolution in fire investigation techniques occasioned by the application of the scientific method to undermine previously accepted methods used to prove or disprove a hypothesis of arson, beginning in around 1989 and evidenced in succeeding iterations of NFPA 921. PDGPA (talk) 04:17, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Strange line discussing whether "darker skin extends a protective element" against injuries

I'm not an expert, but this one sentence in #Controversies stood out as strange to me.

"Many studies have discovered a difference in rape-related injuries reporting based on race, with white victims reporting a higher frequency of injuries than black victims. However, since current forensic examination techniques may not be sensitive to all injuries across a range of skin colors, more research needs to be conducted to understand if this trend is due to skin confounding healthcare providers when examining injuries or if darker skin extends a protective element [emphasis mine]." To me this sounds like the racist notion that black people have "thicker skin" and feel less pain than their white counterparts.

The cited study[1] included the line However, until further research is done, clinicians need to recognize that the differences in injury prevalence and frequency at these locations may be due to a protective nature of dark skin. as well as the less definitive This finding suggests ... light skin and dark skin have different protective properties. Because the line is essentially supported by the study, I don't know what action to take on the main article. I also may be wrong, but it definitely feels sort of pseudoscientific as it's written now. ‍ –‍ Kilvin77 • 👾  22:31, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]