Dr. Krystal Hans is the Director of Forensic Science and an Assistant Professor of Forensic Entomology, College of Agriculture. She teaches forensic science and forensic entomology courses, as well as ...

then students learn what insects are important to forensic entomologists and why the expertise of forensic botanists, pathologists, anthropologists and toxicologists is used in investigating crime.

She was struck by the immediate usefulness of forensic entomology–research done in the lab one day could be used in court just weeks later as hard evidence. And so, she took a sideways step along the ...

Dadour went on to teach this and other entomology-based forensic methods to the South African Police Service. Today, officers are using these tools to investigate another type of crime ...

Insect-related evidence is one of the most powerful, least understood examples of modern forensic science. Entomology and the Law is a detailed roadmap from crime scene to courtroom--for entomologists ...

Professionals in this field can also specialize in forensic entomology, anthropology, engineering and more. "I got involved in criminalistics because I needed a job," says Ronald L. Singer ...