He is director of the Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory and professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven. Over the last century, the crime rate has increased more than 100 percent world wide. On the other hand, the Uniform Crime Reports for the U.S. show that only 19 percent of the crimes are solved. One of the reasons is the lag in technological developments in crime solving. Forensic science has become the major force in solving crime.
Forensic science is the application of natural sciences to matters of the law.
It draws on the principles and methods of the traditional sciences such as chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics and has several branches, including forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, and forensic toxicology. Lee will discuss the principles and background of these new technologies using examples from nationally and internationally known cases to illustrate the potential and applications of the techniques. Lee is being hosted by T.K. Lee, professor of physics.