The Role of Nanotechnology in a Forensic Investigation

Ayman Nawwaf Sharif Alhawawsheh1

https://doi.org/10.62271/pjc.16.1.361-373

Abstract
Nanotechnology has been a part of science fiction novels and the subject of speculative research in secret laboratories, Nowadays, nanotechnology is one of the most promising and controversial emerging technologies among existing technologies Nanotechnology involves the manipulation of materials at the atomic and molecular level, typically at a scale less than 100 nanometers. At this scale, materials exhibit unique properties and behaviors, making them suitable for a wide range of applications. this study delves into how nanotechnology is transforming the world of forensic science and The Role of Nanotechnology in Forensic
Investigation. and focuses a reality in applying nanotechnology at crime scenes, detecting criminals, and assisting judicial officers and forensic scientists as experts assigned by the prosecution to give a detailed report on the crime, and i discussed the concept and nature of nanotechnology and the use of this technology at crime scenes, as well as its validity in criminal proof. The result of this study is This technique has the authority to prove it before a criminal judge as material evidence, and the Public Prosecution can rely on it to file a criminal case In a Forensic Investigation.

Keywords: Latent fingerprint, Crime, Evidence, Nano-forensics, Nanotechniques, Investigation.