Stephen Cox

A forensics scientist such as Stephen Cox, generally specializes in one area of the discipline. Such an area of expertise can include DNA forensics or toxicology. A forensics expert works in a laboratory and analyzes evidence and then writes comprehensive reports based on his research. A forensics expert can work for a university, forensic lab, a research center, or as an independent forensic science consultant. Forensics scientists are especially integral to crime scene investigations, as well as to the field of archaeology, where they analyze artifacts and other archaeological findings using the latest DNA technology in order to examine both human and non-human remains, thereby placing them in a specific historical context.