Fear is the first truth we ever learn — and the last we ever admit.
The Forensics of Fear: An Investigative Autopsy of Trauma, Evidence, and Control invites readers into the hidden architecture of humanity’s oldest instinct. Fear is not merely an emotion—it is data, evidence, and design. This book traces its circuitry through the body, the mind, and the systems we build in its image. From the tremor in a witness’s voice to the cold logic of power, fear leaves measurable traces—and moral questions. Blending science with jurisprudence, fieldcraft with philosophy, The Forensics of Fear transforms a private emotion into public understanding. It is an inquiry into what drives judgment, truth, and survival itself—precise, humane, and unflinchingly clear-eyed.
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Ishaan D. Joshi
Ishaan D. Joshi CFPSE, CFMLE is a Forensic and Criminal Intelligence Expert whose work integrates criminal law, forensic psychology, medicine, and technology-enabled policing into a single pursuit: justice that is evidence-led, ethical, and operationally sound. His research at the University of Edinburgh focuses on the ethics of police technology and human agency in modern investigations. At NALSAR, he developed the H.O.P.E. Model for humane and outcomes-driven offender rehabilitation.
He is the author of India’s largest book on Investigative and Forensic Psychology and several interdisciplinary volumes placed in the Supreme Court Judges’ Library. A court-appointed expert and accredited mediator, he advises investigators, counsel, and courts on complex evidence and expert testimony. As visiting faculty across law, criminology, and forensic science, Joshi designs practice-ready academic programmes that join field precision with ethical reflection. His through-line remains constant: to make evidence intelligent, humane, and fit for justice.
